TV Station To Add Hour Of Local News
Date: 15 December 1999
By Anthony Ramirez
Anthony Ramirez
WCBS-TV plans to add hour of local news to five hours of news that it televises daily; 4 pm show will have Dana Tyler and Amanda Grove as anchors; will replace Martin Short Show in mid-Jan (M)
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Bothered by Criticism, Ewing Drops a Hint
Date: 16 December 1999
By Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts
New York Knickerbockers center Patrick Ewing expresses agitation at media and fan criticism (M)
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Yeshiva Students Say the University Is Behind Removal of Campus Paper
Date: 15 December 1999
By Karen W. Arenson
Karen Arenson
Editors of The Commentator, undergraduate student newspaper at Yeshiva University, say administrators are removing paper from distribution racks when it publishes controversial articles and outsiders visit campus (M)
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VIACOM TO DELAY BLOCKBUSTER SPINOFF FOR HIGHER PRICE
Date: 15 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Viacom Inc says it will not go ahead with planned spinoff to shareholders of its Blockbuster Inc video-rental chain until Blockbuster's price exceeds $20 a share; plan to distribute depends on ruling from Internal Revenue Service that distribution will be tax free to Viacom and its shareholders, considering Viacom's planned acquisition of CBS Corp (S)
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REXALL SUNDOWN TO BUY MET-RX FOR $108 MILLION
Date: 16 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rexall Sundown Inc acquires MET-Rx Nutrition Inc for $108 million (S)
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CHARTER TO BUY TV BOXES FROM GENERAL INSTRUMENT
Date: 16 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charter Communications Inc, cable-television operator controlled by the billionaire Paul Allen, will buy one million digital set-top TV boxes from General Instrument Corp for about $300 million; boxes let standard televisions connect to Internet (S)
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BB&T TO BUY FIRST BANKING FOR $123.6 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 16 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BB&T Corp, acquires First Banking Co of Southeast Georgia for $123.6 million in stock (S)
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UNOCAL TO SPIN OFF SOME OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION UNITS
Date: 15 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Unocal Corp will split off its oil and natural gas exploration operations in Texas and New Mexico into company that will buy Titan Exploration Inc; Unocal will own 65 percent of new company, Pure Energy Resources Inc (S)
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MANAGER-LED GROUP OFFERS TO BUY TRUCK PARTS MAKER
Date: 15 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Transportation Technologies Industries says investor group led by senior managers offered to buy company for $205.8 million (S)
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INACOM PLANS TO CUT 1,000 MORE JOBS FROM WORK FORCE
Date: 15 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Inacom Corp plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs in coming year, or about 10 percent of its work force, in attempt to cut costs; expects to take charge of $100 million to $150 million in fourth quarter; expects to save $100 million a year (S)
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