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.

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Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 120996 and 122096

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Name of acquiring person, name of Date

acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated

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Gerald F. Cerce, BEC Group, Inc., Foster

Grant Group, L.P., et al............... 97-0424 12/09/96

New York Life Insurance Company, John W.

Titus, Snowstate Restaurant Corp. &

Franklin Restaurant Corp............... 97-0477 12/09/96

Hollingsworth & Vose Company, Exide

Corporation, Evanite Fiber Corporation. 97-0495 12/09/96

Gespa S.A., Tarmac PLC, Tarmac Minerals,

Inc.................................... 97-0508 12/09/96

HA-LO Industries, Inc., Linden D.

Nelson, Creative Concepts In

Advertising, Inc....................... 97-0533 12/09/96

Linden D. Nelson, HA-LO Industries,

Inc., HA-LO Industries, Inc............ 97-0535 12/09/96

Union Bank of Switzerland, Ernst Ohnell,

Communications Supply Corporation...... 97-0539 12/09/96

Universal Outdoor Holdings, Inc.,

Merrill Lynch Capital Appreciation

Partnership, B-XXVII, Revere Holding

Corp................................... 97-0540 12/09/96

Seacor Holdings, Inc., Waveland Marine

Service, Inc., Waveland Marine Service,

Inc.................................... 97-0542 12/09/96

Bob Marbut, Gannett Co., Inc., Combined

Communications Corporation of Oklahoma,

Inc.................................... 97-0544 12/09/96

The Horne Family Voting Trust, Rosecliff

Ames Partners, Ames Holdings, Inc...... 97-0547 12/09/96

CAT Limited (a Bermuda company)

Enterprise Reinsurance Corporation,

Enterprise Reinsurance Corporation..... 97-0550 12/09/96

John L. Morris, Mako Marine

International, Inc., Mako Marine

International, Inc..................... 97-0551 12/09/96

General Electric Company, Enterprise

Reinsurance Corporation, Enterprise

Reinsurance Corporation................ 97-0552 12/09/96

Central Parking Corporation, SLC

Holdings, L.L.C., Civic Parking, L.L.C. 97-0554 12/09/96

Menasha Corporation, Poly Hi Solidur,

Inc. (Newco), Poly Hi Solidur, Inc.

