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.

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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 acquisition during the applicable waiting period.

Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 081296 and 082396

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Name of acquiring person, name of Date

acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated

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Profitt's, Inc., Parisian, Inc.,

Parisian, Inc.......................... 96-2419 08/14/96

North Shore Health System, S.I.U.H.

Systems, Inc., S.I.U.H. Systems, Inc... 96-2475 08/14/96

Halliburton Company, Landmark Graphics

Corporation, Landmark Graphics

Corporation............................ 96-2522 08/14/96

Estate of Phoebe F. Connor, Mary Snyder

Trust, Roy J. Maier Products........... 96-2562 08/14/96

Estate of Phoebe F. Connor, Roy J. Maier

Living Trust, Roy J. Maier Products.... 96-2565 08/14/96

Jones Medical Industries, Inc., Galen

Drugs of Florida, Inc., Galen Drugs of

Florida, Inc........................... 96-2573 08/14/96

Hologic, Inc., FluoroScan Imaging

Systems, Inc., FluoroScan Imaging

Systems, Inc........................... 96-2590 08/14/96

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P.,

Masada Cable Partners, L.P., Masada

Cable Partners, L.P.................... 96-2613 08/14/96

Charterhouse Equity Partners II, L.P.,

Masada Cable Partners, L.P., Masada

Cable Partners, L.P.................... 96-2617 08/14/96

Equifax Inc., Rick L. Rozar, CDB Infotek 96-2623 08/14/96

TPG Partners, L.P., Sather Realty

Company, Sather Realty Company......... 96-2552 08/15/96

TPG Partners, L.P., Sathers, Inc.,

Sathers Inc............................ 96-2553 08/15/96

Thermo Electron Corporation, Julia

Worden, Continental X-Ray Corporation,

Advanced Medical Imaging............... 96-2441 08/16/96

OrthoLogic Corp., Columbia/HCA

Healthcare Corporation, Sutter

Corporation............................ 96-2557 08/16/96

Odyssey Partners, L.P., Aviall, Inc.,

Aviall Services, Inc. and Aviall

(Canada) Ltd........................... 96-2572 08/16/96

The Sherwin-Williams Company, Voting

Trust Agreement (Brod-Dugan Company),

Brod-Dugan Company..................... 96-2575 08/16/96

HA-LO Industries, Inc., Market U.S.A.,

Inc., Market U.S.A., Inc............... 96-2587 08/16/96

OrNda Healthcorp, Fallon Clinic, Inc.,

Fallon Clinic, Inc./St. Vincent

Healthcare System, Inc................. 96-2601 08/16/96

GC Companies, Inc., Global TeleSystems

Group, Inc., Global TeleSystems Group,

Inc.................................... 96-2612 08/16/96

Cisco Systems, Inc., Telebit

Corporation, Telebit Corporation....... 96-2614 08/16/96

Tyco International Ltd., BTR plc, The

Rochester Corporation.................. 96-2619 08/16/96

Odyssey Partners, L.P., Richard P.

Small, Tri-Star Aerospace, Inc......... 96-2624 08/16/96

Living Centers of America, Inc.,

Cardinal Health Inc., Allied Pharmacy

Management, Inc........................ 96-2625 08/16/96

Cardinal Health, Inc., PCI Services,

Inc., PCI Services, Inc................ 96-2626 08/16/96

Masayoshi Son, QWIZ Inc., QWIZ, Inc..... 96-2636 08/16/96

Collins Holding Company, John M. Rudey,

U.S. Timberlands Holdings Company,

L.L.C.................................. 96-2638 08/16/96

Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV,

L.P., Living Centers of America, Inc.,

Living Centers-Devcon, Inc............. 96-2641 08/16/96

Georg Fisher AG, Etex, S.A., R&G Sloane

Manufacturing Company, Inc............. 96-2644 08/16/96

Jose Cutrale, Jr., The Coca-Cola

Company, The Coca-Cola Company......... 96-2647 08/16/96

Quorum Health Group, Inc., Doctors

Hospital, Inc. of Stark County, Doctors

Hospital, Inc. of Stark County; Comp

Care, Incor............................ 96-2650 08/16/96

Public Service Company of Colorado, T.

Pat Harrison, Texas-Ohio Gas, Inc. and

Texas-Ohio Pipeline, Inc............... 96-2654 08/16/96

Public Service Company of Colorado,

Brett Thomas, Texas-Ohio Gas, Inc. and

Texas-Ohio Pipeline, Inc............... 96-2655 08/16/96

JP Foodservice, Inc., Donald Daren,

Arrow Paper and Supply Co., Inc........ 96-2567 08/19/96

US Province of Congregation-Sisters Bon

Secours-Paris, Liberty Health System,

Inc., Liberty Health System, Inc....... 96-2604 08/16/96

RWE AG, AM International, Inc., AM

International, Inc..................... 96-2620 08/19/96

Bell & Howell Company, The Oklahoma

Publishing Company, DataTimes

Corporation............................ 96-2631 08/19/96

Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., The Clayton

& Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV L.P.,

VK/AC Holding, Inc..................... 96-2634 08/20/96

The St. Paul Companies, Inc., Richard P.

