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frames- The bank stocks got a boost when Connecticut Bank & Trust and Bank of New England said 0 they no longer oppose pending legislation that *T*-1 would permit [ARG1 banks from other regions] to [rel merge] with [ARG2-with Connecticut and Massachusetts banks] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 The two banks] [rel merged] [ARGM-TMP in 1985] .
- Young 's Market Co. , a wholesaler of spirits , wines and other goods , said 0 [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel merge] with [ARG2-with a new corporation formed * by the Underwood family , which *T*-1 controls Young 's] .
- [ARG1 A.L. Williams Corp.] was [rel merged] *-1 into [ARG3-into Primerica Corp. , New York ,] [ARGM-TMP after a special meeting of Williams shareholders cleared the transaction] , the companies said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The RTC] will have *-1 to sell or [rel merge] [ARG1 hundreds of insolvent thrifts] [ARGM-TMP over the next three years] .
- The new S&L bailout law allows $ 50 billion *U* to be spent *-1 [ARG0 *] to sell or [rel merge] [ARG1 sick S&Ls and their assets] , but that is a net cost .
- The [rel merged] [ARG1 firm] will carry Norris McLaughlin 's name .
- [ARG0 Mr. Achenbaum] , who *T*-292 had been considering *-1 paring down his firm or [rel merging] [ARG1 it] with [ARG2-with another small consulting outfit] , soon agreed .
- He decided 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-MNR easily] [rel merge] [ARG1 Pinkerton 's operations] with [ARG2-with his own] [ARGM-TMP while *-1 slashing overhead costs] [ARGM-CAU because the two already operated in many of the same cities] .
- In addition to the usual array of defenses , including a so-called poison pill and a staggered board , Nekoosa has another takeover defense : a Maine state law barring [ARG0 hostile bidders] from *-1 [rel merging] [ARG1 acquired businesses] [ARGM-TMP for five years] .
- [ARGM-LOC In the quarterly balance-of-payments report] , [ARG1 those merchandise trade figures] are [rel merged] *-1 with [ARG2-with statistics on exports and imports of services , as well as returns on investments abroad by Americans and returns on foreign investments in the U.S.] .
- [ARG1 Warner] , which *T*-1 is in the process of * [rel merging] with [ARG2-with Time Warner Inc.] , says 0 it is willing *-2 to settle the matter out of court .
- DALLAS AND HOUSTON law firms merge : Jackson & Walker , a 130-lawyer firm in Dallas and Datson & Scofield , a 70-lawyer firm in Houston said 0 [ARG1 they] have agreed in principle *-1 to [rel merge] .
- [ARG1 DALLAS AND HOUSTON law firms] [rel merge] : Jackson & Walker , a 130-lawyer firm in Dallas and Datson & Scofield , a 70-lawyer firm in Houston said 0 they have agreed in principle *-1 to merge .
- [ARG0 LIN Broadcasting and BellSouth] sweetened their plan * to [rel merge] [ARG1 cellular phone operations] , *-1 offering LIN holders a special $ 42-a-share *U* payout .
- [ARG1 Comprehensive Care] , which *T*-1 terminated its agreement * to [rel merge] with [ARG2-with First Hospital] , dropped 7\/8 to 3 7\/8 .
- [ARG0 The company] not only [rel merged] [ARG1 three military-electronics manufacturing operations] , but also closed an unrelated plant that *T*-1 makes ordnance devices used * in fighter planes and missiles .
- Mr. Grobstein had been a vice chairman of Ernst & Whinney , [ARG1 an accounting firm] that *T*-1 [rel merged] with [ARG2-with rival Arthur Young] [ARGM-TMP in July] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to form Ernst & Young , a major accounting , tax and management consulting firm] .
- [ARG0 PWA] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel merged] [ARG1 Wardair 's operations] with [ARG2-with those of PWA-owned Canadian Airlines International Ltd. , Canada 's second-biggest airline] , said 0 the proposed sale is part of a revised five-year plan aimed * at * streamlining its fleet and shedding debt .
- The offer is in limbo , however , because [ARG0 LIN] has agreed *-1 to [rel merge] [ARG1 its cellular-phone businesses] with [ARG2-with BellSouth Corp] .
- [ARG1 The banks] said 0 an application for a concession * to [rel merge] into [ARG3-into one entity 0 *T*-3 to be called *-2 Den Norske Bank AS] was sent *-1 Monday to the Finance Ministry .
- Harken Energy Corp. of Dallas said 0 it will drop its $ 11.75-a-share , or $ 190 million *U* , offer for Tesoro Petroleum Corp. if [ARG1 the two companies] do n't have an agreement * to [rel merge] by Dec. 15 .
- The two West German electronics concerns said 0 [ARG0 they] have set up European Power Semiconductor Co. *-1 to [rel merge] [ARG1 their activities in the field] .
- In one video , [ARG0 Mr. Smith] defended his agreement * to [rel merge] [ARG1 the pilot-seniority lists] .
- [ARG1 Sperry] [rel merged] with [ARG2-with Burroughs Corp.] [ARGM-PNC * to become Unisys Corp.] [ARGM-TMP in late 1986] .
- It *EXP*-1 is naivete * to equate a government 's policies with the will of the people -LRB- as we well know -RRB- , and it *EXP*-2 is even worse folly [ARG0 *] to [rel merge] [ARG1 the clearly divergent agendas of Fidel and the military and the state bureaucracy] .
- The offer is in limbo , however , because [ARG0 LIN] has agreed *-1 to [rel merge] [ARG1 its cellular-phone businesses] with [ARG2-with BellSouth Corp] .
