About a dozen members of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions waved Chinese flags and chanted slogans such as `` Down with Japanese militarism '' and `` Get out of our Diaoyu Islands '' , the Chinese name for what Japan calls Senkaku

Jimmie Johnson finished a distant third , replacing Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Hu praised Jang

Weaver told KHOU reporter Drew Karedes

`` The brief stay in New York is purely a transit , '' Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Steve Hsia

It said the US$ 1.36 billion deal would help `` capture expected growth in the US$ 40 billion per annum building and construction sector '' `` We chose to partner with NSC because it is one of the world 's largest and most innovative steel companies , '' Bluescope chief executive Paul O’Malley

-- Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards

Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice

Brian Hemphill , president of West Virginia State University , and Beverly Jo Harris , president of Bridgemont Community

Leslie Drake , director of the U.S. Commercial Service

The Saints ' big-play defense lived up to its reputation in the nick of time , thwarting MVP quarterback Peyton Manning

Four panel discussions on macroeconomics , the global economy , the cross-strait economy and governance are to be moderated by former Council of Economic Planning and Development -LRB- CEPD -RRB- chairman Chen Po-chih -LRB- 陳博志 -RRB- , former Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Hu

That included 330,000 Appalachian Power customers in West Virginia

Engstrom praised Summers

Toffler then set up a meeting between Dhani and Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos

That was Friday night after LSU coach Les Miles

David Wasserman , the Cook Political Report 's expert on House races , said a vast majority of the closest House elections will be in districts where Hillary Clinton beat Obama

`` I think we have some guys in the back of this room that are similar built , similar cut guys , '' LSU coach Les Miles

`` It 's a diplomatic game for Sergei Lavrov , '' Russia in Global Affairs editor Fyodor Lukyanov

The tight end has 696 career receptions , second in team history behind only Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin

The commander told me that after Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu

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Gonzalez returned to the Bay Area

CHARLESTON , W. Va. -- After the June 29 `` super derecho , '' a record 573,000 Appalachian Power customers in West Virginia

Hearst Corp. chief executive Frank Bennack Jr

`` We sold out all those races last year , '' says ESPN spokesman Andy Hall

More than a dozen Boston Red Sox players met with team ownership in late July to express their dissatisfaction with manager Bobby Valentine , according to Yahoo

Spokeswoman Antje Baertschi of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs , known as SECO

Spokeswoman Antje Baertschi of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs , known as SECO

Witten , a seven-time Pro Bowler , has 696 career receptions , second in team history behind only Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin

-LRB- NECN -RRB- - Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

Messi 's effort all but wrapped things up after a curious opening goal saw Sami Khedira knock the ball over his own line for the opener in first-half injury time following Real Madrid teammate Angel Di Maria

At the youth camp across a sliver of ocean , Kieve-Wavus director Henry Kennedy

Bay Bridge spokesman Bart Ney

LSU coach Les Miles

The largest U.S. textile maker focused on its own business as its competitors found merger partners, but now Burlington Industries Inc may have restructured itself into an attractive takeover candidate, analysts said. The takeover spotlight fell today on Burlington, which rose 4-7/8 to 52-7/8 on speculation that investor Asher Edelman and Dominion Textiles Inc of Canada bought an almost five pct stake. A published report said Edelman and Dominion jointly acquired a stake in Burlington and were weighing a takeover offer. Edelman would not comment, and a spokesman for Montreal-based Dominion called the report just rumors. Burlington said it did not know if the report was true. Wall Street professionals said they were not convinced of the story or that Edelman and Dominion would be the victors if Burlington actually came into play. Arbitragers said past comments from Dominion, however, added credence to the speculation. Dominion has said that it was looking for a takeover in the U.S. Last year, Dominion unsuccessfully bid for Avondale Mills and has maintained a 120 mln dlr line of credit to be used for a U.S. acquisition. A Dominion spokesman said Canadas largest textile producer has been negotiating with many U.S. textile companies, but would not say whether Burlington was among them. There have been acquisitions in this area. Its not unusual that someone could be looking at Burlington after the housecleaning theyve done, said Eileen Gormley of Thomson McKinnon. Burlington sold its domestic operations, which made sheets and other linens, to J.P. Stevens and Co Inc for 110 mln dlrs last year. It also has reorganized management, and focused its operations on businesses that would be less affected by foreign competition, Gormley said. Theyve pulled back so as not to be a commodity marketer, said Gormley. She said in moving more heavily into industrial fabrics, Burlington bought C.H. Masland, which supplies carpets and other fabric to the auto industry. In the past, they just spent and never realized the return on the outlays they did make, she said. You look at their record over the year, and I think theyre poised to be more profitable than they had been in the past, Gormley said. She estimated 1987 earnings of 2.50 dlrs per share, up from 2.01 dlrs per share. Some analysts today recommended clients not buy Burlington at its current levels. Edward Johnson of Johnson Redbook said he recommends selling. He said he believes the stock is worth only about 50 dlrs on a takeover basis and about 46 dlrs on an earnings basis. Some arbitragers, however, said takeover values have been placed on the company of 60 to 65 dlrs per share. After Ashers ( Edelman) recent history, a lot of people dont find him very credible anymore, said one arbitrager. Another, however, said Edelman succeeds in forcing managements to take steps to enhance shareholder values even if he doesnt win the target company. Edelman was unsuccessful last year in offers for Lucky Stores Inc and Fruehauf Corp. He did succeed in buying Ponderosa Inc. The stocks of other textile makers rose along with Burlington. J.P. Stevens STN climbed 5/8 to 44-7/8, and Fieldcrest Cannon Inc FLD, the result of a merger of Fieldcrest and Cannon, rose 1-1/8 to 39-3/4. West Point-Pepperell Inc

Great Lakes Chemical Corp said it registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed public offering of two mln shares of its common stock. Proceeds from the offering will be used to repay debt incurred in the acquisition of two chemical companies, to increase Great Lakes equity investment in Huntsman Chemical Corp and for general corporate purposes, it said. Underwriters are led by First Boston Corp, Goldman, Sachs and Co and Eberstadt Fleming Inc

Eastman Kodak Co is raising 25 mln dlrs through an offering of notes due 1997, said sole underwriter Morgan Stanley and Co Inc. The notes have a 7-1/2 pct coupon and an initial offering price of 99.625 to yield 7.34 pct, or 20 basis points over five-year Treasury notes. Morgan MoodyMoody's Investors Service Inc and AA by Standard and PoorStandard and Poor's Corp. Investors can sell the notes back to the company in 1992. Reuter

Eastman Kodak Co is raising 25 mln dlrs through an offering of notes due 1997, said sole underwriter Morgan Stanley and Co Inc. The notes have a 7-1/2 pct coupon and an initial offering price of 99.625 to yield 7.34 pct, or 20 basis points over five-year Treasury notes. Morgan MoodyMoody's Investors Service Inc and AA by Standard and PoorStandard and Poor's Corp. Investors can sell the notes back to the company in 1992. Reuter

Demand for shares in state-owned engine maker Rolls Royce Plc is expected to be substantial when the government privatises it at the end of April, Christopher Clark of the groups bankers Samuel Montagu and Sons Ltd said. He told a press conference after the release of an initial prospectus for the float that the issue would be offered to U.K. Institutions, company employees and the general public. As in previous flotations, clawback arrangements would be made if public subscriptions exceeded initial allocations. He declined to say how the shares would be allocated beyond saying that a significant proportion would go to institutions. A decision on what percentage would go to each sector would be made shortly before the sale price was announced on April 28. Minimum subscription would be for 400 shares with payment in two tranches, again a method broadly in line with previous privatisations. Chairman Sir Francis Tombs denied suggestions that Rolls was a stock that should be left to the institutions. He noted that although the aircraft industry was cyclical, Rolls had several operations -- such as spare parts and military equipment -- that evened out the swings. Rolls 1986 research and development expenditure in 1986 was 255 mln stg and could be expected in the future to vary according to changes in turnover. He noted that net research and development expenditure was written off in the year it occurred, a policy that received inadequate recognition in one or two of the more extravagant forecasts of future profits. He made no forecast himself. In 1986, Rolls

Demand for shares in state-owned engine maker Rolls Royce Plc is expected to be substantial when the government privatises it at the end of April, Christopher Clark of the groups bankers Samuel Montagu and Sons Ltd said. He told a press conference after the release of an initial prospectus for the float that the issue would be offered to U.K. Institutions, company employees and the general public. As in previous flotations, clawback arrangements would be made if public subscriptions exceeded initial allocations. He declined to say how the shares would be allocated beyond saying that a significant proportion would go to institutions. A decision on what percentage would go to each sector would be made shortly before the sale price was announced on April 28. Minimum subscription would be for 400 shares with payment in two tranches, again a method broadly in line with previous privatisations. Chairman Sir Francis Tombs denied suggestions that Rolls was a stock that should be left to the institutions. He noted that although the aircraft industry was cyclical, Rolls had several operations -- such as spare parts and military equipment -- that evened out the swings. Rolls 1986 research and development expenditure in 1986 was 255 mln stg and could be expected in the future to vary according to changes in turnover. He noted that net research and development expenditure was written off in the year it occurred, a policy that received inadequate recognition in one or two of the more extravagant forecasts of future profits. He made no forecast himself. In 1986, Rolls

Demand for shares in state-owned engine maker Rolls Royce Plc is expected to be substantial when the government privatises it at the end of April, Christopher Clark of the groups bankers Samuel Montagu and Sons Ltd said. He told a press conference after the release of an initial prospectus for the float that the issue would be offered to U.K. Institutions, company employees and the general public. As in previous flotations, clawback arrangements would be made if public subscriptions exceeded initial allocations. He declined to say how the shares would be allocated beyond saying that a significant proportion would go to institutions. A decision on what percentage would go to each sector would be made shortly before the sale price was announced on April 28. Minimum subscription would be for 400 shares with payment in two tranches, again a method broadly in line with previous privatisations. Chairman Sir Francis Tombs denied suggestions that Rolls was a stock that should be left to the institutions. He noted that although the aircraft industry was cyclical, Rolls had several operations -- such as spare parts and military equipment -- that evened out the swings. Rolls 1986 research and development expenditure in 1986 was 255 mln stg and could be expected in the future to vary according to changes in turnover. He noted that net research and development expenditure was written off in the year it occurred, a policy that received inadequate recognition in one or two of the more extravagant forecasts of future profits. He made no forecast himself. In 1986, Rolls