(Newco)................................ 97-0555 12/09/96

Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV,

L.P., Kwik Wash Laundries, Inc., Kwik

Wash Laundries, Inc.................... 97-0560 12/09/96

Performance Contracting Group, Inc.,

National Service Industries, Inc.,

North Bros., Inc....................... 97-0564 12/09/96

The Progressive Corporation, Midland

Financial Group, Inc., Midland

Financial Group, Inc................... 97-0565 12/09/96

Louis J. Appell Residuary Trust, Bridge

Associates II, WHMA(AM) and WHMA(FM)... 97-0567 12/09/96

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,

Aldrich, Eastman, & Waltch, Inc

Aldrich, Eastman, & Waltch, Inc.,...... 97-0569 12/09/96

Joaquin Viso and Olga Lizardi (Husband

and Wife), SmithKline Beecham plc, SB

Pharmco Puerto Rico, Inc............... 97-0571 12/09/96

Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc., North

American Fund II, L.P., Gateway

HealthCare Corporation................. 97-0573 12/09/96

Insurance Partners, L.P., Superior

National Insurance Group, Inc.,

Superior National Insurance Group, Inc. 97-0574 12/09/96

Crestar Financial Corporation, Great

Western Financial Corporation, Great

Western Bank........................... 97-0575 12/09/96

The Deaconess Associations, Inc., Mark

Waters, Elk Valley Professional

Affiliates, Inc........................ 97-0584 12/09/96

Union Bank of Switzerland, Metrocall,

Inc., Metrocall, Inc................... 97-0600 12/09/96

Reilly Family Limited Partnership,

Outdoor Advertising Company, Outdoor

East, L.P.............................. 97-0158 12/10/96

Kellogg Company, Philip Morris

Companies, Inc., Kraft Foods, Inc...... 97-0476 12/10/96

Pearson PLC, The Seagram Company Ltd. (a

Canadian company), The Putnam Berkley

Group, Inc............................. 97-0519 12/10/96

Philip Environmental Inc., Luntz

Corporation, Luntz Corporation......... 97-0538 12/10/96

MCN Corporation, Main Pass Gas Gathering

Company, Main Pass Gas Gathering

Company................................ 97-0576 12/10/96

Paul Fred Ricart, Jr., Robert A. Layman,

Jr., Bobby Layman Chevrolet, Inc....... 97-0578 12/10/96

Weatern Resources, Inc., Westinghouse

Electric Corporation, Westinghouse

Security Systems, Inc.................. 97-0588 12/10/96

Tencor Instruments, Uniphase

Corporation, Ultrapointe Corporation... 97-0590 12/10/96

Proffitt's, Inc., G.R. Herberger's Inc.,

G.R. Herberger's, Inc.................. 97-0591 12/10/96

Claneil Enterprises, Inc., Scandipharm,

Inc., Scandipharm, Inc................. 97-0592 12/10/96

Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P.,

Specialty Foods Acquisition

Corporation, Specialty Foods

Acquisition Corporation................ 97-0596 12/10/96

IMCO Recycling, Inc., EnviroSource,

Inc., IMSAMET, Inc..................... 97-0603 12/10/96

Caritas Christi, Daughters of Charity

National Health System, Inc., Carney

Hospital, et al........................ 97-0604 12/10/96

Rhett Calvin Ricart, Robert A. Layman,

Jr., Bobby Layman Chevrolet, Inc....... 97-0608 12/10/96

American International Group, Inc., CH-

Twenty, Inc., CH-Twenty, Inc........... 97-0614 12/10/96

Hyundai Electronics Industries Co.,

Ltd., General Wireless, Inc., General

Wireless, Inc.......................... 97-0620 12/10/96

Linde AG, The Pro-Quip Corporation, The

Pro-Quipp Corporation.................. 97-0624 12/10/96

McCown De Leeuw & Co. III, Unilever NV,

Conopco Inc............................ 97-0628 12/10/96

MBNA Corporation, First Western BanCorp,

Inc., First Western Bank, N.A. and

First Western Bank, f.s.b.............. 97-0629 12/10/96

Dimeling, Schreiber & Park, Burlington

Motor Holdings, Inc., a Debtor-in-

possession, Burlington Motor Holdings,

Inc.................................... 97-0636 12/10/96

Phillip Frost, M.D., BBI Healthcare

Corporation, BBI Healthcare Corporation 97-0421 12/11/96

Jane Hsaio, Ph.D, BBI Healthcare

Corporation, BBI Healthcare Corporation 97-0422 12/11/96

Robert E. Martini, BBI Healthcare

Corporation, BBI Healthcare Corporation 97-0433 12/11/96

Bergen Brunswig Corporation, IVAX

Corporation, IVAX Corporation.......... 97-0441 12/11/96

IVAX Corporation, Bergen Brunswig

Corporation, Bergen Brunswig

Corporation............................ 97-0442 12/11/96

Textron, Inc., Klockner-Werke, AG,

Kautex North America, Inc. & Kautex

Corporation............................ 97-0515 12/11/96

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners II,

L.P., Franklin Resources, Inc, Franklin

Resources, Inc......................... 97-0563 12/11/96

General Electric Company, NEFF

Corporation, NEFF Corporation.......... 97-0470 12/12/96

Rosen's Diversified, Inc., Paul J.

Weiss, Skylark Meats, Inc. and Mid-

America Transportation, Inc............ 97-0496 12/12/96

Rosen's Diversified, Inc., Reynold G.

Hochstein, Skylark Meats, Inc. and Mid-

America Transportation, Inc............ 97-0498 12/12/96

Saint Barnabas Corporation, Trico Health

Care, Inc., West Hudson Hospital

Association; West Hudson Foundation.... 97-0514 12/12/96

Warren A. Hood, Jr., U.S. Industries,

Inc., QPF Corporation.................. 97-0516 12/12/96

PhyCor, Inc., Straub Clinic & Hospital,

Inc., Straub Clinic & Hospital, Inc.... 97-0530 12/12/96

Ralph Milo, Cooperative Tradeka

Corporation, C.G. America Corporation.. 97-0536 12/12/96

Gannett, Co., Inc., Bob Marbut, Argyle

Television, Inc........................ 97-0543 12/12/96

Philip Environmental, Inc., Pechiney

S.A., PPC (ISW), Inc................... 97-0582 12/12/96

STERIS Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Company, E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc....... 97-0593 12/12/96

