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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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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PRIMUS KNOWLEDGE AGREES TO ACQUIRE IMPARTO
Date: 14 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Primus Knowledge Solutions Inc acquires Imparto Software Inc for about $56 million in stock (S)
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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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MAIL.COM TO BUY NETMOVES FOR $173 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 14 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mail.com Inc acquires NetMoves Corp for about $173 million in stock (S)
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TENET AND CHEMDEX JOIN TO SELL MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Date: 14 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp and Chemdex Corp are forming Internet company to sell medical supplies to doctors and hospitals; Tenet will own 76 percent of new company (S)
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WESTELL BUYING TELTREND IN EFFORT TO INCREASE SALES
Date: 14 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Westell Technologies acquires rival Teltrend Corp for about $205 million in stock (S)
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BARNETT INC. SEEKS WAYS TO BOLSTER SHAREHOLDER VALUE
Date: 14 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barnett Inc hires investment bank Deutsch Bank Alex Brown to help it explore ways to increase shareholder value, including sale of company and stock buyback; Barnett is 44 percent owned by Waxman Industries 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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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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