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2001 Still Appears Bright for Chip Equipment Makers, Forecast Credit Suisse First Boston Analysts at Semi's Annual Awards Dinner.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to continued strong demand in electronic products ranging from desktop PCs to powerful Internet servers to wireless telephones, the market for semiconductors and semiconductor equipment should remain strong in 2001 "We strongly ...

IDEX Corporation Announces New Management Team Structure; Continues to Expect Record Year.

Sep 28, 2000 ... NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a leading manufacturer of proprietary engineered industrial products, announced a realignment in the management structure and the responsibilities of several of its senior executives, allowing it to more ...

Washington State Convention Center Art Exhibitions.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SEATTLE, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Fall has arrived as well as new art exhibitions at the Convention Center! The Seattle Metals Guild Biennial Members Show features fabulous metalwork and jewelry. Level 3 Galleria, through January 7, 2001. Contemporary ...

Keystone Consolidated Strategic Alternatives Under Review.

Sep 28, 2000 ... DALLAS, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. (NYSE: KES) announced today that its largest stockholder, Contran Corporation, has informed Keystone that Contran intends to undertake a review of strategic alternatives available with respect to Keystone. ...

MPW Founder Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Company.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Appoints Chief Financial Officer Reports Quarter and Year-End Results HEBRON, Ohio, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MPW Industrial Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPWG) announced today that Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Company founder, Monte R. Black, has ...

Nike Names Vice President of Global Apparel.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Adds Additional Talent to Its Apparel Team BEAVERTON, Ore., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philip H. Knight today announced that Mindy F. Grossman will become Global Vice President of Apparel, effective October 1, 2000. ...

Garden State Cancer Center Responds to FDA Concerns.

Sep 28, 2000 ... BELLEVILLE, N.J., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was released Wednesday by Dr. David M. Goldenberg, President of the Garden State Cancer Center. "In recent weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised some concerns about the Garden State ...

Solutia Seeks Court Order Against Crown.

Sep 28, 2000 ... ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOI) today filed with Judge John C. Shabaz in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin a post-trial motion seeking to amend the Court's ruling on September 14 on one remaining issue in Crown's suit against ...

Oxford Life Insurance Company Announces Acquisition.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PHOENIX, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford Life Insurance Company of Phoenix, Arizona, and Christian Fidelity Life Insurance Company of Waxahachie, Texas, announced today that they have entered into an agreement for a plan of exchange for the common stock of Christian Fidelity. ...

Boeing - Hughes Acquisition B-Roll Feed.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SATELLITE Wednesday September 27, 2000 COORDINATES & 1930 - 2000 EDT SCHEDULETelstar 6 C-Band, Transponder 11 (eleven) Orbital Position: 93 degrees Downlink Polarity: 3920 MHz Vertical Audio Subcarriers: 6.2 and 6.8 ...

LabCorp(R) Files Registration Statement to Enable Roche to Sell up To 5.0 Million LabCorp(R) Shares.

Sep 28, 2000 ... BURLINGTON, N.C., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (NYSE: LH) (LabCorp(R)) announced today that Roche Holdings, Inc. has indicated that it plans to sell up to 5.0 million shares of LabCorp common stock. Roche currently owns ...

Gov. Ridge Issues Statement on Mayor Street's Speech on Philadelphia School District Contract Negotiations.

Sep 28, 2000 ... HARRISBURG, Penn., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Gov. Tom Ridge tonight issued the following statement immediately following Mayor John Street's televised speech on the Philadelphia School District contract negotiations: "Mayor Street is absolutely right -- the one thing ...

USA Network Names Rob Sorcher as Its First Executive Vice President and General Manager.

Sep 28, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Sorcher has joined USA Network (Nasdaq: USAI) in the newly-created position of Executive Vice President and General Manager. Based in the company's New York headquarters, Sorcher will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Network, ...

Gov. Ridge Hails Passage of Trash Bill by House Committee.

Sep 28, 2000 ... HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Gov. Tom Ridge today issued the following statement hailing the House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee for passing his plan to get tough on trash, House Bill 747: "I commend Chairman Art Hershey (R-Chester) and bill ...

Franklin Covey Presents President Mikhail Gorbachev With Principle-Centered Leadership Award.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC), a leading, global, professional services firm, offering learning and performance solutions to assist professionals and organizations in measurably increasing their effectiveness, presented President Mikhail ...

Ameristar Casinos Names Ursula Conway Vice President of Information Technology.

Sep 28, 2000 ... LAS VEGAS, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Information technology specialist Ursula Conway has been named vice president of MIS for Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASCA), a Las Vegas-based small-cap gaming company. In this capacity, she will direct all communication and information ...

The Medical Group of Texas, Texas Health Choice, Enter Into Agreements With MedicalEdge.

