A Match Made in Museum Heaven
Date: 10 July 1997
By Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Stephanie Griest
South Street Seaport Museum in New York and Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Va, enter an alliance under which the two maritime museums will share, with no strings attached, all collections, exhibitions, educational services and publications; photo (M)
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Young Turk of the Gulf: Emir of Qatar
Date: 10 July 1997
By Douglas Jehl
Douglas Jehl
Distinctive course adopted by Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 47, who toppled his father in 1995 to become Emir of Qatar, unsettles neighboring Persian Gulf oil monarchies, where average age of five other heads of state is 69; he has announced end to press censorship and set up satellite television station that allows open criticism of Government and others in region; Qatar remains far from democracy, with power and wealth firmly in hands of Sheik Hamad and his family; he plans to allow municipal elections and let women take part in them; map (M)
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Sixers Sign Thomas to 3-Year Deal
Date: 11 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philadelphia 76ers sign rookie forward Tim Thomas to three-year contract (S)
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Bonds Little Changed Before Price Report
Date: 11 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Treasury securities are little changed; price of 30-year Treasury bond rises 1/32, to 100 27/32, leaving yield unchanged at 6.56 percent; graph (M)
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EUROTUNNEL SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE BANKRUPTCY PLAN
Date: 11 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shareholders of Eurotunnel approve $14 billion debt reorganization that concedes almost half the company's capital to creditor banks in key step in averting bankruptcy (S)
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DIGITAL NEGOTIATING SALE OF PRINTING SYSTEMS BUSINESS
Date: 10 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genicom Corp is in talks to buy printing systems business of Digital Equipment Corp for undisclosed price (S)
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES REPORTS 11% INCREASE IN EARNINGS
Date: 11 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Abbott Laboratories says its earnings in second quarter rose 11 percent; posts income of $522 million, up from $470 million a year earlier (S)
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NGC AGREES TO SELL LIGNITE RESERVES TO AN ENRON UNIT
Date: 11 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NGC Corp agrees to sell lignite reserves and other unspecified assets to unit of Enron Corp for $149 million; NGC acquired assets as part of its $1.3 billion acquisition of Destec Energy Inc from Dow Chemical Co last month; lignite is a form of coal (S)
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INVESTMENT FIRM TO BUY CONTROL DATA FOR $288 MILLION
Date: 10 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Control Data Systems Inc agrees to be acquired by investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for $288 million in cash (S)
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WARNER-LAMBERT SHARES RISE TO ALL-TIME HIGH OF $145
Date: 11 July 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Warner-Lambert Co rise 7.2 percent on expectations that its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor will keep gaining market share; stock rises to all-time high of $145 (S)
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