J.W. Childs Equity Partners, L.P.,

Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc.,

Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc.... 97-0619 12/12/96

Bell Industries, Inc., Milgray

Electronics, Inc., Milgray Electronics,

Inc.................................... 97-0642 12/12/96

The Clorox Company, McKesson

Corporation, Armor All Products

Corporation............................ 97-0644 12/12/96

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Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund, IV,

L.P., Brim Inc., Brim Inc.............. 97-0531 12/13/96

Atlantic Richfield Company, Mobil

Corporation, Mobil Alaska Pipeline

Company................................ 97-0545 12/13/96

DI Industries, Loews Corporation,

Diamond M. Onshore, Inc................ 97-0556 12/13/96

Atlantic Equity Partners, L.P., Quality

Foods, L.P., Quality Foods, L.P........ 97-0558 12/13/96

Burger Bros., Inc., Holiday Companies,

Holiday Sports, Inc. and Holiday

Stationstores, Inc..................... 97-0562 12/13/96

Front Royal, Inc., Trirock Limited

Partnership, Rockwood Casualty

Insurance Co........................... 97-0566 12/13/96

Dynatech Corp., Texlon Corporation,

Itronix Corporation.................... 97-0581 12/13/96

PIC Insurance Group, Inc., Front Royal

Inc., Front Royal Inc.................. 97-0606 12/13/96

Front Royal, Inc., PIC Insurance Group,

Inc., Rockwood Casualty Insurance

Company................................ 97-0611 12/13/96

Orgill, Inc., Beacon Holding

Corporation, Beacon Holding Corporation 97-0615 12/13/96

ING Groep, N.V., TransCare Corporation,

TransCare Corporation.................. 97-0633 12/13/96

Primark Corporation, Bowne & Co., Inc.,

Baseline Financial Services, Inc....... 97-0634 12/13/96

Nabors Industries, Inc., ADCOR-Nicklos

Drilling Company, ADCOR-Nicklos

Drilling Company....................... 97-0639 12/13/96

VEBA AG, Burris Chemical, Inc., Burris

Chemical, Inc.......................... 97-0641 12/13/96

Republic Industries, Inc., R. Todd

Neilson, Chapter 11 Trustee, New-Val

Ford Inc., Val-New Lincoln Mercury Inc. 97-0659 12/13/96

Suiza Foods Corporation, James N. Bahan,

Model Dairy, Inc....................... 97-0413 12/14/96

Suiza Foods Corporation, Thomas E.

Bahan, Model Dairy, Inc................ 97-0420 12/14/96

Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc.,

McCarty-Holman Co., Inc., McCarty-

Holman Co., Inc........................ 97-0831 12/16/96

HIG Investment Group, L.P., Ronald L.

Koonsman, National Cellular, Inc.;

Telephone Warehouse, Inc............... 97-0694 12/16/96

JPE, Inc., Pebra GmbH Paul Braun I.K. (a

German company), Pebra Inc............. 97-0462 12/17/96

Teleport Communications Group, Inc.,

Ralph J. Roberts, Comcast CAP of

Philadelphia, Inc...................... 97-0548 12/17/96

Orkla, A.S., Frank W. Kulesza,

PolyOrganix, Inc....................... 97-0580 12/17/96

First Reserve Fund VII, Limited

Partnership, Teleo Ventures, Inc.,

Teleo Ventures, Inc.................... 97-0597 12/17/96

Laidlaw Inc., Robert Ramsey, SW General,

Inc.................................... 97-0618 12/17/96

Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Sandoz Ltd., Sandoz Ltd 96-1399 12/17/96

