Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period

Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II

of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires

persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the

Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance

notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such

plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual

cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and

requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal

Register.

The following transactions were granted early termination of the

waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules.

The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant

Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of

Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to

these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 04/22/96 and 05/03/96

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Name of acquiring person, Name of Date

acquired person, Name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated

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Red Lion, a California Limited

Partnership, Robert W. Boykin, Berkeley

Marina Associates, LP.................. 96-1457 04/22/96

Saint Barnabas Corporation (a non-profit

corporation), Mid-Atlantic Health Group

(a non-profit corporation), Mid-

Atlantic Health Group (a non-profit

corporation)........................... 96-1490 04/22/96

Saint Barnabas Corporation, North Jersey

Meditech Corp., North Jersey Meditech

Corp................................... 96-1524 04/22/96

Saint Barnabas Corporation, Beth Health

Care Services Corporation, Newark Beth

Israel Medical Center.................. 96-1528 04/22/96

Elan Corporation, plc (an Irish

company), Athena Neurosciences, Inc.,

Athena Neurosciences, Inc.............. 96-1540 04/22/96

Hughes Supply, Inc., Ray A. Sparks,

Electric Laboratories and Sales

Corporation and Elasco................. 96-1572 04/22/96

U.S. Office Products Company, School

Specialty, Inc., School Specialty, Inc. 96-1580 04/22/96

Air Express International Corporation,

Lusk Shipping Company, Inc., Lusk

Shipping Company, Inc.................. 96-1581 04/22/96

Brightpoint, Inc., Robert Picow, Allied

Communications, Inc.................... 96-1583 04/22/96

Robert Picow, Brightpoint, Inc.,

Brightpoint, Inc....................... 96-1584 04/22/96

Molten Metal Technology, Inc., Lockheed

Martin Corporation, Lockheed

Environmental Systems & Technologies

Co..................................... 96-1588 04/22/96

Hughes Supply, Inc., Jemison Investment

Co., Inc., PVF Subsidiaries............ 96-1597 04/22/96

Atlas World Group Inc., Walter E. and

Alicejo P. Saubert, Red Ball

Corporation............................ 96-1598 04/22/96

TCW Special Credits Fund V--The

Principal Fund, Irwin L. Jacobs, The

Bekins Company......................... 96-1604 04/22/96

The FINOVA Group Inc., The LINC Group,

Inc., LINC Finance Corporation VIII.... 96-1608 04/22/96

GS Capital Partners, L.P., Kaval Bajaj,

I-NET, Inc............................. 96-1614 04/22/96

Chattem, Inc., Jeffrey S. Himmel, Martin

Himmel Inc............................. 96-1618 04/22/96

Waters Corporation, The Chase Manhattan

Banking Corporation, TA Instruments,

Inc.................................... 96-1621 04/22/96

Inter-City Products Corporation, Mr.

Michael R. Krupp, CDS Holdings, Inc.

and GHC Holdings, Inc.................. 96-1626 04/22/96

The Seagram Company Ltd. (a Canadian

company), Interplay Productions, Inc.,

Interplay Productions, Inc............. 96-1475 04/23/96

WorldCom, Inc., Jonathan Kaufman Target

Telecom, Inc........................... 96-1518 04/23/96

ProNet Inc., Motorola, Inc., Embarc

Communications Services, Inc........... 96-1556 04/23/96

The Interpublic Group of Companies,

Inc., Barrie K. Hedge, Angotti, Thomas,

Hedge, Inc............................. 96-1562 04/23/96

The Interpublic Group of Companies,

Inc., Anthony J. Angotti, Angotti,

Thomas, Hedge, Inc..................... 96-1563 04/23/96

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Dr.

