Ponovno predvajanje ponedeljek, 6. november 1995

Another City Faces Cuts At Its Papers

Date: 06 November 1995

By William Glaberson

William Glaberson

A recent morning: Robert J. Hall, publisher of Knight-Ridder Inc.'s two Philadelphia daily newspapers, is discussing his latest cost-cutting plan with a visiting reporter. His papers' reporters will no longer be able to call directory assistance, he says: "They have this incredible thing called a phone directory." Two hours later: Maxwell E. P. King, editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the respected broadsheet, sputters when a visitor describes the publisher's plan. "We're not cutting directory assistance for reporters," he says. Reporters on deadline often need to get telephone numbers quickly.

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U.S. Reporter Held in Bosnia Said to Be Well

Date: 06 November 1995

By Kit R. Roane

Kit Roane

An American journalist held captive by the Bosnian Serbs is in good physical condition but has been mentally exhausted from several days of questioning, officials working for his release said today. The news came after the journalist, David Rohde, 28, a correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, was allowed to telephone his parents on Saturday night from a room near his cell in the Bosnian Serb town of Bijeljina, in the far northeast near the Serbian border. A representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross was allowed to visit Mr. Rohde during the call, said an editor with his paper.

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Observer;Taking the Cure

Date: 07 November 1995

By Russell Baker

Russell Baker

Reading the Sunday Times under the influence of drugs, my mind stopped still in its wobbly tracks when confronted by the statement that "Daniel Barenboim does not suffer fools gladly." Normally the mind glides over cruel judgments such as this without bothering to think how cruel they are, but the drugs were turning me into a new person. I had become intensely aware of matters that had never before seemed worth being aware of.

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Italian Ex-Leader Facing New Charges, Over a 1979 Slaying

Date: 06 November 1995

By Celestine Bohlen

Celestine Bohlen

Former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, already on trial for collusion with the Mafia, has now been ordered to face a second trial on charges of complicity in the 1979 slaying of an Italian journalist. In a ruling issued late Saturday night, a judge said he had found sufficient evidence to prosecute Mr. Andreotti and four other men -- including three reputed Mafia members -- for the killing of Carmine (Mino) Pecorelli, editor of a journal that repeatedly probed into the dirty secrets of Italian politics. The trial is to open Feb. 2.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 07 November 1995

International A3-14

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 06 November 1995

International A3-13

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COMPANY NEWS;COMPANY BRIEFS

Date: 07 November 1995

MEDALLIANCE INC., Brentwood, Tenn., said it had sold its remaining assets to unit of W. R. Grace & Co., Boca Raton, Fla., for $21.4 million. Medalliance also agreed to assume some liabilities and debt.

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COMPANY NEWS;SHERWIN-WILLIAMS TO BUY PRATT & LAMBERT

Date: 07 November 1995

Reuters

The Sherwin-Williams Company, one of the nation's largest producers of paints and varnishes, has agreed to buy Pratt & Lambert United Inc. for $35 a share, or about $400 million, the companies said yesterday. The news sent Pratt & Lambert stock soaring $13.875, or more than 67 percent, to $34.625 on the New York Stock Exchange. Pratt & Lambert, based in Buffalo, is a major developer and producer of coatings and adhesives. It merged with United Coatings in August 1994, creating a company with about $500 million in annual sales. It has nearly 2,000 employees. The stock of Sherwin-Williams, based in Cleveland, fell 12.5 cents, to $37.50.

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COMPANY NEWS;MOORE IS CLOSER TO GOAL OF WALLACE TAKEOVER

Date: 07 November 1995

Bloomberg Business News

Bloomberg News

The Moore Corporation said yesterday that holders of 74 percent of the shares of Wallace Computer Services Inc. had agreed to allow those shares to be tendered in Moore's $1.4 billion hostile bid last Friday. Moore, based in Toronto, also extended its $60-a-share offer for Wallace until Dec. 11 to provide enough time to complete the acquisition. If Wallace continues to resist a merger, Moore will need the votes of 80 percent of Wallace's shares to remove Wallace's poison pill takeover defense. Moore has until the Dec. 8 annual meeting of Wallace, which is based in Chicago, to secure those votes.

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COMPANY NEWS;NPC INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES BID FOR COMPANY

Date: 07 November 1995

Bloomberg Business News

Bloomberg News

A group of executives at NPC International Inc., offered yesterday to buy the restaurant company for $9 a share, or $221.4 million. NPC's stock soared $2, to $8.25, in Nasdaq trading. The board of NPC, the largest Pizza Hut franchisee, said it was considering the offer from the management team led by O. Gene Bicknell, the company's chairman and chief executive. Mr. Bicknell already owns 62 percent of the 24.6 million shares outstanding. Also in the group are James K. Schwartz, president and chief operating officer, and Troy D. Cook, vice president of finance and chief financial officer. NPC, based in Pittsburg, Kan., operates 372 Pizza Hut restaurants in 11 states. It also operates Skipper's and Tony Roma's restaurants.

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