Sep 28, 2000 ... LAS VEGAS and DALLAS-FT.WORTH, Texas, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: SIE), the parent company of Texas Health Choice (TXHC), announced today that agreements have been finalized with MedicalEdge Healthcare Group Inc. and MedicalEdge Healthcare Group, ...

frontpath(TM), an S3 Subsidiary and cyberPIXIE(TM) Announce Strategic Partnership.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- frontpath, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of S3, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIII), today announced its strategic partnership with cyberPIXIE(TM). The companies have a joint development and marketing agreement that enables them to work together ...

frontpath(TM), an S3 subsidiary Announces ProGear(TM) - The First High Performance, Linux-based Portable Information Appliance.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- frontpath, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of S3(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: SIII), today announced ProGear. ProGear is frontpath's premier Information Appliance targeted to the vertical market segments. ProGear couples hardware and ...

Beacon Communications' Marc Abraham and Colin Shepherd to Be Honored At the Annual Spirit of Chrysalis Awards Dinner Thursday, September 28 at Universal Studios.

Sep 28, 2000 ... WHAT: The Annual Spirit of Chrysalis Awards dinner, which this year will honor Beacon Communications' Marc Abraham and Chrysalis board member Colin Shepherd. Founded in 1984 by John Dillon, Chrysalis changes lives through jobs; bringing resources, ...

Pilgrim's Pride to Acquire WLR Foods for $14.25 Per Share.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PITTSBURG, Texas and BROADWAY, Va., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: CHX, CHX.A) and WLR Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WLRF) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Pilgrim's Pride to acquire all the outstanding stock of WLR Foods in a ...

PR Newswire Northern California Summary, Wednesday, 09-27, 2000 Up to 2:00 p.m. PT.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SFW037 09/27/2000 09:01 r f bc-CA-Macromedia-Alter (SAN FRANCISCO) Macromedia and AlterEgo Networks Mobilize Web Developers With Integrated Wireless Web Solution SFW047 09/27/2000 09:01 r f bc-CA-OracleMobile-OpnWd (REDWOOD SHORES) OracleMobile Offers Wireless Solutions at ...

Sports Enthusiast Tracks U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Success by Posting Bracket Updates on SportsMVP.com Site.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- One customer can create a world of difference to the traffic of a Web site. Just ask Active Arts, developers of TournamentBuilder Software and its coordinating user site, SportsMVP.com -- where one of its software users posted all the ...

Knight Ridder to Webcast Q3 Earnings Release Conference Call.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) announced today that the company's third quarter earnings release conference call with its financial analysts will be accessible to the media and the general public via live Internet Webcast and by dial-in ...

Broadband Sports Promotes Robbie Weiss to Vice President Programming & Production Planning.

Sep 28, 2000 ... LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadband Sports Inc., a leading producer of proprietary sports content for new media platforms, announced today that Robbie Weiss has been promoted to Vice President, Programming and Production Planning. Weiss joined Broadband Sports in ...

Reverend Jesse Jackson Forms Delegation of Health Care, Labor and Community Leaders to Urge White House to Protect the Rights Of Poor People in Illinois.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Illinois' Safety Net Providers Stand to Lose More than $500 Million In Medicaid Funding per Year WHAT: Reverend Jesse Jackson is expected today to announce the formation of a delegation of health care officials, labor and community ...

1,029 Total Winners in Tonight's Michigan Lotto Drawing.

Sep 28, 2000 ... LANSING, Mich., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning Michigan Lotto numbers for tonight's (September 27, 2000) drawing were 05, 14, 17, 25, 29 and 42. A computer check of 1 million plays showed that there were no players who matched all six winning numbers for the ...

Statement by Joseph T. Rauscher, President, Philadelphia Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling on both sides to continue negotiations rather than take any action, which would harm the children of Philadelphia, Joseph T. Rauscher, President of the Philadelphia Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO re-emphasized the support of the ...

Tyco International Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) (LSE: TYI, BSX: TYC), has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of one and one quarter cents per common share. The dividend is payable on November 1, 2000 to ...

Computer Associates and Chia Heir Group Form Strategic Partnership To Build Ground-Breaking B2B Platform for Textile Industry.

Sep 28, 2000 ... - eFashion Delivers State-of-the-Art Digital Supply-Chain Infrastructure to Enhance Taiwan's Competitive Position in the Global Marketplace - ISLANDIA, N.Y. and TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), ...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory, Wednesday, September 27, 11 p.m. EDT.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PRNewsFotos are available to the news media at no charge. High-resolution images can be downloaded from NewsCom Online (http://www.newscom.com) or AP Photo Archive (http://photoarchive.ap.org). PRNewsFotos are also distributed via the AP PhotoExpress Network and Presslink Online. ...

Tickets.com Readies for Olympic Winter Games; Ticket Request Begins October 10.

