THE 1997 ELECTIONS: Man in The News -- Vito John Fossella Jr.; City Hall To Capitol
Date: 06 November 1997
By Jonathan P. Hicks
Jonathan Hicks
Man in the News Column profiles career of Vito J Fossella Jr following his winning House seat on Staten Island; full name is Vito John Fossella Jr; photo (M)
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To Make Point, Mayor Opens Door
Date: 07 November 1997
By David Firestone
David Firestone
New York City Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani allows news media to cover senior staff meeting of his adminisration for first time; Paul A Crotty, city's corporation counsel and chief lawyer, announces his resignation after meeting, becoming first senior aide to leave since election; Crotty says he will become senior vice president at Bell Atlantic; photo (M)
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Judge Says He Lied In Story of a Brother Slain in Bias Attack
Date: 07 November 1997
By Todd S. Purdum
Todd Purdum
Judge James Ware asks Pres Clinton to withdraw his nomination to become only active black judge on US Appeal Court for Ninth Circuit, confessing that he has lied for years in claiming that his teenage brother, Virgil, was killed in racist shooting in Alabama in 1963; 51-year-old Ware has claimed that tragedy inspired his legal career, which led to Pres Bush's appointment of him to Federal court in San Jose, Calif; Birmingham News has now published articles about different Ware family that suffered tragedy of Virgil's murder in 1963, on same day that four black girls were killed in Ku Klux Klan bombing; Virgil's real surviving brother, also named James, wonders that anyone could try to prosper from event; White House, Senate Judiciary Committee and Justice Department are all stunned by revelation, since FBI check did not uncover discrepancies in shooting story that Judge Ware has repeated in interviews and at judicial conferences (M)
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BORDEN AGREES TO SELL UNITS FOR $310 MILLION
Date: 07 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Borden Inc agrees to sell its wall covering and vinyl units, Borden Decorative Products Holdings, to Blackstone Group for about $310 million (S)
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WHOLE FOODS TO BUY MERCHANT OF VINO FOR $41 MILLION
Date: 06 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Whole Foods Market Inc agrees to acquire Merchant of Vino for $41.2 million in stock (S)
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BREED TO TAKE A PRETAX CHARGE OF ABOUT $300 MILLION
Date: 07 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Breed Technologies Inc says it will take second-quarter pretax charge of $250 million to $330 million, halt dividend payments and report loss of 12 to 15 cents a share in its first quarter; charge reflects costs of cutting jobs and closing or selling some plants (S)
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REPUBLIC AGREES TO BUY FOUR CAR DEALERSHIPS IN HOUSTON
Date: 07 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries agrees to acquire four car dealerships in Hoston, Tex, for $75 million in stock from Anthony and Mary Gracely and from Mike Hall; terms of individual purchases not disclosed (S)
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NABISCO AGREES TO BUY CORNNUTS, SNACK FOOD PRODUCER
Date: 06 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nabisco Holdings Corp says it agreed to purchase Cornnuts Inc for undisclosed price; says it will eventually close Cornnuts headquarters in Alameda, Calif, where about 30 people work (S)
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BERNARD CHAUS TO CLOSE 20 OF ITS 21 OUTLET STORES
Date: 07 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bernard Chaus Inc says it will close all but one of its 21 outlet stores and liquidate their investory thius quarter; company also reports net income in quarter rose to $2 million from $361,000 in period year earlier (S)
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OHIO EDISON UNIT PLANS TO BUY 2 ENERGY COMPANIES
Date: 06 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ohio Edison Co's Firstenergy Services Corp unit says it agreed to buy Roth Brothers Inc and RPC Mechanical Inc, both headed by Samuel Roth, for undisclosed amount (S)
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