In a New Atmosphere, Press Is Silent on Subpoena Flurry
Date: 24 April 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Federal prosecutors, primarily independent counsel Kenneth W Starr, at least six times in past two years have subpoenaed notes, audiotapes or videotapes of journalists; real news is how little outrage subpoenas have inspired from news organizations; in past, efforts to force reporters to provide unpublished material led to well-publicized appeals as reporters who resisted served time in jail for contempt; recent crop of Federal subpoenas has provoked barely murmur; news media lawyers, facing increasingly aggressive prosecutors and operating in environment more hostile to journalists, have decided that negotiation does more good than confrontation (M)
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Allies Creating Press-Control Agency in Bosnia
Date: 24 April 1998
By Philip Shenon
Philip Shenon
US and its Western allies in Bosnia peacekeeping operation are creating tribunal that will have power to shut radio and television stations and punish newspapers that it decides are engaged in propaganda that is undermining peace (M)
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ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES TO ACQUIRE RABANCO
Date: 25 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Allied Waste Industries sys that it will acquire Rabanco Industries, fourth-largest closely held waste hauler in United States, adding $175 million in annual revenue (S)
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SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE CONSIDERS A TAKEOVER OFFER
Date: 24 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Spaghetti Warehouse Inc weighs takeover bid of $47 million in cash from Conquest Partners; says total value of acquisition would come to $58 million including debt refinancing and transaction costs (S)
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PREMIERE TECHNOLOGIES BUYS TELECONFERENCE BUSINESS
Date: 24 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Premiere Technologies Inc says it acquired American Teleconferencing Services Ltd for $30 million in cash and $22 million in stock (S)
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COLONIAL BANCGROUP IS ADDING FIRST MACON BANK
Date: 25 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Colonial Bancgroup Inc of Alabama agrees to acquire First Macon Bank and Trust Co for about $61 million in stock, as bank expands into central Georgia (S)
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RIVAL BIDS POSSIBLE FOR MAKER OF ELECTRICAL PARTS
Date: 24 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Applied Power Inc says it would buy Vero Group PLC for $157.6 million in cash, but Pentair Inc says it might make higher bid (S)
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HAIN IN ACCORD TO BUY NATURAL-FOOD BUSINESSES
Date: 25 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hain Food Group, leading natural-food company, says that it will buy four natural-food businesses from Shansby Group and others for about $80 million (S)
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PRIMESTAR IN DEAL TO BUY UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE UNIT
Date: 25 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Primestar Partners Inc agrees to buy large-dish satellite television business of United Video Satellite Group for $430 million in securities, aiming to switch 1.2 million subscribers to Primestar's direct broadcast TV service (S)
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HICKS, MUSE TO BUY CONTROLLING STAKE IN HOME INTERIORS
Date: 24 April 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc agrees to buy 65 percent stake in Home Interiors and Gifts Inc for $170 million in cash, $275 million in equity and assumption of $475 million in debt (S)
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