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Date: 24 October 2001
By Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kenneth Gilpin
Defense and Justice Departments move to block General Dynamics Corp's $2.1 billion offer to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding, effectively endorsing competing bid by Northrop Grumman; Defense Department finds General Dynamics bid would reduce competition in construction of nuclear submarines and other military vessels; Justice Department files antitrust suit to block deal (M)
Date: 24 October 2001
By Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair
Cartoon in New York Post depicting tabloid war between New York Post and Daily News as battleground using anthrax as weapon causes auto dealership chain to withdraw advertising; others are considering similar move (M)
Date: 23 October 2001
By Seth Schiesel With Andrew Ross Sorkin
Seth With
Walt Disney Co reportedly is close to accord to cut by up to $100 million price it will pay for Fox Family Worldwide cable television operation; had agreed to pay $3 billion in cash plus $2.3 billion in debt assumption; News Corp and Saban Entertainment each own 49.5 percent of Fox Family (M)
Date: 23 October 2001
By Jim Dwyer
Jim Dwyer
Article in series Objects, relates tale of family photo that was found in World Trade Center rubble by Tim Sherman and reprinted in his New Jersey paper, Home News Tribune, where it was seen by Brian Conroy, who recognized children of George Tabeek, who worked for New York Port Authority; photo; Conroy called his old acquaintance, assuming he had been killed, only to talk with a very alive Tabeek (M)
Date: 23 October 2001
Summary of articles relating to terrorism crisis
Date: 24 October 2001
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column criticizes federal government for not treating postal workers who may have been exposed to anthrax with same concern shown to people on Capitol Hill and in media and for not leveling with them about threats they face; notes that workers at Brentwood postal facility are going to keep working to defy terrorists despite being angry that Capitol Police dogs got tested before they did (M)
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Allegheny Technologies Inc will close part of Houston plant and lay off 220 workers because of falling demand for stainless steel (S)
Date: 24 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
D R Horton Inc acquires Schuler Homes for $653 million in cash and stock, continuing consolidation of home construction industry; will also assume $552 million in debt (S)
Date: 24 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bowne & Co, whose main business is financial printing, plans to cut jobs because it had third-quarter loss caused by decline in initial public stock offerings and mergers and acquisitions (S)
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eastman Chemical Co will close Dusseldorf, Germany, specialty chemicals plant as part of plan to consolidate coatings operations (S)