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. Sec. 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: 041497 and 042597

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Name of acquiring person, name of Date

acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated

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Insync Int'l Corp., Viad Corp., Premier

Cruise Lines Ltd....................... 97-1717 04/14/97

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., L-Com

Corporation (Newco), L-Com Corporation

(Newco)................................ 97-1691 04/15/97

Lockheed Martin Corporation, L-Com

Corporation (Newco), L-Com Corporation

(Newco)................................ 97-1692 04/15/97

Ripplewood Partners, L.P., Sieben, Inc.,

Sieben, Inc............................ 97-1694 04/15/97

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P.,

America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses,

Ltd. Partnership, America's Best

Contacts and Eyeglasses, Ltd.

Partnership............................ 97-1701 04/15/97

Linsalata Capital Partners Fund II,

L.P., Okabena Partnership V-8 Hartzell

Manufacturing, Inc..................... 97-1706 04/15/97

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

PepsiCo., Inc., Chevys, Inc............ 97-1711 04/15/97

Adventist Health System Sunbelt

Healthcare Corporation, Hinsdale Health

System, Hinsdale Health System......... 97-1721 04/15/97

Energy Ventures, Inc., GulfMark

International, Inc., GulfMark

International, Inc. (``GulfMark

Retained'')............................ 97-1723 04/15/97

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Energy

Ventures, Inc., Energy Ventures, Inc... 97-1724 04/15/97

GenCorp Inc., Technographics, Inc.,

Technographics, Inc.................... 97-1725 04/15/97

Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V,

L.P., Albert J. Latner, Dynacare, Inc.

(a Canadian company)................... 97-1729 04/15/97

United Auto Group, Inc., John A.

Staluppi, Amity Auto Plaza Ltd.,

Massapequa Imports Ltd., Westbur....... 97-1730 04/15/97

DB Companies, Inc., Dairy Mart

Convenience Stores, Inc., Dairy Mart

Convenience Stores, Inc................ 97-1732 04/15/97

Michael F. Mansfield, John E. Mansfield,

Sr., Kangaroo, Inc..................... 97-1734 04/15/97

Frontier Insurance Group, Inc., Mercury

Finance Company, Lyndon Property

Insurance Company...................... 97-1735 04/15/97

Samuel G. Swope, Republic Industries,

Inc., Republic Industries, Inc......... 97-1738 04/15/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Samuel G.

Swope, Courtesy Auto Group, Inc........ 97-1739 04/15/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Bledsoe

Dodge, Inc., Bledsoe Dodge, Inc........ 97-1740 04/15/97

Brunswick Corporation, Bell Sports

Corp., American Recreation Company, Inc 97-1742 04/15/97

Brambles Industries Limited, Morton A.

Freedman, David Freedman, Inc.......... 97-1744 04/15/97

Aegis Group plc, Andrew Butcher

(``Butcher''), International

Communication Group, Inc. (``ICG'').... 97-1746 04/15/97

LAM Research Corporation, OnTrak

Systems, Inc., OnTrak Systems, Inc..... 97-1748 04/15/97

Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc, Tosco

Corporation, SS Sierra Madre........... 97-1752 04/15/97

Dimeling, Schreiber and Park, Business

Express, Inc., debtor-in-possession,

Business Express, Inc.................. 97-1757 04/15/97

Bagel Store Development Funding, L.L.C.,

Bagel Store Development Funding,

L.L.C., Alamo Bagels, L.P.; Liberty

Foods, L.L.C.; BCE West................ 97-1759 04/15/97

Lawrence J. Ellison, Empire of Carolina,

Inc., Empire of Carolina, Inc.......... 97-1760 04/15/97

Ameritech Corporation, Eckhart G.

Grohmann, Central Control Alarm

Corporation............................ 97-1762 04/15/97

Florida Progress Corporation, The Dow

Chemical Company, Tiger Bay Limited

Partnership............................ 97-1763 04/15/97

SierraPine Limited, Sierra-Pacific

Holding Company, Sierra-Pacific

Industries............................. 97-1764 04/15/97

Republic Industries, Inc., James G.