Sep 28, 2000 ... First Chance for Consumers to Request Online for Salt Lake 2002 COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- With the United States' medal count growing in Sydney, Tickets.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIXX), the official ticket supplier to 2002 Olympic Winter Games, is ...

TeleTech Comments on Long-Term Contract With Verizon.

Sep 28, 2000 ... TeleTech Provides Comments on Third and Fourth Quarter of 2000 And the Year 2001 DENVER, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleTech Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TTEC), one of the fastest-growing global providers of customer management and B2B infrastructure services, ...

Time Inc. Launches Chinese Language Edition of eCompany Now.

Sep 28, 2000 ... eCompany Now China Becomes First New Economy Magazine in China HONG KONG, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Ned Desmond, editor and president, eCompany Now, the new Internet business magazine from Time Inc. and The FORTUNE Group, today announced the launch of the Chinese ...

Volvo Joins with AOL for World's First Digital Car Launch.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Automaker Selects Internet as Sole Electronic Medium and AOL As its Exclusive Online Marketing Partner in "REVOLVOLUTIONARY" Campaign that Begins Today NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Cars of North America and America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), ...

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Transamerica Executive to Lead Technology Association.

Sep 28, 2000 ... John W. Dobson Elected Chairman of CompTIA Board LOMBARD, Ill., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, has elected a new slate of officers and board members for the 2000-2001 term. John W. Dobson, vice president and ...

Informatica Corporation Announces Pricing of Follow-On Public Offering.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq: INFA) today announced it has priced the public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at $85 per share. Two million (2,000,000) of the shares in the offering are being offered by Informatica ...

LION bioscience Reports First Quarter 2001 Financial Results.

Sep 28, 2000 ... HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- LION bioscience (Nasdaq: LEON; Neuer Markt: LIO,) today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, ended June 30, 2000. Net sales for the first quarter ended June 30, 2001 ...

Boise Cascade Office Products and Guilbert S.A. Form Joint Venture to Offer Global Service Capabilities.

Sep 28, 2000 ... BCOP'S European Office Products Operations Sold to Guilbert BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Cascade Corp. (NYSE: BCC) announced today that Boise Cascade Office Products (BCOP), its wholly owned subsidiary, has formed a joint venture with Guilbert S.A. of ...

UTC & KLM Expand Joint Venture Negotiations.

Sep 28, 2000 ... HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced that their negotiations to form a nose to tail aircraft maintenance joint venture are progressing and have expanded in scope. Earlier this ...

Genzyme General and Cambridge Antibody Technology To Collaborate on Development of Human Anti-TGF-beta Monoclonal Antibodies.

Sep 28, 2000 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and MELBOURN, U.K., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ) and Cambridge Antibody Technology (LSE: CAT) today announced a broad strategic alliance to develop and commercialize human monoclonal antibodies directed against TGF-beta. All clinical ...

Nortel Networks Wins US$525 Million in Greater China Wireless Contracts.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Operators Prepare Chinese Mobile Customers for Next Generation Wireless Internet Services HONG KONG, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) today announced contracts valued at an estimated US$525 million for new wireless network build out ...

QSC Forges Partnership With Cable Network Operator PrimaCom.

Sep 28, 2000 ... COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- QSC AG, Germany's leading provider of SDSL-based broadband infrastructure and access, has signed its first ever deal with a strategic sales distributor in the TV cable networking sector. With immediate effect, QSC (Cologne) will be ...

Associates Strengthens Position in Japan.

Sep 28, 2000 ... DALLAS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Associates First Capital Corporation (NYSE: AFS) ("Associates") and Unimat Life K.K. ("Unimat Life") today announced that Associates will acquire a majority interest in Unimat Life through a transaction which will close this week. Specific ...

W. Thomas Hodgson Promoted to CEO of GlobalNetFinancial.com.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif., and LONDON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalNetFinancial.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: GLBN; London: GLFA) ("GlobalNetFinancial") announced today that W. Thomas Hodgson has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and elected to the Board of Directors of ...

Photon Dynamics Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire Image Processing Systems Inc.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Expands Reach Into Display Industry - Leverages Technology/Skills in FPD Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Photon Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHTN) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Image Processing Systems ...

BYERLEYTURFCLUB.COM FIRST TO USE TURFCAST.COM TO SHOW HISTORIC RACES FROM LISTOWEL, IRELAND.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, September 28. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Byerley Technologies Plc. Irish horse racing first step for new system Listowel, Ireland - Byerley Technologies Plc announced today that on http://www.byerleyturfclub.com, ...

NORTEL NETWORKS WINS 525 MILLION US DOLLARS IN GREATER CHINA WIRELESS CONTRACTS.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Operators Prepare Chinese Mobile Customers for Next Generation Wireless Internet Services PR Newswire, London, September 28. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Nortel Networks Corporation Hong Kong - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) today ...