Demand for shares in state-owned engine maker Rolls Royce Plc is expected to be substantial when the government privatises it at the end of April, Christopher Clark of the groups bankers Samuel Montagu and Sons Ltd said. He told a press conference after the release of an initial prospectus for the float that the issue would be offered to U.K. Institutions, company employees and the general public. As in previous flotations, clawback arrangements would be made if public subscriptions exceeded initial allocations. He declined to say how the shares would be allocated beyond saying that a significant proportion would go to institutions. A decision on what percentage would go to each sector would be made shortly before the sale price was announced on April 28. Minimum subscription would be for 400 shares with payment in two tranches, again a method broadly in line with previous privatisations. Chairman Sir Francis Tombs denied suggestions that Rolls was a stock that should be left to the institutions. He noted that although the aircraft industry was cyclical, Rolls had several operations -- such as spare parts and military equipment -- that evened out the swings. Rolls 1986 research and development expenditure in 1986 was 255 mln stg and could be expected in the future to vary according to changes in turnover. He noted that net research and development expenditure was written off in the year it occurred, a policy that received inadequate recognition in one or two of the more extravagant forecasts of future profits. He made no forecast himself. In 1986, Rolls

Demand for shares in state-owned engine maker Rolls Royce Plc is expected to be substantial when the government privatises it at the end of April, Christopher Clark of the groups bankers Samuel Montagu and Sons Ltd said. He told a press conference after the release of an initial prospectus for the float that the issue would be offered to U.K. Institutions, company employees and the general public. As in previous flotations, clawback arrangements would be made if public subscriptions exceeded initial allocations. He declined to say how the shares would be allocated beyond saying that a significant proportion would go to institutions. A decision on what percentage would go to each sector would be made shortly before the sale price was announced on April 28. Minimum subscription would be for 400 shares with payment in two tranches, again a method broadly in line with previous privatisations. Chairman Sir Francis Tombs denied suggestions that Rolls was a stock that should be left to the institutions. He noted that although the aircraft industry was cyclical, Rolls had several operations -- such as spare parts and military equipment -- that evened out the swings. Rolls 1986 research and development expenditure in 1986 was 255 mln stg and could be expected in the future to vary according to changes in turnover. He noted that net research and development expenditure was written off in the year it occurred, a policy that received inadequate recognition in one or two of the more extravagant forecasts of future profits. He made no forecast himself. In 1986, Rolls

Ameribanc Inc is raising 15 mln dlrs through an offering of convertible subordinated capital notes due 1995 with an eight pct coupon and par pricing, said lead manager Stifel, Nicolaus and Co Inc. The debentures are convertible into the companys common stock at 18.75 dlrs per share, representing a premium of 27.1 pct over the stock price when terms on the debt were set. The issue is non-callable for two years. It was not rated by Moodys Investors or Standard and Poors at the time of the pricing, Stifel said. Burns, Pauli and Co Inc

Ameribanc Inc is raising 15 mln dlrs through an offering of convertible subordinated capital notes due 1995 with an eight pct coupon and par pricing, said lead manager Stifel, Nicolaus and Co Inc. The debentures are convertible into the companys common stock at 18.75 dlrs per share, representing a premium of 27.1 pct over the stock price when terms on the debt were set. The issue is non-callable for two years. It was not rated by Moodys Investors or Standard and Poors at the time of the pricing, Stifel said. Burns, Pauli and Co Inc

Asarco Inc said it completed the sale of four mln shares of Asarco common stock to an underwriting group led by First Boston Corp

Asarco Inc said it completed the sale of four mln shares of Asarco common stock to an underwriting group led by First Boston Corp

Major cocoa exporters are likely to limit sales in the weeks ahead in an effort to boost world prices, sources close to a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance ( CPA) said. The sources said the depressed world market had been one of the main topics discussed in a closed door meeting of the 11-member CPA which began on Monday. They said producers agreed that cutting sales would aid the buffer stock manager of a new international cocoa pact in his effort to support prices. Major cocoa producing and consuming nations agreed operation rules for the buffer stock at a meeting in London last month and the stock manager is expected to enter the market soon. Prices, under the weight of three successive cocoa surpluses, recently fell to the level at which the manager has to buy cocoa under stock rules. The buffer stock aims to keep prices within a pre-set range by buying when prices fall and selling when they rise. The worlds cocoa price at present is just not interesting, commented one delegate representing a major CPA producer. Another source said that with much of the 1986/87 (October-September) world cocoa crop sold, limiting sales in the near term concerns essentially next years harvest. The sources noted, however, that the cocoa industry in Brazil, the worlds number two producer, is in private hands. This means limiting sales is more difficult than in major West African producers, where sales are made or authorized by commodity marketing boards. The CPA includes the worlds top three producers, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Ghana

Major cocoa exporters are likely to limit sales in the weeks ahead in an effort to boost world prices, sources close to a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance ( CPA) said. The sources said the depressed world market had been one of the main topics discussed in a closed door meeting of the 11-member CPA which began on Monday. They said producers agreed that cutting sales would aid the buffer stock manager of a new international cocoa pact in his effort to support prices. Major cocoa producing and consuming nations agreed operation rules for the buffer stock at a meeting in London last month and the stock manager is expected to enter the market soon. Prices, under the weight of three successive cocoa surpluses, recently fell to the level at which the manager has to buy cocoa under stock rules. The buffer stock aims to keep prices within a pre-set range by buying when prices fall and selling when they rise. The worlds cocoa price at present is just not interesting, commented one delegate representing a major CPA producer. Another source said that with much of the 1986/87 (October-September) world cocoa crop sold, limiting sales in the near term concerns essentially next years harvest. The sources noted, however, that the cocoa industry in Brazil, the worlds number two producer, is in private hands. This means limiting sales is more difficult than in major West African producers, where sales are made or authorized by commodity marketing boards. The CPA includes the worlds top three producers, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Ghana

Major cocoa exporters are likely to limit sales in the weeks ahead in an effort to boost world prices, sources close to a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance ( CPA) said. The sources said the depressed world market had been one of the main topics discussed in a closed door meeting of the 11-member CPA which began on Monday. They said producers agreed that cutting sales would aid the buffer stock manager of a new international cocoa pact in his effort to support prices. Major cocoa producing and consuming nations agreed operation rules for the buffer stock at a meeting in London last month and the stock manager is expected to enter the market soon. Prices, under the weight of three successive cocoa surpluses, recently fell to the level at which the manager has to buy cocoa under stock rules. The buffer stock aims to keep prices within a pre-set range by buying when prices fall and selling when they rise. The worlds cocoa price at present is just not interesting, commented one delegate representing a major CPA producer. Another source said that with much of the 1986/87 (October-September) world cocoa crop sold, limiting sales in the near term concerns essentially next years harvest. The sources noted, however, that the cocoa industry in Brazil, the worlds number two producer, is in private hands. This means limiting sales is more difficult than in major West African producers, where sales are made or authorized by commodity marketing boards. The CPA includes the worlds top three producers, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Ghana

Major cocoa exporters are likely to limit sales in the weeks ahead in an effort to boost world prices, sources close to a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance ( CPA) said. The sources said the depressed world market had been one of the main topics discussed in a closed door meeting of the 11-member CPA which began on Monday. They said producers agreed that cutting sales would aid the buffer stock manager of a new international cocoa pact in his effort to support prices. Major cocoa producing and consuming nations agreed operation rules for the buffer stock at a meeting in London last month and the stock manager is expected to enter the market soon. Prices, under the weight of three successive cocoa surpluses, recently fell to the level at which the manager has to buy cocoa under stock rules. The buffer stock aims to keep prices within a pre-set range by buying when prices fall and selling when they rise. The worlds cocoa price at present is just not interesting, commented one delegate representing a major CPA producer. Another source said that with much of the 1986/87 (October-September) world cocoa crop sold, limiting sales in the near term concerns essentially next years harvest. The sources noted, however, that the cocoa industry in Brazil, the worlds number two producer, is in private hands. This means limiting sales is more difficult than in major West African producers, where sales are made or authorized by commodity marketing boards. The CPA includes the worlds top three producers, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Ghana

Major cocoa exporters are likely to limit sales in the weeks ahead in an effort to boost world prices, sources close to a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance ( CPA) said. The sources said the depressed world market had been one of the main topics discussed in a closed door meeting of the 11-member CPA which began on Monday. They said producers agreed that cutting sales would aid the buffer stock manager of a new international cocoa pact in his effort to support prices. Major cocoa producing and consuming nations agreed operation rules for the buffer stock at a meeting in London last month and the stock manager is expected to enter the market soon. Prices, under the weight of three successive cocoa surpluses, recently fell to the level at which the manager has to buy cocoa under stock rules. The buffer stock aims to keep prices within a pre-set range by buying when prices fall and selling when they rise. The worlds cocoa price at present is just not interesting, commented one delegate representing a major CPA producer. Another source said that with much of the 1986/87 (October-September) world cocoa crop sold, limiting sales in the near term concerns essentially next years harvest. The sources noted, however, that the cocoa industry in Brazil, the worlds number two producer, is in private hands. This means limiting sales is more difficult than in major West African producers, where sales are made or authorized by commodity marketing boards. The CPA includes the worlds top three producers, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Ghana

Top officials of leading industrial nations arrived at the U.S. Treasury main building to begin a meeting of the Group of Five. Officials seen arriving by Reuter correspondents included West German Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg and Bundesbank President Karl Otto Poehl, French Finance Minister Edouard Balladur and his central banker Jacques de Larosiere. Also seen arriving were Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Japans central bank governor Satoshi Sumita and British Chancellor of the Exchequer and central bank governor Robin Leigh Pemberton. There was no immediate sign of Italian or Canadian officials. Monetary sources have said a fully blown meeting of the Group of Seven is expected to begin around 3 p.m. local time (1900 gmt) and last at least until 6 p.m. (2200 gmt), when a communique is expected to be issued. Italian sources said Italian acting Finance Minister Giovanni Goria met Treasury Secretary James Baker last night. At those talks Baker apparently convinced Goria, who declined to attend the February meeting of the Group of Seven in Paris, that Italy

