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Date: 19 February 1993
Dispute on Homeless Ruling A ruling in a lawsuit aimed at forcing New York City to provide housing for discharged homeless mentally ill patients set off a furious dispute over the court's intention. Page B1. Barring H.I.V. at the Border Opposing the President's position, the Senate voted to bar immigration of people infected with H.I.V. Page A11.
Date: 19 February 1993
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
The Newspaper Association of America said it had appointed Young & Rubicam Inc. in New York as the first agency to develop an overall strategic program, in an effort to strengthen and expand newspaper marketing and readership. Billings were not disclosed.
Date: 18 February 1993
By Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton
On a slow news night Tuesday at Madison Square Garden -- Mavericks lose! Mavericks lose! -- Pat Riley took it upon himself to write the lead for every news reporter worth his or her laptop computer. It is inconceivable and unconscionable, the Knicks' coach declared, that Patrick Ewing could be beaten out for the starting Eastern Conference All-Star team by Shaquille O'Neal, a mere 7-foot-1-inch, 303-pound rookie. "I can't worry about that stuff," said Ewing.
Date: 18 February 1993
By Diana B. Henriques
Diana
Lawyers for Steven Hoffenberg, the chairman of Towers Financial Corporation and the prospective buyer of The New York Post, agreed yesterday to permit the Securities and Exchange Commission to impose certain emergency controls on the operation of Towers, including stringent limits on his use of the company's assets. The settlement, approved by Federal District Judge Whitman Knapp at a hearing in Manhattan, also calls for the appointment of a trustee to monitor the company's books as it continues in operation, and to oversee an independent audit of the company. And it requires Mr. Hoffenberg to give the S.E.C. a separate accounting of his personal assets.
Date: 19 February 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, based in Norwalk, Conn., said it had completed its acquisition of Applied Biosystems Inc. through a stock swap valued at $365 million. Shareholders of Applied Biosystems will receive 0.678 share of Perkin-Elmer stock for each Applied Biosystems share. Perkin-Elmer shares closed up $1 yesterday, at $37, on the New York Stock Exchange.
Date: 18 February 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The B. F. Goodrich Company said yesterday that it planned to spin off about half of its money-losing Geon vinyl division in a public offering of $270 million to $310 million. Goodrich said it would take a $200 million distribution from Geon and transfer about $30 million of debt to the unit before the offering. Goodrich may sell its remaining stake in Geon at a later date, the company said.
Date: 18 February 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Merck & Company said yesterday that it would sell its Calgon water management division to concentrate on the health-care business. It will probably take several months to find a buyer, the company said in a statement.
Date: 19 February 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
L.M. Ericsson of Sweden said yesterday that it had received a contract worth more than $150 million to expand the cellular phone network in the Guangdong Province of China. The contract, for delivery in the third quarter of this year, covers the supply of radio channels, mobile switching centers, data bases and radio link equipment.
Date: 19 February 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The RTZ Corporation, a British mining company, said yesterday that the Kennecott Corporation, its United States unit, would acquire Nerco Inc., a coal mining company based in Portland, Ore., for $470 million. RTZ is the world's largest mining group.
Date: 19 February 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The B. F. Goodrich Company lost 13 percent of its market value yesterday amid concern about the company's plan to spin off half its Geon vinyl division in a stock offering. Goodrich shares fell $5.75 yesterday, to $45.625, on the New York Stock Exchange.