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Date: 06 August 1996
Editorial notes press freedoms are still curtailed in many countries of Eastern Europe, where democratic reforms are doing relatively well but where subtle strategies are used to control media; says US and allies should remain insistent that unfettered press be condition of partnership (M)
Date: 07 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Moore Corp drops hostile bid for Wallace Computer Services Inc (S)
Date: 06 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dow Chemical Co and British Petroleum PLC say they jointly developed plastic-making process they plan to license (S)
Date: 07 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp says its Saturn division will build midsize car at its Wilmington, Del, plant (S)
Date: 07 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America Online Inc buys Imagination Network Inc from AT&T Corp (S)
Date: 06 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hewlett-Packard Co to acquire Trellis Software & Controls Inc (S)
Date: 07 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cisco Systems Inc to buy Nashoba Networks Inc for about $100 million in stock (S)
Date: 06 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
United Dominion Industries drops its $550 million bid for Commercial Intertech Corp, which plans to spin off its Cuno Inc unit (S)
Date: 06 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Presidio Oil Co, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, agrees to bailout by Tom Brown Inc; Brown plans to pay $183 million in cash and stock and assume undisclosed amount of Presidio debt (S)
Date: 07 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kansas City Power & Light Co reschedules special shareholders meeting to vote on proposed $1.7 billion merger with Utilicorp United Inc; raises quarterly cash dividend by 3.8 percent, to 40.5 cents a share from 39 cents (S)