Top officials of leading industrial nations arrived at the U.S. Treasury main building to begin a meeting of the Group of Five. Officials seen arriving by Reuter correspondents included West German Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg and Bundesbank President Karl Otto Poehl, French Finance Minister Edouard Balladur and his central banker Jacques de Larosiere. Also seen arriving were Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Japans central bank governor Satoshi Sumita and British Chancellor of the Exchequer and central bank governor Robin Leigh Pemberton. There was no immediate sign of Italian or Canadian officials. Monetary sources have said a fully blown meeting of the Group of Seven is expected to begin around 3 p.m. local time (1900 gmt) and last at least until 6 p.m. (2200 gmt), when a communique is expected to be issued. Italian sources said Italian acting Finance Minister Giovanni Goria met Treasury Secretary James Baker last night. At those talks Baker apparently convinced Goria, who declined to attend the February meeting of the Group of Seven in Paris, that Italy

Top officials of leading industrial nations arrived at the U.S. Treasury main building to begin a meeting of the Group of Five. Officials seen arriving by Reuter correspondents included West German Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg and Bundesbank President Karl Otto Poehl, French Finance Minister Edouard Balladur and his central banker Jacques de Larosiere. Also seen arriving were Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Japans central bank governor Satoshi Sumita and British Chancellor of the Exchequer and central bank governor Robin Leigh Pemberton. There was no immediate sign of Italian or Canadian officials. Monetary sources have said a fully blown meeting of the Group of Seven is expected to begin around 3 p.m. local time (1900 gmt) and last at least until 6 p.m. (2200 gmt), when a communique is expected to be issued. Italian sources said Italian acting Finance Minister Giovanni Goria met Treasury Secretary James Baker last night. At those talks Baker apparently convinced Goria, who declined to attend the February meeting of the Group of Seven in Paris, that Italy

Reynolds and Reynolds said that it filed a coutersuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Advanced Voice Technologies and that it denied all allegations in Advanceds March lawsuit against Reynolds. As previously reported, Advanceds suit charges Reynolds with pirating a computer-based voice messaging system for auto dealer departments using confidential information it received while test marketing the system for Advanced. In the countersuit, Reynolds claimed that Advanced used its proprietary inofrmation contrary to an agreement between the companies. Reynolds also said Advanced interfered with its plans to enter the market and compete with Advanced through a public relations campaign and other activities. Reynolds

Reynolds and Reynolds said that it filed a coutersuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Advanced Voice Technologies and that it denied all allegations in Advanceds March lawsuit against Reynolds. As previously reported, Advanceds suit charges Reynolds with pirating a computer-based voice messaging system for auto dealer departments using confidential information it received while test marketing the system for Advanced. In the countersuit, Reynolds claimed that Advanced used its proprietary inofrmation contrary to an agreement between the companies. Reynolds also said Advanced interfered with its plans to enter the market and compete with Advanced through a public relations campaign and other activities. Reynolds

Reynolds and Reynolds said that it filed a coutersuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Advanced Voice Technologies and that it denied all allegations in Advanceds March lawsuit against Reynolds. As previously reported, Advanceds suit charges Reynolds with pirating a computer-based voice messaging system for auto dealer departments using confidential information it received while test marketing the system for Advanced. In the countersuit, Reynolds claimed that Advanced used its proprietary inofrmation contrary to an agreement between the companies. Reynolds also said Advanced interfered with its plans to enter the market and compete with Advanced through a public relations campaign and other activities. Reynolds

Reynolds and Reynolds said that it filed a coutersuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Advanced Voice Technologies and that it denied all allegations in Advanceds March lawsuit against Reynolds. As previously reported, Advanceds suit charges Reynolds with pirating a computer-based voice messaging system for auto dealer departments using confidential information it received while test marketing the system for Advanced. In the countersuit, Reynolds claimed that Advanced used its proprietary inofrmation contrary to an agreement between the companies. Reynolds also said Advanced interfered with its plans to enter the market and compete with Advanced through a public relations campaign and other activities. Reynolds

Reynolds and Reynolds said that it filed a coutersuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Advanced Voice Technologies and that it denied all allegations in Advanceds March lawsuit against Reynolds. As previously reported, Advanceds suit charges Reynolds with pirating a computer-based voice messaging system for auto dealer departments using confidential information it received while test marketing the system for Advanced. In the countersuit, Reynolds claimed that Advanced used its proprietary inofrmation contrary to an agreement between the companies. Reynolds also said Advanced interfered with its plans to enter the market and compete with Advanced through a public relations campaign and other activities. Reynolds

The Readers Digest Association Inc said it sold its subsidiary, Source Telecomputing Corp, to the venture capital firm of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe. The purchase price was not disclosed, Readers Digest

The Readers Digest Association Inc said it sold its subsidiary, Source Telecomputing Corp, to the venture capital firm of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe. The purchase price was not disclosed, Readers Digest

NV Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken PGLO.AS shares are due to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April 14, Philips chairman Cor van der Klugt told the annual shareholders meeting. In March, the Dutch electronics group announced it would end its current over the counter listing on the New York NASDAQ system and move to the NYSE. Philips said the big board listing in New York is expected to boost its profile in the U.S., Where 10 pct of all outstanding Philips

NV Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken PGLO.AS shares are due to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April 14, Philips chairman Cor van der Klugt told the annual shareholders meeting. In March, the Dutch electronics group announced it would end its current over the counter listing on the New York NASDAQ system and move to the NYSE. Philips said the big board listing in New York is expected to boost its profile in the U.S., Where 10 pct of all outstanding Philips

NV Philips Gloielampenfabrieken PGLO.AS expects volume turnover to show a satisfactory increase in the first 1987 quarter, chairman Cor van der Klugt

Public Service Co of Colorado said it has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve a territorial dispute with Union Rural Electric Association of Brighton, Colo. The company said, . The company said, "The tentative agreement protects UnionUnion's boundaries and also would set in motion a vote of UnionUnion's membership, which could lead to acquisition of Union by Public Service Co.." Union provides electrical service to about 14,000 members in cities and rural areas north of Denver. The company said the settlement, which is pending before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, is under review by the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to Union, and is subject to approval by the Public Service Colorado board and UnionUnion's membership. It also will be discussed with the Colorado Rural Electric Association. It said legislation that would halt the acquisition of electric utility service territories by annexation will remain active in the Colorado House of Representatives until Union and Public Service assure legislators they are in agreement. Reuter

Public Service Co of Colorado said it has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve a territorial dispute with Union Rural Electric Association of Brighton, Colo. The company said, . The company said, "The tentative agreement protects UnionUnion's boundaries and also would set in motion a vote of UnionUnion's membership, which could lead to acquisition of Union by Public Service Co.." Union provides electrical service to about 14,000 members in cities and rural areas north of Denver. The company said the settlement, which is pending before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, is under review by the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to Union, and is subject to approval by the Public Service Colorado board and UnionUnion's membership. It also will be discussed with the Colorado Rural Electric Association. It said legislation that would halt the acquisition of electric utility service territories by annexation will remain active in the Colorado House of Representatives until Union and Public Service assure legislators they are in agreement. Reuter

Public Service Co of Colorado said it has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve a territorial dispute with Union Rural Electric Association of Brighton, Colo. The company said, . The company said, "The tentative agreement protects UnionUnion's boundaries and also would set in motion a vote of UnionUnion's membership, which could lead to acquisition of Union by Public Service Co.." Union provides electrical service to about 14,000 members in cities and rural areas north of Denver. The company said the settlement, which is pending before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, is under review by the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to Union, and is subject to approval by the Public Service Colorado board and UnionUnion's membership. It also will be discussed with the Colorado Rural Electric Association. It said legislation that would halt the acquisition of electric utility service territories by annexation will remain active in the Colorado House of Representatives until Union and Public Service assure legislators they are in agreement. Reuter

Public Service Co of Colorado said it has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve a territorial dispute with Union Rural Electric Association of Brighton, Colo. The company said, . The company said, "The tentative agreement protects UnionUnion's boundaries and also would set in motion a vote of UnionUnion's membership, which could lead to acquisition of Union by Public Service Co.." Union provides electrical service to about 14,000 members in cities and rural areas north of Denver. The company said the settlement, which is pending before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, is under review by the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to Union, and is subject to approval by the Public Service Colorado board and UnionUnion's membership. It also will be discussed with the Colorado Rural Electric Association. It said legislation that would halt the acquisition of electric utility service territories by annexation will remain active in the Colorado House of Representatives until Union and Public Service assure legislators they are in agreement. Reuter

Public Service Co of Colorado said it has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve a territorial dispute with Union Rural Electric Association of Brighton, Colo. The company said, . The company said, "The tentative agreement protects UnionUnion's boundaries and also would set in motion a vote of UnionUnion's membership, which could lead to acquisition of Union by Public Service Co.." Union provides electrical service to about 14,000 members in cities and rural areas north of Denver. The company said the settlement, which is pending before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, is under review by the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to Union, and is subject to approval by the Public Service Colorado board and UnionUnion's membership. It also will be discussed with the Colorado Rural Electric Association. It said legislation that would halt the acquisition of electric utility service territories by annexation will remain active in the Colorado House of Representatives until Union and Public Service assure legislators they are in agreement. Reuter

Advanced Micro Devices Inc said it is developing a set of five computer chips for use in digital communications systems. The company said the new chips support the integrated services digital network, or ISDN, the international standard for digital voice and data communications. Advanced Micro also said it has signed a licensing agreement with American Telephone and Telegraph Co T under which ATT has provided it with certain digital communications specifications. Today T under which ATT has provided it with certain digital communications specifications. Today's announcement follows the companys announcement follows the company's introduction last week of a 32-bit microprocessor. s introduction last week of a 32-bit microprocessor. "We have now reached a key point in the development of communications devices that implement a worldwide ISDN standard, standard," said John East, group vice president for Advanced Micro's logic businesses. He said the companys logic businesses. He said the company's new computer chips, to be available by the end of this year, should boost the acceptance and implementation of ISDN services. The chip set includes five separate devices in 100 unit quantities. The devices are priced from 7.25 dlrs to 29.25 dlrs. Similar chip sets for ISDN communications are already being sold by a number of companies including INTEL Corp INTC, ATT, Rockwell International ROK and a joint venture between Northern Telecom LTd NT and Motorola Inc MOT. The ISDN standard, portions of which are still being defined, will provide for the simultaneous transmission of voice, data and video. Advanced Micro chip sets will be used in equipment such as private branch exchanges and desktop computers. The company also said it is developing an ISDN protocol controller. It said the controller will connect directly with its current line of ISDN devices. The device supports several digital communications protocols, including ones from International Business Machines Corp IBM and ATT. Reuter