UNDER PRESSURE! ARRID HAS THE ANSWER TO A SWEATY PROBLEM.

Sep 28, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, September 28. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Arrid XX. Cool Britannia saw its leader getting hot, hot, hot at the Brighton conference this week. For the first time since his election, Tony's cool exterior was replaced by a ...

RBUZZ, INC.

Sep 28, 2000 ... RBUZZ, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS; APPOINTS TONY ARMFIELD MANAGING DIRECTOR PR Newswire, London, September 28. This press release is transmitted on behalf of RBuzz, Inc. Baltimore - RBuzz, Inc., an international advertising screen network, ...

U.S. Gold Medal Athlete and Former McDonald's Crew Member, Amy Van Dyken, Meets McDonald's International Crew.

Sep 28, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Amy Van Dyken, five-time Olympic gold medalist and former McDonald's crew member greeted members of McDonald's International Crew, at McDonald's International Zone Restaurant in the Olympic Village when she recently stopped by for ...

Phone.com Secures Greater Foothold in Swiss Market.

Sep 28, 2000 ... Second Customer in Switzerland REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Phone.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHCM), a leading provider of Internet software, applications and services, today announced that Orange Communications S.A., Switzerland will be implementing the ...

NEC-Hitachi Memory Brands Itself, 'Elpida Memory,' Announces World's First 0.13-micron 256Mb DRAM.

Sep 28, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sept. 28th /PRNewswire/ -- NEC-Hitachi Memory, Inc., the DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) joint venture company formed between NEC Corporation (Nasdaq: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), has branded itself "Elpida Memory, Inc." Elpida Memory fuses ...

KPNQwest Builds IP VPN for Leading German Insurance Company DBV Winterthur.

Sep 28, 2000 ... -- DBV Winterthur demonstrates technology leadership in adoption of IP VPN solution -- 1000 tied agents dispersed across Germany to access network -- massive efficiencies -- Initial DEM 1 million contract with KPNQwest for IP VPN installation ...

Halloween Feature Package.

Sep 28, 2000 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with Halloween, and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Halloween". This ...

This Halloween, KaBOOM! Advises: Beware of SCARY playgrounds; National Nonprofit Shows How To Make Local Playgrounds Less Frightening.

Sep 28, 2000 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask children their idea of scary places this Halloween and you're certain to hear sites like haunted houses, cemeteries and abandoned warehouses. However, one place that can rank among the scariest to visit this fright night or any time of the ...

GE Advantium(TM) Oven Makes Treats So Fast - It's Scary.

Sep 28, 2000 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween parties are a fun and safe alternative to trick-or-treating. When it comes to hosting a Halloween event, why not let the children help make the party treats. (Photo: ...

The Royal Soap Company's Home Haunter's Soaps Just in Time for Halloween.

Sep 28, 2000 ... DALLAS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Instead of candy this Halloween, why not give soap? The Royal Soap Company, makers of fine bath and personal care products, is debuting its home haunter's line of Halloween soaps. The soaps are handmade, hand-cut, vegetable glycerin soaps that ...

Make Your Own Halloween Costume This Year: Craftopia.com Offers Parents Quick & Easy Costume Components Right to Their Front Door.

Sep 28, 2000 ... WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- There will be no need to fight lines this Halloween season to get the perfect costume and decorations. With the click of a button parents can have costume and decorating supplies delivered to their front door, like magic ....

Unmask For Halloween Safety: Children Should See and be Seen.

Sep 28, 2000 ... ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Pretending to be a favorite character, or scaring friends with a mask is fun for children on Halloween. Many masks, however, can severely limit peripheral vision, which might lead to an injury, warns the American Optometric Association, ...

Tickets On Sale Now For Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights X.

Sep 28, 2000 ... 19 Terrifying Nights Feature the Most Extreme Halloween Ever; Guests Can Purchase Tickets Now Before Peak Nights Are Sold Out ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Not afraid of the dark? Perhaps you should be. Celebrating ten years of blood-curdling, ...

Creeping and Crawling This Halloween Season Is Universal Studios Monster Merchandise.

Sep 28, 2000 ... UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A spooky array of Halloween merchandise based on the Universal Studios Monsters characters is being introduced by Universal Studios Consumer Products Group (USCPG). (Photo: ...

Mello Smello(R) Donates to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Sep 28, 2000 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world sometimes marred by violence and bad news, Mello Smello(R), a children's marketing company, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have come together to make a little part of the world a better place for children. ...

More Than 1,000 Spine-Tingling Items Ranging From Costumes, Novelties and Decorations Available at Your Halloween Headquarters -- Just One Click Away.

Sep 28, 2000 ... OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 2,500 years Halloween traditions have inspired people to search for frightening costumes and ghoulish decorations to celebrate the holiday. This year, Oriental Trading Company is the on-line party source to find any item from ...