- [ARG0 SHV] , of the Netherlands , which *T*-3 [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel merged] [ARG1 its North Sea oil and gas operations] with [ARG2-with those of Calor Group PLC] and which *T*-2 owns 40 % of Calor , was identified *-1 as a possible suitor for Burmah .
- [ARG1 Eagle Financial Corp. and Webster Financial Corp. , two Connecticut savings bank-holding companies ,] agreed *-1 to [rel merge] [ARGM-LOC in a tax-free stock transaction] .
- [ARGM-ADV If the battle continues much longer] , [ARG1 many fast-food businesses] [ARGM-MOD will] close or [rel merge] , predicts 0 *T*-2 Vincent Morrissey , who *T*-1 owns a string of Kentucky Fried Chicken stores in the Midwest .
- Last week , following fruitless settlement talks , [ARG1 Warner] , *-1 [ARGM-TMP now] [rel merging] with [ARG2-with Time Inc.] , filed a $ 1 billion *U* breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against both Sony and Guber Peters .
- [ARG1 Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and BanPonce Corp.] -- agreed *-1 to [rel merge] [ARGM-LOC in a transaction valued * at $ 324 million *U*] .
- The [ARGM-TMP newly] [rel merged] [ARG1 company] will have 165 branches in Puerto Rico and 27 branches outside of the island .
- Mr. Seidman is chairman of [ARG0 the Resolution Trust Corp.] , established * 0 *T*-1 to sell or [rel merge] [ARG1 the nation 's hundreds of insolvent savings-and-loan associations] .
- Partners at other accounting firms say that the Deloitte firm in the U.K. is filing the suit *-1 to get even with the [rel merged] Deloitte-Touche [ARG1 firm] for *-2 keeping major auditing work in England .
- General Motors Corp. , a Deloitte audit client , for example , has agreed *-2 to keep its annual $ 18 million *U* world-wide audit and associated tax work with the [rel merged] Deloitte-Touche [ARG1 firm] , 0 *T*-3 to be known *-1 as Deloitte & Touche in the U.S. .
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. , New York , the [ARGM-TMP newly] [rel merged] [ARG1 drug] and health-care-product company , reported record third-quarter earnings for both companies in the merger .
- [ARG1 Bristol-Myers Co. and Squibb Corp. , Princeton , N.J. ,] [rel merged] [ARGM-TMP Oct. 4] , but the new company reported third-period earnings for both companies .
- [ARG0 LIN] , which *T*-1 has agreed with BellSouth Corp. *-2 to [rel merge] [ARG1 their cellular-telephone businesses] , said then that it would n't take a position on McCaw 's revised tender offer .
- That is because many companies will standardize on certain types of equipment as [ARG1 the various parts of the manufacturing market] [rel merge] , and IBM is the biggest player .
- Refcorp , created * by the thrift-overhaul law enacted * in August , will use [ARG0 the proceeds] * to [rel merge] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] or sell off *RNR*-1 ailing savings-and-loan institutions .
- Their proclaimed purpose is [ARG0 *] to cleanse East Germany of its Stalinist muck , [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel merge] with [ARG2-with the West] .
- [ARGM-LOC Under a proposed two-step amalgamation involving share swaps] , [ARG1 ABM Gold Corp. , a gold exploration and management company ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel merge] with [ARG2-with Neptune Resources Corp. , United Gold Corp. and Inca Resources Inc] .
- Last week , Mesa rejected a proposal *ICH*-1 by [ARG0 StatesWest] * to acquire it or [rel merge] .
- Mr. McKinney , 50 years old , was chairman *RNR*-2 and chief executive *RNR*-2 of American Fletcher Corp. , Indianapolis , [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 that bank holding company] [rel merged] into [ARG3-into Banc One] [ARGM-TMP in January 1987] *T*-1 .
- The agency has already spent roughly $ 19 billion *U* *-2 selling 34 insolvent S&Ls , and [ARG0 it] is likely *-3 to sell or [rel merge] [ARG1 600] [ARGM-TMP by the time 0 the bailout concludes *T*-1] .
- LIN is asking McCaw *-2 to clarify its tender offer , which *T*-1 challenges an agreement *ICH*-3 between [ARG0 BellSouth Corp. and LIN] * to [rel merge] [ARG1 their cellular-telephone businesses] .
- [ARG1 Church 's Fried Chicken Inc. and Popeye 's Famous Fried Chicken Inc.] , which *T*-2 have [rel merged] , are still troubled *-1 by overlapping restaurant locations .
- [ARG0 SHV] , which *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel merged] [ARG1 its North Sea oil and gas operations] with [ARG2-with those of Calor Group PLC] , has been pegged *-1 by speculators as a possible suitor for Burmah Oil in recent weeks .
- Memotec said 0 [ARGM-LOC under the agreement] , [ARG1 ISI , a Braintree , Mass. , provider of computer software and services to the insurance industry ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel merge] with [ARG2-with a U.S. unit of Memotec created * for that purpose] .
- [ARG1 The company] was [ARGM-MNR officially] [rel merged] *-1 with [ARG2-with Bristol-Myers Co.] [ARGM-TMP earlier this month] .
- British Aerospace PLC and France 's Thomson-CSF S.A. said 0 [ARG0 they] are nearing an agreement * to [rel merge] [ARG1 their guided-missile divisions] , *-1 greatly expanding collaboration between the two defense contractors .
- GEC plans first *-1 to study Ferranti 's financial accounts , which auditors recently said 0 *T*-2 included # 215 million *U* in fictitious contracts at a U.S. unit , [ARG2 International Signal & Control Group] , with which [ARG1 Ferranti] [rel merged] *T*-3 [ARGM-TMP last year] .
- [ARG0 British Aerospace and France 's Thomson-CSF] are nearing a pact * to [rel merge] [ARG1 guided-missile divisions] .