Preston corp said it expects to report a loss of about 300,000 dlrs or five cts per share for the first quarter, compared with a profit of 1,081,000 dlrs or 19 cts per share a year before. The trucking company attributed the loss to the continued rate of discounted in its primary markets, flat revenues and increased costs, including uninsured claims expense resulting from adverse weather conditions during the last three months. It said results outside the Northeast were strong, and it expects to show improved results for the rest of the year. Reuter

Western Digital Corp said its 47 mln dlrs of 6-3/4 pct convertible debentures due 2011, which had been called for redemption, were converted into 2,685,142 common shares. Reuter

Hoechst Celanese Corp said it sent propsective customers a confidential report describing its polyester textile fiber facilities in North Carolina and South Carolina. The company did not disclose any prices. The report describes the facilities in Darlington County, S.C., and Fayetteville, N.C., the company said. The report also decribes related manufacturing, marketing, administrative and technical resources that could be made avialable to a buyer. Hoechst Celanese was formed Feb 27 by the merger of Celanese Corp and American Hoechst Corp. The merger took place after an agreement was reached with the Federal Trade Commission that certain domestic polyester textile fiber assets of the combined companies would be divested, it said. Hoechst Celanese said it has the option of divesting either the South Carolina facilities of the former American Hoechst or a package of polyester textile fiber facilities of the former Celanese

Hoechst Celanese Corp said it sent propsective customers a confidential report describing its polyester textile fiber facilities in North Carolina and South Carolina. The company did not disclose any prices. The report describes the facilities in Darlington County, S.C., and Fayetteville, N.C., the company said. The report also decribes related manufacturing, marketing, administrative and technical resources that could be made avialable to a buyer. Hoechst Celanese was formed Feb 27 by the merger of Celanese Corp and American Hoechst Corp. The merger took place after an agreement was reached with the Federal Trade Commission that certain domestic polyester textile fiber assets of the combined companies would be divested, it said. Hoechst Celanese said it has the option of divesting either the South Carolina facilities of the former American Hoechst or a package of polyester textile fiber facilities of the former Celanese

Hoechst Celanese Corp said it sent propsective customers a confidential report describing its polyester textile fiber facilities in North Carolina and South Carolina. The company did not disclose any prices. The report describes the facilities in Darlington County, S.C., and Fayetteville, N.C., the company said. The report also decribes related manufacturing, marketing, administrative and technical resources that could be made avialable to a buyer. Hoechst Celanese was formed Feb 27 by the merger of Celanese Corp and American Hoechst Corp. The merger took place after an agreement was reached with the Federal Trade Commission that certain domestic polyester textile fiber assets of the combined companies would be divested, it said. Hoechst Celanese said it has the option of divesting either the South Carolina facilities of the former American Hoechst or a package of polyester textile fiber facilities of the former Celanese

Hoechst Celanese Corp said it sent propsective customers a confidential report describing its polyester textile fiber facilities in North Carolina and South Carolina. The company did not disclose any prices. The report describes the facilities in Darlington County, S.C., and Fayetteville, N.C., the company said. The report also decribes related manufacturing, marketing, administrative and technical resources that could be made avialable to a buyer. Hoechst Celanese was formed Feb 27 by the merger of Celanese Corp and American Hoechst Corp. The merger took place after an agreement was reached with the Federal Trade Commission that certain domestic polyester textile fiber assets of the combined companies would be divested, it said. Hoechst Celanese said it has the option of divesting either the South Carolina facilities of the former American Hoechst or a package of polyester textile fiber facilities of the former Celanese

Paxar Corp said it has acquired Thermo-Print GmbH of Lohn, West Germany, a distributor of Paxar

Le Peep Restaurants Inc said it is suing an Ohio company, charging it copied its restaurant from its menu to its design. The action is being taken against ShellyShelly's Inc, operator of three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, the company said. The suit alleges copyright infringement and unfair competition, it said. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court of the Southern District in Ohio, and seeks damages in excess of 2,250,000, the company said. Reuter

Le Peep Restaurants Inc said it is suing an Ohio company, charging it copied its restaurant from its menu to its design. The action is being taken against ShellyShelly's Inc, operator of three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, the company said. The suit alleges copyright infringement and unfair competition, it said. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court of the Southern District in Ohio, and seeks damages in excess of 2,250,000, the company said. Reuter

Quebec mines minister Raymond Savoie said the province is prepared to offer money to help re-open ( Noranda Inc))'s Murdochville, Quebec copper mine, shut down by fire last week, but said he could not give a specific figure until damage estimates have been completed. Federal member of parliament for the region, Charles-Eugene Marin, said last week the federal government is also prepared to provide financial help to restart operations as soon as possible. Noranda has estimated damage from the fire at about 10 mln dlrs and a company spokesman said it should have a more specific estimate by the end of the month. Noranda said it had hoped to have an estimate sooner, but has found that it will take longer than expected to gain access to the burned-out area. Noranda said the mine was not insured. said the mine was not insured. "We decided many years ago...that the costs of insuring all of NorandaNoranda's underground operations would have been prohibitive, underground operations would have been prohibitive," Larry Taylor, NorandaNoranda's risk management and insurance director, said. Taylor said before last week said before last week's fire, the company had only had one previous mine accident many years ago. Last weeks fire, the company had only had one previous mine accident many years ago. Last week's fire killed one miner and trapped 52 other underground, some for up to 24 hours. It was believed to have started on a new conveyor system. Noranda has said it would take four to five months to return the mine to normal operating capacity. It produced 72,0000 tons of copper anode last year, Coffin said. Reuter

Roughly half of this years expected 130,000 hectare Dutch sugar beet crop is already in the ground, a spokesman for Suiker Unie, the largest sugar processor in the Netherlands, told Reuters. Conditions are generally good and the average sowing date for the crop is expected to be around April 11, against April 23 last year, and a 10-year average of April 14, the spokesman added. It is far too early yet to say what kind of output we can expect when it comes to harvest in September, but at least the crop is off to a very good start, he said. Last year, the Netherlands

Eastman Kodak Co is issuing a 200 mln Australian dlr zero-coupon bond due May 12, 1992 and priced at 54-3/8 for an effecitve yield of 13.52 pct, said Merrill Lynch Capital Markets as lead manager. The securities, which are available in denominations of 1,000 and 10,000 dlrs, will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

The largest U.S. textile maker focused on its own business as its competitors found merger partners, but now Burlington Industries Inc may have restructured itself into an attractive takeover candidate, analysts said. The takeover spotlight fell today on Burlington, which rose 4-7/8 to 52-7/8 on speculation that investor Asher Edelman and Dominion Textiles Inc of Canada bought an almost five pct stake. A published report said Edelman and Dominion jointly acquired a stake in Burlington and were weighing a takeover offer. Edelman would not comment, and a spokesman for Montreal-based Dominion called the report just rumors. Burlington said it did not know if the report was true. Wall Street professionals said they were not convinced of the story or that Edelman and Dominion would be the victors if Burlington actually came into play. Arbitragers said past comments from Dominion, however, added credence to the speculation. Dominion has said that it was looking for a takeover in the U.S. Last year, Dominion unsuccessfully bid for Avondale Mills and has maintained a 120 mln dlr line of credit to be used for a U.S. acquisition. A Dominion spokesman said Canadas largest textile producer has been negotiating with many U.S. textile companies, but would not say whether Burlington was among them. There have been acquisitions in this area. Its not unusual that someone could be looking at Burlington after the housecleaning theyve done, said Eileen Gormley of Thomson McKinnon. Burlington sold its domestic operations, which made sheets and other linens, to J.P. Stevens and Co Inc for 110 mln dlrs last year. It also has reorganized management, and focused its operations on businesses that would be less affected by foreign competition, Gormley said. Theyve pulled back so as not to be a commodity marketer, said Gormley. She said in moving more heavily into industrial fabrics, Burlington bought C.H. Masland, which supplies carpets and other fabric to the auto industry. In the past, they just spent and never realized the return on the outlays they did make, she said. You look at their record over the year, and I think theyre poised to be more profitable than they had been in the past, Gormley said. She estimated 1987 earnings of 2.50 dlrs per share, up from 2.01 dlrs per share. Some analysts today recommended clients not buy Burlington at its current levels. Edward Johnson of Johnson Redbook said he recommends selling. He said he believes the stock is worth only about 50 dlrs on a takeover basis and about 46 dlrs on an earnings basis. Some arbitragers, however, said takeover values have been placed on the company of 60 to 65 dlrs per share. After Ashers ( Edelman) recent history, a lot of people dont find him very credible anymore, said one arbitrager. Another, however, said Edelman succeeds in forcing managements to take steps to enhance shareholder values even if he doesnt win the target company. Edelman was unsuccessful last year in offers for Lucky Stores Inc and Fruehauf Corp. He did succeed in buying Ponderosa Inc. The stocks of other textile makers rose along with Burlington. J.P. Stevens STN climbed 5/8 to 44-7/8, and Fieldcrest Cannon Inc FLD, the result of a merger of Fieldcrest and Cannon, rose 1-1/8 to 39-3/4. West Point-Pepperell Inc