Davis, Flagship Resources Inc.......... 96-2642 08/20/96

Maurice J. Cunniffe, Triboro Electric

Corporation, Triboro Electric

Corporation............................ 96-2656 08/20/96

Laboratory Corporation of America

Holdings, Genzyme Corporation, Genetic

Design, Inc............................ 96-1996 08/21/96

Darling International Inc.,

International Processing Corporation,

International Processing Corporation... 96-2509 08/21/96

St. Luke's Health Network, Inc.,

Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center,

Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center... 96-2541 08/21/96

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, The Lloyd

Noland Foundation, Inc., Tenet

HealthSystem Lloyd Noland Medical, Inc. 96-2581 08/21/96

American Home Products Corporation,

Stryker Corporation, Stryker

Corporation............................ 96-2627 08/21/96

American Home Products Corporation,

Creative BioMolecules, Inc., Creative

BioMolecules, Inc...................... 96-2628 08/21/96

Stryker Corporation, American Home

Products Corporation, Genetics

Institute, Inc......................... 96-2632 08/21/96

Creative BioMolecules, Inc., American

Home Products Corporation, Genetics

Institute, Inc......................... 96-2633 08/21/96

General Electric Company, Michael H.

Polaski, the TEC Division of Specialty

Underwriters, Inc...................... 96-2637 08/21/96

World Financial Network Holding

Corporation, Welsh, Carson, Anderson &

Stowe VII, L.P., Business Services

Holdings, Inc.......................... 96-2672 08/21/96

GENICOM Corporation, Texas Instruments

Incorporated, Texas Instruments

Incorporated........................... 96-2496 08/23/96

Transamerica Corporation, Trans Ocean

Ltd., Trans Ocean Ltd.................. 96-2561 08/23/96

Howard Gilman, Perry Lumber Company,

Perry Lumber Company................... 96-2578 08/23/96

Bill A. Gilliland, Lynn Hickey, Lynn

Hickey Dodge, Inc...................... 96-2583 08/23/96

Bell Atlantic Corporation, NYNEX

Corporation, Catskills RSA Limited

Partnership............................ 96-2615 08/23/96

Greencore Group plc, Imperial Holly

Corporation, Imperial Holly Corporation 96-2622 08/23/96

Foundation Health Corporation, FPA

Medical Management, Inc., FPA Medical

Management, Inc........................ 96-2639 08/23/96

FPA Medical Management, Inc., Foundation

Health Corporation, Foundation Health

Medical Services....................... 96-2640 08/23/96

Suiza Foods Corporation, Swiss Dairy, A

Corporation, Swiss Dairy, a Corporation 96-2646 08/23/96

Louis J. Appell Residuary Trust, George

F. Gardner, Raystay Co................. 96-2652 08/23/96

Compagnie Generale des Eaux, Air & Water

Technologies Corporation, Air & Water

Technologies Corporation............... 96-22658 08/23/96

Adaptech, Inc., Raymond J. Noorda and

Lewena Noorda, Data Kinesis, Inc....... 96-2663 08/23/96

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ReliaStar Financial Corp., Sucessful

Money Management Seminars, Inc.,

Sucessful Money Management Seminars,

Inc.................................... 96-2666 08/23/96

TPG Partners, L.P., Claudio Castiglioni,

Cagiva S.p.a., Cagiva Motorcycles

S.p.a., Ducati Motorc.................. 96-2669 08/23/96

Robert F.X. Sillerman, Multi-Market

Radio, Inc., Multi-Market Radio, Inc... 96-2671 08/23/96

BE&K, Inc., T.H. Suitt, Suitt

Construction Co., Inc.................. 96-2673 08/23/96

Tractebel, S.A., Kamilche Company,

Simpson Paper Company.................. 96-2674 08/23/96

VISA U.S.A., Inc., Plus System, Inc.,

Plus System, Inc.,Plus System, Inc..... 96-2681 08/23/96

TPG Partners, L.P., Cianfranco

Castiglioni, Ducati Motorcycles S.p.a.,

Cagiva S.p.a., Cagiva Motorc........... 96-2684 08/23/96

Neil and Debra Kornswiet, Aames

Financial Corporation, Aames Financial

Corporation............................ 96-2689 08/23/96

Regis Corporation, Supercuts, Inc.,

Supercuts, Inc......................... 96-2694 08/23/96

Coach USA, Inc., George D. Kamins,

Yellow Cab Services Corporation........ 96-2698 08/23/96

George D. Kamins, Coach USA, Inc., Coach

USA, Inc............................... 96-2699 08/23/96

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Pioneer French

Banking Co. Inc., Pioneer French

Banking Co. Inc........................ 96-2701 08/23/96

Summit Ventures IV, L.P., Robert D.

Harris, Harris Research, Inc........... 96-2703 08/23/96

Northland Telecommunications

Corporation, Marcus Cable Company,

L.P., Marcus Cable Associates, L.P..... 96-2707 08/23/96

Alliance Entertainment Corp.,

Wasserstein Perella Group, Inc., Red

Ant LLC................................ 96-2711 08/23/96

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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, DC

20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-23238 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]

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