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Date: 02 October 1996
By Chana Schoenberger
Chana Schoenberger
US News and World Report, in its annual college ratings guide, ranks Yale first, Princeton second and Harvard third; Harvard has been ranked first since rankings started seven years ago (S)
Date: 02 October 1996
By Charles V Bagli
Charles Bagli
Wilbur L Ross Jr, investment banker who is married to New York State Lieut Gov Betsy McCaughey Ross, is expected to announce that he is purchasing controlling interest in News Communications Inc, publicly traded company that owns 23 weekly newspapers; Ross heads group that will pour $2 million into News Communications; he will become chief executive of company, while Jerry Finkelstein, company founder, will remain as chairman (M)
Date: 03 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Interlake Corp agrees to sell its packaging businesses to Samuel Manu-Tech Inc; terms not disclsoed (S)
Date: 02 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Servicemaster LP acquires Premier Manufacturing Support Services Inc for an undisclosed amount of cash (S)
Date: 03 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico Bottling Co names John W Beck new chairman and says its former chairman and chief executive, Charles Beach, has given up control of the company; the concern is a bottler for Pepsico, which does not have a stake in the company (S)
Date: 02 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America Online Inc shares fall about 10 percent after company says on-line and Internet rivals may cut into its earnings and revenue, filing with Securities and Exchange Commission (S)
Date: 03 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of DSC Communications Corp drop almost 19 percent after company says its third-quarter sales and earnings would not meet analyst estimates because of useless inventory and slow orders (S)
Date: 02 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Micro Warehouse Inc to acquire USA Flex Inc, direct marketer of hardware and software for IBM-compatible PC's, for undisclosed terms (S)
Date: 02 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Morrison Knudsen Corp announces that its chief financial officer, Denis M Slavich, and two other executives, Thomas F Kealey and Gregg Crockett, have resigned (S)
Date: 03 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Central and South West Corp and Entergy Inc say they filed amended $780 million offer for Cajun Electric Power Cooperative Inc that has support of Cajun's primary customers; companies are trying to defeat higher bid by partnership of Northern States Power Co, Ziegler Coal Holding Co and Southern Co (S)