Gary B. Knapp, Roy H. Park Broadcasting

of Lake Country, Inc................... 96-1567 04/23/96

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company,

Tomlin Family Trust II, Steven I. Burr,

Esq., Trustee, Roy H. Park Broadcasting

of Lake Country, Inc................... 96-1568 04/23/96

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Bird

Corporation, Bird Corporation.......... 96-1579 04/23/96

Emerson Electric Co., Kop-Flex, Inc.,

Kop-Flex, Inc.......................... 96-1619 04/23/96

Iowa Health System, St. Luke's Health

System, Inc., St. Luke's Health System,

Inc.................................... 96-1496 04/24/96

Jordan Industries, Inc., Allen Rabinow,

Seabord Folding Box Corporation, A & R

Sales, Inc. and........................ 96-1504 04/24/96

Champion Enterprises, Inc., Homes of

Legend, Inc., Homes of Legend, Inc..... 96-1549 04/24/96

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Aviall,

Inc., Aviall, Inc...................... 96-1560 04/24/96

Kenneth R. Thomson, EVEREN Capital

Corporation, BETA Systems, Inc......... 96-1577 04/24/96

Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., Chiron

Corporation, Cetus-Ben Venue

Therapeutics, a general partnership.... 96-1589 04/24/96

New Talegen, LLC, Xerox Corporation,

Telegen Holdings, Inc.................. 96-1591 04/24/96

New TRG, Inc., Xerox Corporation, The

Resolution Group, Inc.................. 96-1599 04/24/96

Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Terence

J. Gooding, Wavetek Corporation........ 96-1611 04/24/96

Richard M. Fairbanks & Virginia B.

Fairbanks (spouses), Adrienne Arsht and

Myer Feldman (spouses), Ardman

Broadcasting Corporation of Florida.... 96-1585 04/25/96

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Myron

Jones, KRRT, Inc....................... 96-1627 04/25/96

Health Partners of Southern Arizona,

Samaritan Health System, Samaritan

Health System.......................... 96-1640 04/25/96

Service Corporation International,

Estate of R. Julian Lackey, Sr., Jules,

Inc. and Ridout's-Brown-Service Inc.... 96-0934 04/26/96

Veterinary Centers of America, Inc.,

Pets' RX, Inc., Pets' Rx, Inc.......... 96-1624 04/26/96

Code, Hennessy & Simmons II, L.P., Loren

M. Smith, Loren Smith Enterprises, Inc. 96-1659 04/26/96

Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth,

Saratoga Community Hospital, Saratoga

Community Hospital..................... 96-1519 04/29/96

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Ashland Inc., Ronald D. Limpus & Linda