Bankston, W.O. Bankston Enterprises,

Inc.................................... 97-1772 04/15/97

James G. Bankston, Republic Industries,

Inc., Republic Industries, Inc......... 97-1773 04/15/97

ConAgra, Inc., Itochu Corporation, a

Japanese company, Consolidated Grain &

Barge Co............................... 97-1784 04/15/97

ConAgra, Inc., ZEN-NOH, Consolidated

Grain & Barge Co....................... 97-1785 04/15/97

WHX Corporation, Dynamics Corporation of

America, Dynamics Corporation of

America................................ 97-1708 04/16/97

Sterling Commerce, Inc., N.V. Verenigd

Bezit VNU, Automated Catalogue Services

L.P.................................... 97-1771 04/16/97

Superior Services Inc., Browning-Ferris

Industries, Inc., Browning-Ferris

Industries, Inc.; M&N Disposal, Inc.; H 97-1367 04/18/97

Becton, Dickinson and Company, Difco

Laboratories Incorporated, Difco

Laboratories Incorporated.............. 97-1602 04/18/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Harold W.

Shad, III and Jennie S. Shad, Shad

Management Company, Shad General

Partner, Inc........................... 97-1648 04/18/97

ALLTEL Corporation, Georgia Telephone

Corporation, Georgia Telephone

Corporation............................ 97-1741 04/18/97

Ameritech Corporation, Charles M. Kiven,

Norman Securities Systems, Inc......... 97-1758 04/18/97

Peter H. Howard, Engineered Data

Products, Inc., Engineered Data

Products, Inc.......................... 97-1768 04/18/97

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.,

Owatonna Canning Company, Inc.,

Owatonna Canning Company, Inc.......... 97-1769 04/18/97

DNL Partners Limited Partnership,

Unilever N.V., a Netherlands Company,

Conopco, Inc........................... 97-1775 04/18/97

Dr. Prem Reddy, Dr. Nitin Doshi and Dr.

Leena Doshi, Alliance Health Care

Management Group, Inc.................. 97-1776 04/18/97

General Motors Corporation, Harbourton

Holdings, L.P., Harbourton Mortgage &

Co., L.P............................... 97-1778 04/18/97

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State Street Boston Corporation, Fleet

Financial Group, Inc., Fleet National

Bank; Fleet Bank; Fleet Bank-NH; Fleet. 97-1780 04/18/97

IDX Systems Corporation, PHAMIS, Inc.,

PHAMIS, Inc............................ 97-1786 04/18/97

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

ALLTEL Corporation, HWC Distribution

Corporation............................ 97-1799 04/18/97

St. Jude Medical, Inc., Ventritex, Inc.,

Ventritex, Inc......................... 97-0243 04/21/97

Valero Energy Corporation, Salomon Inc.,

Basis Petroleum, Inc................... 97-1662 04/21/97

Salomon Inc., Valero Energy Corporation,

Valero Energy Corporation.............. 97-1663 04/21/97

Tomen Corporation, ZENECA Group PLC,

ZENECA Inc. and Zeneca Limited......... 97-1686 04/21/97

Vestar Equity Partners, L.P., Paul M.

Kalmbach, Kalmbach Feed Ingredients,

Inc.................................... 97-1767 04/21/97

The Thomas B. Crowley Marital Trust,

Tosco Corporation, Tosco Corporation... 97-1779 04/21/97

Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc., Century

Telephone Enterprises, Inc., Metro

Access Networks, Inc................... 97-1790 04/21/97

Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.,

Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc., Brooks

Fiber Properties, Inc.................. 97-1791 04/21/97

Kvaerner ASA (a Norwegian company), NCL

Holding ASA (a Norwegian company), NCL

Cruises Ltd............................ 97-1792 04/21/97

NCL Holding ASA (a Norwegian company),

Kvaerner ASA (a Norwegian company),

Compania Naviera....................... 97-1793 04/21/97

Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company,

UniHealth, CareAmerica Compensation

Holdings, Inc., CareAmerica............ 97-1803 04/21/97

Snyder Communications, Inc., American

List Company, American List Company.... 97-1806 04/21/97

Core Laboratories, N.V., Saybolt

International B.V., Saybolt

International B.V...................... 97-1807 04/21/97

Roger S. Penske, Roger S. Penske,

Detroit Diesel Corporation............. 97-1809 04/21/97

Greater Rochester Health System, Inc.,

Myers Community Hospital Foundation,

Inc., Myers Community Hospital

Foundation, Inc........................ 97-1811 04/21/97

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., Lorraine D.