Sandoz Ltd., Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Ciba-Geigy

Ltd.................................... 96-1402 12/17/96

Torstar Corporation, Sumner M. Redstone,

American Teaching Aids, Inc............ 97-0630 12/17/96

Carlo Salvi, Gensia, Inc., Gensia, Inc.. 97-0635 12/17/96

Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc., World-Net

Access, Inc., World-Net Access, Inc.... 97-0643 12/17/96

Calgon Carbon Corporation, Florida

Progress Corporation, Advanced

Separation Technologies, Inc........... 97-0646 12/17/96

BASF AG, Sandoz Ltd., a Swiss company,

Sandoz Agro, Inc....................... 97-0647 12/17/96

Baxter International Inc., Immuno

International AG, Immuno International

AG..................................... 96-2926 12/18/96

Sisters of Mercy of the Amer., Regional

Comm. Cincinnati, The Sisters of the

Humility of Mary, Humility of Mary

Health Care System..................... 97-0483 12/18/96

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, PPF Holding

AG, PPF Holding AG..................... 97-0549 12/18/96

Federal Express Corporation, UAL

Corporation, United Air Lines, Inc.

(Used DC10 Aircraft)................... 97-0653 12/18/96

Dovenmuehle Mortgage Company, L.P.,

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc,

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.......... 97-0658 12/18/96

National Data Corporation, Blue Cross &

Blue Shield of Virginia, Health

Communication Services, Inc.; Health

Communication.......................... 97-0660 12/18/96

Tessenderlo Chemie S.A., CI Holdings

Corp., Chelsea Industries, Inc.,

Chelfab, Inc........................... 97-0661 12/18/96

EQUUS II Incorporated, BankAmerica

Corporation, Sun Sportswear, Inc....... 97-0668 12/18/96

OMI Corp., Wilco AS, Wilomi, Inc........ 97-0669 12/18/96

OMI Corp., Awilco ASA, Wilomi, Inc...... 97-0670 12/18/96

Watsco, Inc., Inter-City Products

Corporation (a Canadian company), Inter-

City Products Corporation (USA, CDS

Holdings Inc........................... 97-0671 12/18/96

Alco Standard Corporation, Thomas E.

Wallace, Mon-Wal, Inc.................. 97-0672 12/18/96

BMI-MI, Inc., Lobdell Holdings, Inc.,

Lobdell Holdings, Inc.................. 97-0675 12/18/96

Pioneer Financial Services, Inc., Secura

Insurance, Secura Life Insurance

Company................................ 97-0676 12/18/96

Heidelberger Zement AG, Cimenteries

C.B.R. S.A., Cimenteries C.B.R. S.A.... 97-0677 12/18/96

The Greenbrier Companies, The Greenbrier

Companies, Greenbrier Transportation

Limited Partnership.................... 97-0683 12/18/96

Bayer AG, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.,

Oxford Veterinary Laboratories, Inc.... 97-0435 12/19/96

MCN Corporation, Lyondell Petrochemical

Company, Lyondell Petrochemical Company 97-0466 12/19/96

John Rutledge Partners II, L.P., H&C

Holding Corporation, H&C Holding

Corporation............................ 97-0583 12/19/96

BankAmerica Corporation, EXOR Group, Duo-

Tang, Inc.............................. 97-0708 12/19/96

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund

III, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV Investors

of Michigan, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV

Investors of Michigan, L.P............. 97-0503 12/20/96

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund

III, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV Investors

of Rochester, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV

Investors of Rochester, L.P............ 97-0504 12/20/96

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund

III, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV Investors

of Salinas/Monterey, L.P., Jupiter/

Smith TV Investors of Salinas/Monterey,

L.P.................................... 97-0505 12/20/96

Barry Baker, Sinclair Broadcast Group,

Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.... 97-0513 12/20/96

Boston Ventures Limited Partnership IV,

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.......... 97-0521 12/20/96

Boston Ventures Limited Partnership IVA,

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc.,

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc....... 97-0522 12/20/96

WinStar Communications, Inc., WinStar

Communications, Inc., Milliwave Limited

Partnership............................ 97-0553 12/20/96

Global DirectMail Corp., Paul G. Mandel,

Alliance Peripheral Systems, Inc....... 97-0640 12/20/96

Ira Leon Rennert, Costain Group PLC, a

British company, Costain Coal, Inc..... 97-0681 12/20/96

Connective Therapeutics, Inc.,

SmithKline Beecham plc, SmithKline

Beecham Corporation, SmithKline Beecham 97-0688 12/20/96

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George L. Argyros, Specialty Foods

Acquisition Corporation, WFB Holdings,

Inc. and Specialty Foods Finance Corp.. 97-0700 12/20/96

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P.

Fielding 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. 97-1236 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]

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