K. Limpus, Limpus Quarries, Inc........ 96-1582 04/29/96

Ashland, Inc., Harlan L. Limpus, Limpus

Quarries, Inc.......................... 96-1607 04/29/96

Tele-Communications, Inc., Knight Ridder

Inc., TKR Cable Company................ 96-1629 04/29/96

Tele-Communications, Inc., Tele-

Communications, Inc., TKR Cable

Company, L.P........................... 96-1630 04/29/96

Texaco Inc., Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Ragel,

Ragel Family Limited Partnership....... 96-1633 04/29/96

Dames & Moore, Inc., BRW Group, Inc.,

BRW Group, Inc......................... 96-1635 04/29/96

Randolph K. Repass, E&B Marine Inc., E&B

Marine Inc............................. 96-1636 04/29/96

Elkay Manufacturing Company, Landmark

Equity Partners III, L.P., St. Charles

Acquisition Limited Partnership........ 96-1646 04/29/96

Apache Corporation, The Phoenix Resource

Companies, Inc., The Phoenix Resource

Companies, Inc......................... 96-1647 04/29/96

Kidd, Kamm Equity Partners, L.P.,

Richard W. Good, Good's Furniture, Inc. 96-1650 04/29/96

CUC International Inc., Sierra On-Line,

Inc., Sierra On-Line, Inc.............. 96-1653 04/29/96

Edward L. Mercaldo, Inco Limited, Inco

Limited................................ 96-1655 04/29/96

Robert M. Friedland, Inco Limited, Inco

Limited................................ 96-1656 04/29/96

AGCO Corporation, Linamar Corporation,

Western Combine Corporation and Portage

Manufacturing.......................... 96-1662 04/29/96

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund

II, L.P., Steven Dinetz, Chancellor

Broadcasting Company................... 96-1665 04/29/96

Unicco Service Company, Ogden

Corporation, assets and v/s of Ogden

Services Corp. subsidiaries............ 96-1671 04/29/96

Alco Standard Corporation, Conifer Crent

Company, Conifer Crent Company......... 96-1609 04/30/96

Bruce G. Robert, Northern Acquisition

Partners, L.P., Systemation Engineered

Products, Inc.......................... 96-1678 04/30/96

Siebe plc (a British company), Unitech

plc (a British company), Unitech plc... 96-1555 05/01/96

Renters Choice, Inc., ColorTyme, Inc.,

ColorTyme, Inc......................... 96-1441 05/02/96

Wang Laboratories, Inc., BellSouth

Corporation, Dataserv Computer

Maintenance, Inc....................... 96-1466 05/02/96

Danielson Holding Corporation, Midland

Financial Group, Inc., Midland

Financial Group, Inc................... 96-1473 05/02/96

WMX Technologies, Inc., Robert K. Glegg,

Glegg Industries, Inc.................. 96-1514 05/02/96

Medtronic, Inc., InStent Inc., InStent

Inc.................................... 96-1538 05/02/96

Masayoshi Son (a Japanese person), Steve

Harris, Sendai Publishing Group, Inc... 96-1590 05/02/96

Fisher Companies, Inc., Tomlin Family

Trust II, Stephen I. Burr, Esq.,

Trustee, Roy H. Park Broadcasting of

Oregon, Inc............................ 96-1600 05/02/96

Fisher Companies, Inc., Dr. Gary B.

Knapp, Roy H. Park Broadcasting of

Oregon, Inc............................ 96-1601 05/02/96

FMR Corp., Broadway & Seymour, Inc.,

Bancorp Systems, Inc................... 96-1625 05/02/96

Regal Cinemas, Inc., George Krikorian,

Del Rosa Cinema 8, Inc................. 96-1649 05/02/96

United States Filter Corporation, The

1990 Family Trust, Zimpro

Environmental, Inc..................... 96-1675 05/02/96

Steven G. Papermaster and Katherine L.

Papermaster, Medaphis Corporation,

Medaphis Corporation................... 96-1443 05/03/96

Raymond J. Noorda and Lewena Noorda,

Medaphis Corporation, Medaphis

Corporation............................ 96-1444 05/03/96

Medaphis Corporation, Steven J. Noorda

and Lewena Noorda, BSG Corporation..... 96-1445 05/03/96

The Southern Company, National Power

plc, National Power plc................ 96-1648 05/03/96

Reebok International Ltd., William C.

Baker, Ralph Lauren Footwear, Inc...... 96-1669 05/03/96

Reebok International Ltd., Bruce A.

Baker, Ralph Lauren Footwear, Inc...... 96-1670 05/03/96

Englehard Corporation, The Mearl

Corporation, The Mearl Corporation..... 96-1680 05/03/96

Bob Marbut, Robert E. Hernreich, Sigma

Broadcasting, Inc...................... 96-1682 05/03/96

Carolyn Louise Adams Trust, Enron Corp.,

Transwestern Gatheing Company.......... 96-1684 05/03/96

Cliffs Drilling Company, Christen Sveaas

(a resident of Norway), Viking Supply

Ships A.S.............................. 96-1685 05/03/96

Christen Sveaas (a resident of Norway),

Cliffs Drilling Company, Cliffs

Drilling Company....................... 96-1686 05/03/96

James W. Cabela, Gander Mountain, Inc.,

Gander Mountain, Inc., and GMO, Inc.... 96-1687 05/03/96

Richard N. and Mary A. Cabela, Gander

Mountain, Inc., Gander Mountain, Inc.,

and GMO, Inc........................... 96-1688 05/03/96

Shoney's, Inc., TPI Enterprises, Inc.,

TPI Restaurants, Inc................... 96-1694 05/03/96

National City Corporation, Stone &

Thomas, S & T Financial Corp........... 96-1697 05/03/96

Benchmark Electronics, Inc., EMD

Technologies, Inc., EMD Technologies,

Inc.................................... 96-1714 05/03/96

Michael E. Heisley, Paul S. Brenia,

Ancra International Corp. Debtor-In-

Possession............................. 96-1733 05/03/96

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Renee A. Horton,

contact representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger

Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, D.C.

20580 (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-13812 Filed 5-31-96; 8:45 am]

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