State Dept to replace diplomatic silverware for uniform pattern
Rep. Jack Brooks says the State Department will spend about 2 million dollars to replace silverware at embassies and consulates worldwide with a single pattern. He estimates 156000 pieces will be needed and criticizes the move as wasteful amid budget deficits and counterterrorism requests. Brooks to chair hearings to probe procurement and internal controls.
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Washington
U.S
State Department
Jack Brooks
Brooks
Texas Democrat
House
A Third Of Truckers Show Drug Abuse
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports 300 truck drivers tested along an interstate, about 30 percent had drugs in their system with potential for abuse. Nineteen percent showed traces of illegal drugs, chiefly marijuana.
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Washington
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
March Weather Outlook With Clouds And Cool Temperatures
The middle of March resembles late February with partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures for a few more days. Tonight will be cloudy and cold with a low in the mid 30s. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a high near 50. Details on Page 10A.
Deaths in the region listed for page 5A
Obituary notices for Jesse F. Cook of North Augusta Walter E. Merz of Augusta and Albert D. Weaver of Aiken are listed with details on Page 5A.
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Jesse F. Cook
North Augusta
Walter E. Merz
Augusta
Albert D. Weaver
Aiken
Chrysler Plans Takeover of AMC and Jeep Tie-In
Chrysler Corp announced a 1.52 billion buyout of American Motors, gaining 15 US and Canadian plants and about 1,300 AMC dealers. Jeep would become Chrysler’s core asset, with the deal seen as inexpensive and profitable despite antitrust and government approvals.
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Chrysler
American Motors
Jeep
Maryann Keller
Furman, Selz, Mager, Dietz & Birney
New York
United States
Canada
Mexico
AMC
Keller
Jeep Corp
Takeovers Surge as Seven Major Deals Announce Value
New York AP reports seven prominent takeover proposals totaling 5.4 billion dollars signaling renewed merger activity. Chrysler to buy American Motors. USAir to acquire Piedmont Aviation. First Boston and Donald Trump plan Resorts International buyout. Caesars World and Harper & Row see bids.
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New York
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Usair Group Inc
Piedmont Aviation Inc
Allegheny International Inc
First Boston Corp
Donald Trump
Resorts International Inc
Caesars World Inc
Martin T. Sosnoff
Supermarkets General Corp
Dart Group Corp
Harper & Row Publishers Inc
Theodore Cross
New Jersey
Taft Broadcasting Inc
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc
Revlon Group Inc
Chrysler
AMC
Usair
Piedmont
Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine
Musical Treasures Found In New Jersey Warehouse
An inventory of 80 cartons in a Secaucus warehouse revealed unpublished Gershwin Kern and Rogers manuscripts some handwritten by composers. The find includes Kern's Ol Man River and Can't Help Lovin Cat Man among about 70 Gershwin songs and missing scores.
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New York
George Gershwin
Jerome Kern
Richard Rodgers
Stephen Foster
Walt Whitman
Robert Kimball
Warner Bros
Secaucus
N.J
Kern
Kimball
H. Wiley Hitchcock
Institute For Studies In American Music
Brooklyn College
New Grove Dictionary of American Music
Manhattan
Takeover bids announced for AMC USAir Piedmont and more
Chrysler and Renault sign a letter to acquire American Motors for 757 million with 767 million in AMC debt. USAir Group to buy Piedmont Aviation for 1.59 billion dollars while blocking Icahn's bid. Dart Group offers 1.6 billion for Supermarkets General. Sosnoff launches 725 million cash tender for Caesars World. First Boston leads a 500 million Allegheny buyout. Resorts International stockholders approve a 78.9 million sale to Donald Trump.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
AMC
Jeep
Chrysler
David Healy
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
New York
Lee
Renault
U.S
Usair Group Inc
Piedmont Aviation Inc
Trans World Airlines
Carl Icahn
Usair
Icahn
Norfolk Southern Corp
Piedmont
Dart Group Corp
Supermarkets General Corp
Supermarkets General
Dart
Safeway Stores Inc
Martin T. Sosnoff
Caesars World Inc
Allegheny International Inc
Sunbeam Appliances
First Boston Corp
First Boston
Allegheny
Resorts International Inc
Donald Trump
Trump
Late Resorts
James M. Crosby
Resorts
Vatican condemns test tube births and embryo experiments
The Vatican issued an instruction denouncing test tube conceptions, surrogate motherhood, embryo research, and human animal hybrids. It warns Catholics against violations and urges authorities to regulate new biomedical techniques to prevent damaging consequences for society. It notes possible acceptance if technical means assist natural fertilization.
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Vatican City
Vatican
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Serene
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Renee
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Michsonny
Chrysler Corporation
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S&s
Ss Cie
Cynthia Greer
Ford
National Institute For Music Theater
Gershwin
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