On My Mind; When Is It News?
Date: 03 September 1999
By A. M. Rosenthal
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A M Rosenthal Op-Ed column on Sudan's efforts to get United Nations to lift credentials of Christian Solidarity International, foreign organization that wants to attend and speak at UN meeting on slavery in Sudan; says Sudan singled out CSI for attack because of its support in America; notes US was lone country to vote against Sudan in matter; says slave-taking nation should not be allowed to stifle organization that struggles for slave-freeing; scores news media for not covering issue of modern slavery in depth (M)
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PUBLIC LIVES
Date: 02 September 1999
By James Barron With Jodi Wilgoren and Joe Brescia
James With
Public Lives column notes that Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani is juror in personal-injury case, and his press sec Sunny Mindel has been excising any mention of case from newspapers before presenting them to him; also comments on Jeremy Thomas, producer of film All the Little Animals; photos (M)
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MASCO MAKES FIVE ACQUISITIONS FOR $3.8 BILLION
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Masco Corp, largest US maker of kitchen cabinets and bathroom fixtures, acquires five home-improvement products companies for about $3.8 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt; companies are Behr Process, Mill's Pride, Arrow Fastener, Inrecon and Superia Radiatoren (S)
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MANAGEMENT-LED GROUP BIDS TO BUY GP STRATEGIES
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GP Strategies Corp receives offer from its management and buyout investment fund of Veronis Suhler & Associates Inc to take company private for about $149.6 million in cash (S)
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FRONTIER ACCEPTS REVISED OFFER FROM GLOBAL CROSSING
Date: 03 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Frontier Crossing accepts revised $10.5 billion acquisition offer from Global Crossing Ltd, salvaging purchase that was threatened by drop in Global Crossing's shares (S)
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GARTNER SAYS SHARE BUYBACK WILL COST $340 MILLION
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gartner Group Inc expects to pay about $340 million for 9.6 million class A shares and 6.1 million class B shares in previously announced buyback plan (S)
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AVNET MAKES ITS SECOND ACQUISITION DEAL IN TWO WEEKS
Date: 03 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avnet Inc to buy SEI Macro Group, Britain, for about $60.5 million (S)
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DEXTER TO SELL A UNIT, CLOSE A PLANT AND CUT 120 JOBS
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dexter Corp will sell its printed wiring-board materials unit and close Richardson, Tex, plant, and make changes in its nonwoven materials unit's European division, cutting 60 jobs between the divisions (S)
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Emmis Is Seeking Radio Stations
Date: 03 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jeffrey Smulyan, chief executive of Emmis Communications Corp, says company plans to expand its group of radio stations in both its current markets and internationally, particularly in Latin America (S)
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Risebrough Joins Expansion Team
Date: 03 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Minnesota Wild names Doug Risebrough as its first general manager, giving him year to prepare expansion team for its first season (S)
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