The largest U.S. textile maker focused on its own business as its competitors found merger partners, but now Burlington Industries Inc may have restructured itself into an attractive takeover candidate, analysts said. The takeover spotlight fell today on Burlington, which rose 4-7/8 to 52-7/8 on speculation that investor Asher Edelman and Dominion Textiles Inc of Canada bought an almost five pct stake. A published report said Edelman and Dominion jointly acquired a stake in Burlington and were weighing a takeover offer. Edelman would not comment, and a spokesman for Montreal-based Dominion called the report just rumors. Burlington said it did not know if the report was true. Wall Street professionals said they were not convinced of the story or that Edelman and Dominion would be the victors if Burlington actually came into play. Arbitragers said past comments from Dominion, however, added credence to the speculation. Dominion has said that it was looking for a takeover in the U.S. Last year, Dominion unsuccessfully bid for Avondale Mills and has maintained a 120 mln dlr line of credit to be used for a U.S. acquisition. A Dominion spokesman said Canadas largest textile producer has been negotiating with many U.S. textile companies, but would not say whether Burlington was among them. There have been acquisitions in this area. Its not unusual that someone could be looking at Burlington after the housecleaning theyve done, said Eileen Gormley of Thomson McKinnon. Burlington sold its domestic operations, which made sheets and other linens, to J.P. Stevens and Co Inc for 110 mln dlrs last year. It also has reorganized management, and focused its operations on businesses that would be less affected by foreign competition, Gormley said. Theyve pulled back so as not to be a commodity marketer, said Gormley. She said in moving more heavily into industrial fabrics, Burlington bought C.H. Masland, which supplies carpets and other fabric to the auto industry. In the past, they just spent and never realized the return on the outlays they did make, she said. You look at their record over the year, and I think theyre poised to be more profitable than they had been in the past, Gormley said. She estimated 1987 earnings of 2.50 dlrs per share, up from 2.01 dlrs per share. Some analysts today recommended clients not buy Burlington at its current levels. Edward Johnson of Johnson Redbook said he recommends selling. He said he believes the stock is worth only about 50 dlrs on a takeover basis and about 46 dlrs on an earnings basis. Some arbitragers, however, said takeover values have been placed on the company of 60 to 65 dlrs per share. After Ashers ( Edelman) recent history, a lot of people dont find him very credible anymore, said one arbitrager. Another, however, said Edelman succeeds in forcing managements to take steps to enhance shareholder values even if he doesnt win the target company. Edelman was unsuccessful last year in offers for Lucky Stores Inc and Fruehauf Corp. He did succeed in buying Ponderosa Inc. The stocks of other textile makers rose along with Burlington. J.P. Stevens STN climbed 5/8 to 44-7/8, and Fieldcrest Cannon Inc FLD, the result of a merger of Fieldcrest and Cannon, rose 1-1/8 to 39-3/4. West Point-Pepperell Inc

The U.S. Senate Budget Committee ended its stalemate over a budget plan and approved by a single vote a revised 1988 budget proposed by chairman Lawton Chiles to cut the deficit to 133.7 billion next year. The new plan broke last week to cut the deficit to 133.7 billion next year. The new plan broke last week's gridlock in which the committee failed to approve a similar Chiles plan on a tie vote. Today, the measure was sent to the Senate 13 to 11. Among a series of changes to get the extra vote, Chiles added about 400 mln dlrs for additional, unspecified, agricultural spending programs to be paid with partly with higher user fees. Reuter

General Electric Co Plc ( GECL.L) ( GEC) declined comment on rumours on the London stock market that it is planning another purchase in the U.S. Medical equipment field, in addition to its existing U.S. Subsidiary Picker International Inc. A GEC spokesman said that it is company policy not to comment on acquisition rumours. Stock Exchange traders said the rumour helped GECGEC's share price to rise 5p, to a final 206p from yesterday share price to rise 5p, to a final 206p from yesterday's closing price of 201p. Reuter

Faulty repair work by The Boeing Company BA.N was a contributary cause to a Japan Air Lines Co Ltd JAPN.Y 747 crash on August 12, 1985, that killed 520 people, the final draft of a Ministry of Transport report says. There were only four survivors when the aircraft crashed into a mountain north of Tokyo. The report said inadequate inspection of the aircraft by Japanese inspectors after the repairs was another factor in the crash. The crew were cleared of any responsibility for the disaster. The report, which was sent on March 23 to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board for comment, should be released in late May. Under an international convention the draft must be submitted for final comments to the relevant authorities. Boeing spokesmen were unavailable for comment. On April 4, a Boeing spokesman at the firms headquarters said the company would probably make no comment on the Japanese investigation teams report until it was officially released. On September 6, 1985, Boeing

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Montedison SPA of Italy said net consolidated profit for its Agrimont Group, formed in June 1986, totalled 1.5 billion lire in 1986. Agrimont SPA, the holding company for Montedisons Agro-Industrial businesses, had sales of 810 billion lire and a net profit of about 1.1 billion lire, after amortization costs of 35 billion lire and a 13 billion lire reduction in the value of inventory due to falling market prices, Montedison said. Agrimont, still wholly owned by Montedison, is taking steps to be traded on the Milan exchange, the company said. The company said that 1986 was characterized by an unstable fertlizer market due to the weak dollar and the decline of international prices for products sold in Europe and the U.S where Agrimont operates through its Conserv division. In pesticides and in animal health care products Agrimont maintained its previous level of revenues and market share in 1986, Montedison said. Montedison said it named Ettore dellIsola to the newly created position of president of Agrimont. Montedison also said it named Renato Picco, managing director of Eridania SPA and Gianfranco Ceroni, managing director of Italiana Olii e Sifi, both of whom are members of the the Ferruzzi Groups management board, to Argimonts board of directors. Ferruzzi owns about 40 pct of Montedison

Promising new findings in the use of a controversial experimental drug called Interleukin-2 as a cure for cancer will be published in the April 9 issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, according to a Wall Street analyst who has obtained an advance copy of the magazine. Among interleukins principal U. S. makers are Cetus Corp CTUS, headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., and Immunex Corp IMNX, based in Seattle, Wash. The journal, to be released late today, contains two articles reporting high remission rates several cancer types. The journal also contains a signed editorial concluding that the new results mark a significant milestone in the search for a successful immunotherapy for cancer. Interleukin-2, also known as IL-2, is a substance naturally produced by living cells in the laboratory. The drug is controversial because it was widely praised as a promising cancer treatment in early reports on its effectiveness in late 1985, only to come under criticism a year later for its failure to live up to its promise and due to its ravaging side effects. One of the new studies, conducted by Dr. William West of Biotherapeutics Inc of Franklin, Tenn., is particularly significant because it found far fewer harsh side effects after it changed the way in which the drug is administered. In that study, researchers administered IL-2 to 48 cancer patients and found a 50-pct remission rate for kidney cancers and a 50 pct remission rate for melanoma, a type of skin cancer, according to Prudential-Bache Securities Stuart Weisbrod, who obtained the advance copy of the magazine. For rectal and colon cancer, the researchers found no remissions, but none of the 48 patients treated had side effects serious enough to be placed under intensive hospital care, according to the article. In the second study, whose principal author is Dr. Steven Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute, researchers administered IL-2 to 157 cancer patients and found a 33 pct remission rate in cancers of the kidney, a 27 pct rate in melanomas and a 15 pct rate in cancers of the colon and rectum. In the National Cancer Institute trials, a total of four patients died, the magazine reported, confirming the harshness of the drugs side effects as originally administered. Perhaps we are at the end of the beginning of the search for successful immunotherapy for cancer, said the editorial, signed by John Durant of Philadelphias Chase Cancer Center. These observations reported by Rosenberg and West

The Federal Reserve entered the U.S. Government securities market and offered to buy all maturities of Treasury notes and bonds, a Fed spokesman said. He said this coupon spokesman said. He said this coupon "pass,pass," which adds permanent reserves to the banking system, was for regular delivery tomorrow. Dealers said that Federal funds were trading at 6-7/16 pct when the Fed announced the operation. Economists had been expecting the Fed to do this because of the need to offset seasonal factors expected to drain reserves heavily over the next few weeks. The Fed had previously offered to buy all coupon issues on March 31. Reuter

Synergen Inc said it has filed for an offering of 1,500,000 common shares through underwriters led by Alex. Brown Inc ABSB, Hambrecht and Quist Inc and Boettcher and Co Inc. It said proceeds will be used to fund research and testing and for other general corporate purposes. Reuter

Synergen Inc said it has filed for an offering of 1,500,000 common shares through underwriters led by Alex. Brown Inc ABSB, Hambrecht and Quist Inc and Boettcher and Co Inc. It said proceeds will be used to fund research and testing and for other general corporate purposes. Reuter

American Midland Corp said Braodway Casinos Inc has entered into a letter of intent for a new company to be formed by Carnival Cruise Lines Inc and Continental Hotel Cos to operate Broadways planned hotel/casino in the Marina area of Atlantic City, N.J. American Midland has agreed to spin off its 8.2 acre Atlantic City property to Broadway, a new company in which American Midland

West Germanys total net direct investments abroad fell to 11.2 billion marks in 1986 from 13.6 billion in 1985, but investments in developing countries rose to 683 mln marks from 358 mln, the Economics Ministry said. Foreign investments in West Germany were a net 5.8 billion marks in 1986, up from 3.6 billion in 1985, with higher European investments largely responsible for this increase. The ministry

West Germanys total net direct investments abroad fell to 11.2 billion marks in 1986 from 13.6 billion in 1985, but investments in developing countries rose to 683 mln marks from 358 mln, the Economics Ministry said. Foreign investments in West Germany were a net 5.8 billion marks in 1986, up from 3.6 billion in 1985, with higher European investments largely responsible for this increase. The ministry

Continental Bank of Canada said shareholders approved a capital reorganization to allow an initial payout by the end of May to common shareholders from last years 200 mln Canadian dlr sale of most Continental assets to Lloyds Bank PLCs Lloyds Bank Canada. The bank said the initial distribution would take the form of a stock dividend of cumulative redeemable retractable class A series two preferred shares entitling holders to monthly floating rate dividends at 72 pct of prime and to 12.75 dlrs a share on retraction. Continental said the initial payout was subject to Canadian government approval. The bank reiterated that total distributions to common shareholders would range from 16.50 dlrs a share to 17.25 dlrs including the initial stock dividend and a final distribution in late 1988 or early 1989. The payout of existing preferred shareholders will be completed just before next months initial distribution to common shareholders, Continental

