SEC OKS WLR Foods Pilgrim's Pride Merger
The SEC approves the merger of WLR Foods and Pilgrim's Pride with a special shareholders meeting set for January 26 2001 at Massanutten Conference Center The deal values WLR stock at 14 25 per share and total payments around 240 million with 60 million in debt to be refinanced The WLR board backs approval and a two thirds majority of over 16.4 million shares is required for completion If approved closing should occur within a week of the vote
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AOL Time Warner Deal Is Approved
Antitrust regulators approved the 111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner with safeguards to preserve competition. The FTC voted 5-0 and imposed concessions to prevent the combined group from blocking rivals or limiting consumer choices as the deal moves toward FCC approval and completion next year.
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Bush invites Democrat for energy secretary interview in Texas
President-elect Bush prepares final White House and national security team. Senator John Breaux of Louisiana visits Austin for an interview as part of bipartisan cabinet-building efforts. The 50 50 Senate balance could shift Republican leverage next year. INSIDE: World wonders what is next. Page 15
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New Leader A Tenacious Competitor
On his 29th birthday George W Bush faced a private note from his father about potential. Twenty five years later the elder Bush has his answer as George Walker Bush ran a hard nosed bid for the presidency after six years in public life. He believed he could win and stood firm through five weeks of postelection limbo. A friend recalls an absolute peace about him during the tense period.
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Gene mutation doubles fruit fly life span demonstrates potential longevity drugs
Researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center report a gene mutation, whimsically named I'm not dead yet, doubles fruit fly life expectancy from 37 to 70 days with some reaching 110 days. The same gene exists in humans and may guide future drugs to extend life and aid weight control.
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Obituary Notices Include Five Local Figures
Five brief obituaries appear on page 10. Danny R. Lam, 36, Ellton. Casey W. McCulloch Sr., 81, Roanoke. Helen M. Peachey, 71, Harrisonburg. Paul J. Sawyer, 91, Harrisonburg, are named in the notice amid a Pope pardoned context.
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Roanoke
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Harrisonburg
Paul J. Sawyer
Soup Kitchen Transitions Bring Hope To Morning Patrons
At a second area soup kitchen on an icy morning, Daisy Yoder serves coffee and punch as volunteers set tables. Johnny Slusser, recently paralyzed by a fall, arrives with a camera, seeking photos and support rather than food, encouraged by his counselor.
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Rockingham County School Board fights immunity in bus crash suit
The Rockingham County School Board seeks governmental immunity in a suit over a January bus crash that injured Pleasant Valley Elementary pupil David Asbury Jr. The family seeks 12 million while the district cites 7 million in liability insurance, arguing the claim exceeds coverage. The collision near Harrisonburg left the boy with brain injury, hearing loss, and disfigurement after hospital care at UVA Medical Center and Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation Center. The suit accuses the bus and truck drivers of careless and reckless actions.
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