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Date: 01 January 1997
By Calvin Sims
Calvin Sims
Freedom of press gains new meaning in Peru when group of 20 cameramen and photographers, who were allowed to cross police lines to film front of Japanese Ambassador's residence, sneak into compound and enter house, where Tupac Amaru guerrillas hold impromptu news conference; Government has tried to tightly control rebels' access to news media ever since they took hostages (M)
Date: 01 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AMP Inc, a leading maker of electrical connectors, says it will take fourth-quarter charges of $195 million, primarily for revamping plan that was approved earlier by its board (S)
Date: 31 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Telxon Corp will sell its Itronix Corp notebook computer unit to Dynatech Corp for $65 million (S)
Date: 01 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BanPonce Corp agrees to acquire closely held Roig Commercial Bank for $120 million in cash and stock, bringing together two of Puerto Rico's two largest banks (S)
Date: 01 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BT Office Products International Inc says it paid about $42 million for J F Bjorsell AB, Sweden's largest office-products distributor (S)
Date: 01 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Valero Energy Corp says it received number of proposals since it announced plans to spin off its refining and marketing business and sell off its remaining natural gas assets (S)
Date: 01 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Firstfederal Financial Services Corp says it will acquire Summit Bancorp for $17.3 million in stock to increase its business in Ohio (S)
Date: 31 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
E W Blanch Holdings will take fourth-quarter pretax charge of $22.75 million to reorganize its wholesale insurance brokerage operations in San Antonio (S)
Date: 31 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mattel Inc's proposed acquisition of Tyco Toys Inc will be delayed by Federal Trade Commission's request for more information about merger of No 1 and No 3 toymakers; Mattel's earlier bid for Hasbro Inc was withdrawn because of antitrust concerns (S)
Date: 01 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Morton International Inc says it plans to buy salt business of Paris-based Compagnie de Suez SA for $290 million and Italian coatings company for undisclosed terms (S)