Cheap oil feedstocks, the weakened U.S. dollar and a plant utilization rate approaching 90 pct will propel the streamlined U.S. petrochemical industry to record profits this year, with growth expected through at least 1990, major company executives predicted. This bullish outlook for chemical manufacturing and an industrywide move to shed unrelated businesses has prompted GAF Corp ( GAF), privately-held Cain Chemical Inc, and other firms to aggressively seek acquisitions of petrochemical plants. Oil companies such as Ashland Oil Inc ( ASH), the Kentucky-based oil refiner and marketer, are also shopping for money-making petrochemical businesses to buy. I see us poised at the threshold of a golden period, said Paul Oreffice, chairman of giant Dow Chemical Co ( DOW), adding, Theres no major plant capacity being added around the world now. The whole game is bringing out new products and improving the old ones. Analysts say the chemical industrys biggest customers, automobile manufacturers and home builders that use a lot of paints and plastics, are expected to buy quantities this year. U.S. petrochemical plants are currently operating at about 90 pct capacity, reflecting tighter supply that could hike product prices by 30 to 40 pct this year, said John Dosher, managing director of Pace Consultants Inc of Houston. Demand for some products such as styrene could push profit margins up by as much as 300 pct, he said. Oreffice, speaking at a meeting of chemical engineers in Houston, said Dow would easily top the 741 mln dlrs it earned last year and predicted it would have the best year in its history. In 1985, when oil prices were still above 25 dlrs a barrel and chemical exports were adversely affected by the strong U.S. dollar, Dow had profits of 58 mln dlrs. I believe the entire chemical industry is headed for a record year or close to it, Oreffice said. GAF chairman Samuel Heyman estimated that the U.S. chemical industry would report a 20 pct gain in profits during 1987. Last year, the domestic industry earned a total of 13 billion dlrs, a 54 pct leap from 1985. The turn in the fortunes of the once-sickly chemical industry has been brought about by a combination of luck and planning, said Paces John Dosher. Dosher said last years fall in oil prices made feedstocks dramatically cheaper and at the same time the American dollar was weakening against foreign currencies. That helped boost U.S. chemical exports. Also helping to bring supply and demand into balance has been the gradual market absorption of the extra chemical manufacturing capacity created by Middle Eastern oil producers in the early 1980s. Finally, virtually all major U.S. chemical manufacturers have embarked on an extensive corporate restructuring program to mothball inefficient plants, trim the payroll and eliminate unrelated businesses. The restructuring touched off a flurry of friendly and hostile takeover attempts. GAF, which made an unsuccessful attempt in 1985 to acquire Union Carbide Corp UK, recently offered three billion dlrs for Borg Warner Corp BOR, a Chicago manufacturer of plastics and chemicals. Another industry powerhouse, W.R. Grace ( GRA) has divested its retailing, restaurant and fertilizer businesses to raise cash for chemical acquisitions. But some experts worry that the chemical industry may be headed for trouble if companies continue turning their back on the manufacturing of staple petrochemical commodities, such as ethylene, in favor of more profitable specialty chemicals that are custom-designed for a small group of buyers. Companies like DuPont ( DD) and Monsanto Co MTC spent the past two or three years trying to get out of the commodity chemical business in reaction to how badly the market had deteriorated, Dosher said. But I think they will eventually kill the margins on the profitable chemicals in the niche market. Some top chemical executives share the concern. The challenge for our industry is to keep from getting carried away and repeating past mistakes, GAFs Heyman cautioned. The shift from commodity chemicals may be ill-advised. Specialty businesses do not stay special long. Houston-based Cain Chemical, created this month by the Sterling investment banking group, believes it can generate 700 mln dlrs in annual sales by bucking the industry trend. Chairman Gordon Cain, who previously led a leveraged buyout of Duponts Conoco Incs chemical business, has spent 1.1 billion dlrs since January to buy seven petrochemical plants along the Texas Gulf Coast. The plants produce only basic commodity petrochemicals that are the building blocks of specialty products. This kind of commodity chemical business will never be a glamorous, high-margin business, Cain said, adding that demand is expected to grow by about three pct annually. Garo Armen, an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds, said chemical makers have also benefitted by increasing demand for plastics as prices become more competitive with aluminum, wood and steel products. Armen

Cheap oil feedstocks, the weakened U.S. dollar and a plant utilization rate approaching 90 pct will propel the streamlined U.S. petrochemical industry to record profits this year, with growth expected through at least 1990, major company executives predicted. This bullish outlook for chemical manufacturing and an industrywide move to shed unrelated businesses has prompted GAF Corp ( GAF), privately-held Cain Chemical Inc, and other firms to aggressively seek acquisitions of petrochemical plants. Oil companies such as Ashland Oil Inc ( ASH), the Kentucky-based oil refiner and marketer, are also shopping for money-making petrochemical businesses to buy. I see us poised at the threshold of a golden period, said Paul Oreffice, chairman of giant Dow Chemical Co ( DOW), adding, Theres no major plant capacity being added around the world now. The whole game is bringing out new products and improving the old ones. Analysts say the chemical industrys biggest customers, automobile manufacturers and home builders that use a lot of paints and plastics, are expected to buy quantities this year. U.S. petrochemical plants are currently operating at about 90 pct capacity, reflecting tighter supply that could hike product prices by 30 to 40 pct this year, said John Dosher, managing director of Pace Consultants Inc of Houston. Demand for some products such as styrene could push profit margins up by as much as 300 pct, he said. Oreffice, speaking at a meeting of chemical engineers in Houston, said Dow would easily top the 741 mln dlrs it earned last year and predicted it would have the best year in its history. In 1985, when oil prices were still above 25 dlrs a barrel and chemical exports were adversely affected by the strong U.S. dollar, Dow had profits of 58 mln dlrs. I believe the entire chemical industry is headed for a record year or close to it, Oreffice said. GAF chairman Samuel Heyman estimated that the U.S. chemical industry would report a 20 pct gain in profits during 1987. Last year, the domestic industry earned a total of 13 billion dlrs, a 54 pct leap from 1985. The turn in the fortunes of the once-sickly chemical industry has been brought about by a combination of luck and planning, said Paces John Dosher. Dosher said last years fall in oil prices made feedstocks dramatically cheaper and at the same time the American dollar was weakening against foreign currencies. That helped boost U.S. chemical exports. Also helping to bring supply and demand into balance has been the gradual market absorption of the extra chemical manufacturing capacity created by Middle Eastern oil producers in the early 1980s. Finally, virtually all major U.S. chemical manufacturers have embarked on an extensive corporate restructuring program to mothball inefficient plants, trim the payroll and eliminate unrelated businesses. The restructuring touched off a flurry of friendly and hostile takeover attempts. GAF, which made an unsuccessful attempt in 1985 to acquire Union Carbide Corp UK, recently offered three billion dlrs for Borg Warner Corp BOR, a Chicago manufacturer of plastics and chemicals. Another industry powerhouse, W.R. Grace ( GRA) has divested its retailing, restaurant and fertilizer businesses to raise cash for chemical acquisitions. But some experts worry that the chemical industry may be headed for trouble if companies continue turning their back on the manufacturing of staple petrochemical commodities, such as ethylene, in favor of more profitable specialty chemicals that are custom-designed for a small group of buyers. Companies like DuPont ( DD) and Monsanto Co MTC spent the past two or three years trying to get out of the commodity chemical business in reaction to how badly the market had deteriorated, Dosher said. But I think they will eventually kill the margins on the profitable chemicals in the niche market. Some top chemical executives share the concern. The challenge for our industry is to keep from getting carried away and repeating past mistakes, GAFs Heyman cautioned. The shift from commodity chemicals may be ill-advised. Specialty businesses do not stay special long. Houston-based Cain Chemical, created this month by the Sterling investment banking group, believes it can generate 700 mln dlrs in annual sales by bucking the industry trend. Chairman Gordon Cain, who previously led a leveraged buyout of Duponts Conoco Incs chemical business, has spent 1.1 billion dlrs since January to buy seven petrochemical plants along the Texas Gulf Coast. The plants produce only basic commodity petrochemicals that are the building blocks of specialty products. This kind of commodity chemical business will never be a glamorous, high-margin business, Cain said, adding that demand is expected to grow by about three pct annually. Garo Armen, an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds, said chemical makers have also benefitted by increasing demand for plastics as prices become more competitive with aluminum, wood and steel products. Armen

The Bank of France said it will offer 9.5 billion francs worth of negotiable Treasury bills at its next weekly tender on April 13. The total includes four billion francs worth of 13-week bills, 2.5 billion francs of two-year bills and three billion francs of five-year bills. At this weeks tender on Monday the Bank

The Bank of France said it will offer 9.5 billion francs worth of negotiable Treasury bills at its next weekly tender on April 13. The total includes four billion francs worth of 13-week bills, 2.5 billion francs of two-year bills and three billion francs of five-year bills. At this weeks tender on Monday the Bank

Eastman Kodak Co is raising 25 mln dlrs through an offering of notes due 1997, said sole underwriter Morgan Stanley and Co Inc. The notes have a 7-1/2 pct coupon and an initial offering price of 99.625 to yield 7.34 pct, or 20 basis points over five-year Treasury notes. Morgan MoodyMoody's Investors Service Inc and AA by Standard and PoorStandard and Poor's Corp. Investors can sell the notes back to the company in 1992. Reuter

Eastman Kodak Co is raising 25 mln dlrs through an offering of notes due 1997, said sole underwriter Morgan Stanley and Co Inc. The notes have a 7-1/2 pct coupon and an initial offering price of 99.625 to yield 7.34 pct, or 20 basis points over five-year Treasury notes. Morgan MoodyMoody's Investors Service Inc and AA by Standard and PoorStandard and Poor's Corp. Investors can sell the notes back to the company in 1992. Reuter

