Hearings End On UTs Babcock Takeover Try
In Columbus Ohio AP the Babcock & Wilcox chairman George Zipf says valuing the firm stock is uncertain and a $65 share price is inadequate amid energy market volatility He argues the tender offer by United Technologies is unfair while unresolved antitrust issues keep price irrelevant Zipf defends independence as hearings conclude at the Ohio Department of Commerce United offered $142 a share for all 12.2 million Babcock shares but current market price sits around 49 a share The case weighs stock value future coal tech and production funding for coal and nuclear boilers with United backing coal burning research and Babcock asserting stock could surge if new systems materialize
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Fairfield GOP Chief Blasts RTM Over Budget Meeting
Joseph Fuse, chairman of the Fairfield Republican town committee, accused the Democratic dominated Representative Town Meeting of shirking budgetary responsibility due to poor turnout at last week’s session. Only 33 of 55 RTM members attended as a 42.5 mill tax hike was approved, sparking calls for greater citizen and representative engagement. Five of six Republicans on the RTM attended, Fuse stated, noting a 60 percent turnout on the crucial issue.
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Princeton Prof Wins Rich Prize
Michael Goldman, Princeton University English professor, named recipient of the $10,000 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, the richest prize in American theater. Goldman won for his book The Actor's Freedom: Towards Theory of Drama.
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