Neue Dieselmotoren für Polo und Golf. VWhat einen neuen Dieselmotor im Angebot. Das Aggregat mit 1,6 Litern Hubraum wird für die beiden Modelle Polo und Golf verfügbar sein. Leistung, Verbrauch und Höchstgeschwindigkeit der Maschine unterscheiden sich je nach Karosserie. VWerweitert die Motorenpalette der Golf-Baureihe um einen 1,6 Liter großen Common-Rail-Diesel. Der aus dem neuen Polo stammende Selbstzünder kommt im Golf, Golf Plus und Golf Variant in einer stärkeren Leistungsstufe zum Einsatz. Während das Euro-5-Aggregat im Polo 75 PS leistet, steht es beim Golf mit 105 im Datenblatt. Das maximale Drehmoment beträgt 250 Newtonmeter, wie der Hersteller in Wolfsburg mitteilt. Den Verbrauch gibt VW je nach Karosserievariante mit 4,5 bis 4,8 Litern an (CO2-Ausstoß: 119 bis 126 g/km). Im Golf und Golf Variant ist eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 189 km/h möglich. In Kombination mit einem Fünfgang-Schaltgetriebe kostet die neue Motorvariante beim Golf ab 20.600 Euro. Der entsprechende Golf Plus ist ab 22.275 Euro und der Golf Variant

Neue Dieselmotoren für Polo und Golf. VWhat einen neuen Dieselmotor im Angebot. Das Aggregat mit 1,6 Litern Hubraum wird für die beiden Modelle Polo und Golf verfügbar sein. Leistung, Verbrauch und Höchstgeschwindigkeit der Maschine unterscheiden sich je nach Karosserie. VWerweitert die Motorenpalette der Golf-Baureihe um einen 1,6 Liter großen Common-Rail-Diesel. Der aus dem neuen Polo stammende Selbstzünder kommt im Golf, Golf Plus und Golf Variant in einer stärkeren Leistungsstufe zum Einsatz. Während das Euro-5-Aggregat im Polo 75 PS leistet, steht es beim Golf mit 105 im Datenblatt. Das maximale Drehmoment beträgt 250 Newtonmeter, wie der Hersteller in Wolfsburg mitteilt. Den Verbrauch gibt VW je nach Karosserievariante mit 4,5 bis 4,8 Litern an (CO2-Ausstoß: 119 bis 126 g/km). Im Golf und Golf Variant ist eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 189 km/h möglich. In Kombination mit einem Fünfgang-Schaltgetriebe kostet die neue Motorvariante beim Golf ab 20.600 Euro. Der entsprechende Golf Plus ist ab 22.275 Euro und der Golf Variant

VW-Tuninggipfel: Golf Power-Cabrio feiert Premiere. Reifnitz ( dpa/tmn) - Volkswagen hat das neue Golf Cabrio aufgemotzt: Die Studie mit dem Beinamen R Concept leistet 199 kW/270 PS, teilte der Hersteller mit. Premiere feierte das Konzeptfahrzeug beim GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzam Wörthersee (1. - 4. Juni). Reifnitz(dpa/tmn) - Volkswagen hat das neue Golf Cabrio aufgemotzt: Die Studie mit dem Beinamen R Concept leistet 199 kW/270 PS, teilte der Hersteller mit. Premiere feierte das Konzeptfahrzeug beim GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzam Wörthersee (1. - 4. Juni). Der 2,0 Liter große Turbobenziner beschleunigt das Golf Cabrio in weniger als sechs Sekunden auf Tempo 100 und weiter bis auf 250 km/h. Der Motor soll bereits ab 2500 Umdrehungen pro Minute stattliche 350 Newtonmeter Drehmoment entwickeln. Ob der 25 Millimeter tiefergelegte und edel ausgestattete Wagen Serienchancen hat, ließen die Wolfsburger offen. Das gilt auch für die geschlossene Golf-R -Studie mit gleicher Motorisierung und vielen Karbonteilen. Das Auto wurde beim VW-Tuninggipfel am Wörthersee in den Farbvarianten «Velvet Grey Metallic» und «Aplomb Blue» vorgestellt. Die tschechische VW-Tochter Skoda hat für das GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzden Rallyesportwagen Fabia Super 2000 zum Roadster umgebaut. Das Konzeptauto Fabia RS 2000 bietet vier luftige Sitzplätze und als besonderen Hingucker eine tief umlaufende Scheibe. Zum Antrieb des Roadsters machte Skoda keine Angaben. In der Rallye-Version steckt ein Saugmotor, der 199 kW/270 PS entwickelt. Webseite des GTI

VW-Tuninggipfel: Golf Power-Cabrio feiert Premiere. Reifnitz ( dpa/tmn) - Volkswagen hat das neue Golf Cabrio aufgemotzt: Die Studie mit dem Beinamen R Concept leistet 199 kW/270 PS, teilte der Hersteller mit. Premiere feierte das Konzeptfahrzeug beim GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzam Wörthersee (1. - 4. Juni). Reifnitz( dpa/tmn) - Volkswagen hat das neue Golf Cabrio aufgemotzt: Die Studie mit dem Beinamen R Concept leistet 199 kW/270 PS, teilte der Hersteller mit. Premiere feierte das Konzeptfahrzeug beim GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzam Wörthersee (1. - 4. Juni). Der 2,0 Liter große Turbobenziner beschleunigt das Golf Cabrio in weniger als sechs Sekunden auf Tempo 100 und weiter bis auf 250 km/h. Der Motor soll bereits ab 2500 Umdrehungen pro Minute stattliche 350 Newtonmeter Drehmoment entwickeln. Ob der 25 Millimeter tiefergelegte und edel ausgestattete Wagen Serienchancen hat, ließen die Wolfsburger offen. Das gilt auch für die geschlossene Golf-R -Studie mit gleicher Motorisierung und vielen Karbonteilen. Das Auto wurde beim VW-Tuninggipfel am Wörthersee in den Farbvarianten «Velvet Grey Metallic» und «Aplomb Blue» vorgestellt. Die tschechische VW-Tochter Skoda hat für das GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzden Rallyesportwagen Fabia Super 2000 zum Roadster umgebaut. Das Konzeptauto Fabia RS 2000 bietet vier luftige Sitzplätze und als besonderen Hingucker eine tief umlaufende Scheibe. Zum Antrieb des Roadsters machte Skoda keine Angaben. In der Rallye-Version steckt ein Saugmotor, der 199 kW/270 PS entwickelt. Webseite des GTI

VW-Tuninggipfel: Golf Power-Cabrio feiert Premiere. Reifnitz ( dpa/tmn) - Volkswagen hat das neue Golf Cabrio aufgemotzt: Die Studie mit dem Beinamen R Concept leistet 199 kW/270 PS, teilte der Hersteller mit. Premiere feierte das Konzeptfahrzeug beim GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzam Wörthersee (1. - 4. Juni). Reifnitz(dpa/tmn) - Volkswagen hat das neue Golf Cabrio aufgemotzt: Die Studie mit dem Beinamen R Concept leistet 199 kW/270 PS, teilte der Hersteller mit. Premiere feierte das Konzeptfahrzeug beim GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzam Wörthersee (1. - 4. Juni). Der 2,0 Liter große Turbobenziner beschleunigt das Golf Cabrio in weniger als sechs Sekunden auf Tempo 100 und weiter bis auf 250 km/h. Der Motor soll bereits ab 2500 Umdrehungen pro Minute stattliche 350 Newtonmeter Drehmoment entwickeln. Ob der 25 Millimeter tiefergelegte und edel ausgestattete Wagen Serienchancen hat, ließen die Wolfsburger offen. Das gilt auch für die geschlossene Golf-R -Studie mit gleicher Motorisierung und vielen Karbonteilen. Das Auto wurde beim VW-Tuninggipfel am Wörthersee in den Farbvarianten «Velvet Grey Metallic» und «Aplomb Blue» vorgestellt. Die tschechische VW-Tochter Skoda hat für das GTI -Treffen in Reifnitzden Rallyesportwagen Fabia Super 2000 zum Roadster umgebaut. Das Konzeptauto Fabia RS 2000 bietet vier luftige Sitzplätze und als besonderen Hingucker eine tief umlaufende Scheibe. Zum Antrieb des Roadsters machte Skoda keine Angaben. In der Rallye-Version steckt ein Saugmotor, der 199 kW/270 PS entwickelt. Webseite des GTI

Das Öl-Leck ist dicht. Eine Erfolgsmeldung aus dem Golf von Mexiko : Der Mineralölkonzern BPmeldet, das Ölleck sei verschlossen. Das Manöver namens «Static Kill war damit erfolgreich. Ein «Meilenstein» sei erreicht, verkündet die BP-Führung. Doch es ist nur der erste Schritt. Er ist der erste Schritt von mehreren zur endgültigen Versiegelung des Bohrlochs. Die weltweit mit Spannung erwartete Operation «Static Kill» war am Dienstagnachmittag (Ortszeit) angelaufen. In einem ersten Schritt wurde schwerer Schlamm in die Steigleitung im Meeresboden gepumpt. Nach Angaben von BP ist ein «hydrostatisches» Gleichgewicht erzielt worden. Der von oben in die Steigleitung gepresste Schlamm neutralisiert das nach oben strömende Öl, so dass kein weiteres Öl austreten kann. In einem zweiten Schritt soll Zement in die Steigleitung gepresst werden. Dieses Doppelmanöver wird mehrere Tage dauern - zwischen 33 und 61 Stunden, schätzt Admiral Thad Allen , der Einsatzleiter der Regierung. BP hat mehrere Schiffe im Einsatz, um den schweren Schlamm unter hohem Druck in das Bohrloch zu pressen und so das Öl, das in der Steigleitung nach wie vor nach oben drückt, in die Tiefe zu drängen. In der kommenden Woche soll dann auch das Öl-Reservoir in etwa vier Kilometern Tiefe im Meeresboden verschlossen werden. Bei dieser Operation «Bottom Kill» will BP ebenfalls Schlamm und Zement in die Steigleitung pumpen - durch einen Nebenzugang, der seit Mai gebohrt wird. Am Montag hatten neue Schätzungen das riesige Ausmaß der Katastrophe noch einmal vor Augen geführt. Nach Angaben von Forschern strömten nach dem Versinken der Bohrinsel «Deepwater Horizon» am 22. April insgesamt 4,9 Millionen Barrel Öl in den Golf von Mexiko

Großes Geschäft mit Golf. Das Internationale Olympische Komitee empfiehlt Golf und Siebener-Rugby für die Aufnahme ins Programm der Spiele 2016. Mit diesen Sportarten soll Olympia noch attraktiver und lukrativer für die milliardenschweren Sponsoren werden. Mit diesem zukunftsweisenden Vorschlag hat die Exekutive des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees (IOC) in Berlindie Kommerzialisierung vorangetrieben. Golf und Rugby müssen bei ihren olympischen Comeback-Bemühungen aber noch auf die Zustimmung der IOC-Vollversammlung am 9. Oktober inKopenhagen hoffen. Die IOC-Session kann die beiden ausgewählten Sportarten einzeln akzeptieren oder ablehnen. Eine einfache Mehrheit genügt. Außerdem gab es es eine Zusage für Wettkämpfe im Frauen-Boxen für Olympia 2012 in London , um den weiblichen Anteil im Teilnehmerfeld zu erhöhen. «Frauen-Boxen ist eine großartige Ergänzung. Es war Zeit, den Sport aufzunehmen», kommentierte IOC-Präsident Jacques Rogge die Aufnahme von drei Gewichtsklassen bei den Frauen und freute sich, dass die beiden von ihm favorisierten Sportarten nur noch eine Hürde bis zum endgültigen Olympiastatus nehmen müssen. Frustriert schlichen dagegen Vertreter der abgeschmetterten Bewerbersportarten Karate, Squash, Inline Skating, Baseball und Softball durch das feudale Intercontinental Hotel. Schließlich werden die Sieger in diesem Bewerbungsmarathon reich belohnt. Jeder Verband, der bei Olympia vertreten ist, darf mit einer IOC-Subvention von mindestens 15 Millionen US-Dollar rechnen. Allerdings könnte die Präsenz von Golf im Programmpaket dem IOC auch ein schlagkräftiges Argument liefern, wenn es mit US-TV-Anbietern über den Verkauf der Rechte verhandelt. Tiger Woods freute sich im fernen Minnesota über die gute Nachricht aus der deutschen Hauptstadt, dass das olympische Golfturnier vor einem «überfälligen» Comeback steht. Der Superstar hatte sich schon vor dem Votum des IOC-Kabinetts zu seinem Traum vom Olympiasieg bekannt. 2005 war Golf, das zuletzt 1904 olympisch war, von der IOC-Session abgelehnt worden. Kaum waren die kontroversen Diskussionen des 15-Personen-Gremiums beendet, mussten sich die IOC-Granden die erwartete Kritik gefallen lassen. Golf sende das falsche Signal an die «Jugend der Welt». Und: Durch die Empfehlung werde der eigene Anspruch auf Gleichbehandlung der Geschlechter in Frage gestellt, weil zwei der wichtigsten Golfclubs der Welt keine weiblichen Mitglieder zulassen. Rugby war zwischen 1900 und 1924 bei vier Olympischen Spielen dabei, allerdings mit 15 Spielern pro Team. Durch die abgespeckte Version mit sieben Akteuren pro Mannschaft verspricht sich der ehemalige Rugby-Spieler Rogge eine aufregende Aufwertung seines Hochglanzprodukts Olympia. «Wir sind eine jugendliche, dynamische Sportart, die großen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg nachweisen kann», erklärte Mike Miller, der Generalsekretär des Weltverbandes International Rugby Board. Allein der letzte World Cup brachte einen Profit von mehr als 100 Millionen Euro. Weiterführende Links: Olympische Spiele 2018: Katarina Witt lächelt für München Kampf der Sportarten: Skaten, Rugby und Golf wollen olympisch werden Olympia 2010 in Vancouver : Gang-Hauptstadt am Pazifik Sotschi 2014: Winterspiele in Russlands

Großes Geschäft mit Golf. Das Internationale Olympische Komitee empfiehlt Golf und Siebener-Rugby für die Aufnahme ins Programm der Spiele 2016. Mit diesen Sportarten soll Olympia noch attraktiver und lukrativer für die milliardenschweren Sponsoren werden. Mit diesem zukunftsweisenden Vorschlag hat die Exekutive des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees (IOC) in Berlindie Kommerzialisierung vorangetrieben. Golf und Rugby müssen bei ihren olympischen Comeback-Bemühungen aber noch auf die Zustimmung der IOC-Vollversammlung am 9. Oktober inKopenhagen hoffen. Die IOC-Session kann die beiden ausgewählten Sportarten einzeln akzeptieren oder ablehnen. Eine einfache Mehrheit genügt. Außerdem gab es es eine Zusage für Wettkämpfe im Frauen-Boxen für Olympia 2012 in London , um den weiblichen Anteil im Teilnehmerfeld zu erhöhen. «Frauen-Boxen ist eine großartige Ergänzung. Es war Zeit, den Sport aufzunehmen», kommentierte IOC-Präsident Jacques Rogge die Aufnahme von drei Gewichtsklassen bei den Frauen und freute sich, dass die beiden von ihm favorisierten Sportarten nur noch eine Hürde bis zum endgültigen Olympiastatus nehmen müssen. Frustriert schlichen dagegen Vertreter der abgeschmetterten Bewerbersportarten Karate, Squash, Inline Skating, Baseball und Softball durch das feudale Intercontinental Hotel. Schließlich werden die Sieger in diesem Bewerbungsmarathon reich belohnt. Jeder Verband, der bei Olympia vertreten ist, darf mit einer IOC-Subvention von mindestens 15 Millionen US-Dollar rechnen. Allerdings könnte die Präsenz von Golf im Programmpaket dem IOC auch ein schlagkräftiges Argument liefern, wenn es mit US-TV-Anbietern über den Verkauf der Rechte verhandelt. Tiger Woods freute sich im fernen Minnesota über die gute Nachricht aus der deutschen Hauptstadt, dass das olympische Golfturnier vor einem «überfälligen» Comeback steht. Der Superstar hatte sich schon vor dem Votum des IOC- Kabinetts zu seinem Traum vom Olympiasieg bekannt. 2005 war Golf, das zuletzt 1904 olympisch war, von der IOC-Session abgelehnt worden. Kaum waren die kontroversen Diskussionen des 15-Personen-Gremiums beendet, mussten sich die IOC-Granden die erwartete Kritik gefallen lassen. Golf sende das falsche Signal an die «Jugend der Welt». Und: Durch die Empfehlung werde der eigene Anspruch auf Gleichbehandlung der Geschlechter in Frage gestellt, weil zwei der wichtigsten Golfclubs der Welt keine weiblichen Mitglieder zulassen. Rugby war zwischen 1900 und 1924 bei vier Olympischen Spielen dabei, allerdings mit 15 Spielern pro Team. Durch die abgespeckte Version mit sieben Akteuren pro Mannschaft verspricht sich der ehemalige Rugby-Spieler Rogge eine aufregende Aufwertung seines Hochglanzprodukts Olympia. «Wir sind eine jugendliche, dynamische Sportart, die großen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg nachweisen kann», erklärte Mike Miller, der Generalsekretär des Weltverbandes International Rugby Board . Allein der letzte World Cup brachte einen Profit von mehr als 100 Millionen Euro. Weiterführende Links: Olympische Spiele 2018: Katarina Witt lächelt für München Kampf der Sportarten: Skaten, Rugby und Golf wollen olympisch werden Olympia 2010 in Vancouver : Gang-Hauptstadt am Pazifik Sotschi 2014: Winterspiele in Russlands

Tiger Vor den Augen zahlreicher Fans und Journalisten startet Tiger Woods bei den 76. Masters in Augusta ( USA «Welcome back, Tiger!». Die meisten Fans haben Tiger Woods schon vor seinem ersten Abschlag in Augusta an diesem Donnerstag verziehen. Und sichtlich gerührt vom herzlichen Empfang hat der reumütige Ehebrecher zumindest sein sportliches Ziel beim 76. Golf-Masters auch klar formuliert. «Nichts hat sich geändert. Ich will hier gewinnen», tönte der 34 Jahre alte US-Amerikaner vor seinem 15. Auftritt auf dem Par-72-Kurs im Azaleenmeer von Georgia. Die deutschen Profis Martin Kaymer und der zweimalige Masterssieger Bernhard Langer «Tiger , wir lieben Dich», «Schön, dass Du wieder da bist», «Du bist immer noch der Größte» - überall entlang der Fairways im exklusivsten Klub der Welt wurde Woods in Großbuchstaben gefeiert. Die Fangefühle nach dem tiefen Fall des Superstars sind überraschend warm und freundlich. Kein Zweifel: Der Tiger ist zurück in seinem «Wohnzimmer» an der legendären Magnolia Lane. Nach selbstgewählter fünfmonatiger Abstinenz setzt der Brachenprimus zum Sprung auf seinen fünften Masters-Titel an. Am 15. November 2009 war er bisher das letzte Mal seiner Profession nachgegangen und dabei Turniersieger in Australien Auch ohne Wettkampfpraxis hat Woods nach seiner Sexsucht-Therapie der Konkurrenz wieder den Kampf angesagt. «Warum, glaubt ihr, ist er hier? Bestimmt nicht für seine Gesundheit oder irgendetwas anderes. Er macht einen großen Schritt, um sein Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen», beschreibt der 70 Jahre alte Jack Nicklaus, die wahren Motive des wohl besten Golfspielers der Geschichte. Woods (14 Majors) will den Grand Slam-Rekord des «Golden Bear» (18) Nicklaus Medienhype wie beim Amtsantritt von Obama Beichte, Sühne und Bekenntnisse des über 45 Tage therapierten Ehesünders Woods waren gestern. Golf , Glanz und Glamour stehen wie von selbst schon wieder ganz ober auf der Prioritätenliste, wenn der Quotenbringer an diesem Donnerstag um 19.42 Uhr MEZ (live bei Sky) mit dem Südkoreaner K.J. Choi und seinem US-Landsmann Matt Kuchar im vorletzten Flight am Tee Nummer 1 steht. Das Medienaufkommen wird mit dem Hype beim Amtsantritt von US-Präsident Barack Obama «Ich habe mich schon lange nicht mehr so auf den ersten Abschlag gefreut. Aber es geht nicht darum, Titel zu gewinnen. Es geht darum, wie man sein Leben lebt. In Zukunft muss ich ein besserer Mensch werden», teilte Woods

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