Williams, TSR, Inc..................... 97-1814 04/21/97

The Allstate Corporation, Gordon A.

Walker, Hollinee Corporation........... 97-1821 04/21/97

Ingram Industries, Inc., Thomas B.

Murphy, Spring Arbor Distribution

Company................................ 97-1823 04/21/97

Gaither Family Voting Trust, Sam M.

Winston Separate Property Trust, Oliver

& Winston, Inc......................... 97-1824 04/21/97

Transhumance Employee Stock Ownership

Trust, Alan S. Bressler, Boston Lamb &

Veal Co., Inc.......................... 97-1839 04/21/97

Stichting Administratiekantoor van

aandelen *(con't), Estate of Cornelius

A. Suarez, deceased, Specialty Food

Distributors, Inc.; Bud Suarez, Inc.... 97-1850 04/21/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Marshall R.

Chesrown, Chesrown Chevrolet, Inc.,

Chesrown Ford, Inc., Southwest......... 97-1699 04/22/97

Marshall R. Chesrown, Republic

Industries, Inc., Republic Industries,

Inc.................................... 97-1700 04/22/97

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., Jack G.

Folmar, Interworld Corporation......... 97-1794 04/22/97

W. David Sykes, IPL Systems, Inc., IPL

Systems, Inc........................... 97-1812 04/22/97

George Soros, Oscar and Zlata

Foundation, Indigo, N.V................ 97-1818 04/22/97

Mr. George Fiegl, VEBA AG, MEMC

Electronic Materials, Inc.............. 97-1825 04/22/97

U.S. Office Products Company, Robert P.

Dunlop, MTA, Inc....................... 97-1833 04/22/97

U.S. Office Products Company, Michael J.

Rainen, Rainen Business Interiors, Inc. 97-1841 04/22/97

Michael J. Rainen, U.S. Office Products

Company, U.S. Office Products Company.. 97-1842 04/22/97

Aon Corporation, The St. Paul Companies,

Inc., Minet Holdings, Inc.............. 97-1848 04/22/97

NOVA Informations Systems, Inc., Crestar

Bank, Crestar Financial Corporation.... 97-1851 04/22/97

U.S. Office Products Company, Robert M.

Fishbein, United Envelope Co., Inc; Rex

Envelope Co............................ 97-1861 04/22/97

U.S. Office Products Company, Richard M.

Schlanger, United Envelope Co., Inc.;

Rex Envelope Co........................ 97-1862 04/22/97

Robert M. Fishbein, U.S. Office Products

Company, U.S. Office Products Company.. 97-1863 04/22/97

Richard M. Schlanger, U.S. Office

Products Company, U.S. Office Products

Company................................ 97-1864 04/22/97

AmeriTruck Distribution Corp., Allways

Services, Inc., Trans-Star, Inc........ 97-1751 04/23/97

Cortec Group Fund II, L.P., Glenn E.

Holtz, Gemeinhardt Company,

Incorporated........................... 97-1753 04/23/97

BellSouth Corporation, Telephone and

Data Systems, Inc. Voting Trust, United

States Cellular Corp................... 97-1787 04/23/97

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. Voting

Trust, BellSouth Corporation, Westel-

Milwaukee Company, Inc................. 97-1788 04/23/97

BellSouth Corporation, BellSouth

Corporation, Baton Rouge MSA Limited

Partnership............................ 97-1789 04/23/97

Apollo Investment Fund III, L.P.,

Weyerhaeuser Company, Weyerhaeuser

Mortgage Company....................... 97-1698 04/24/97

R.P. Scherer Corporation, Oxycal

laboratories, Inc., Oxycal

Laboratories, Inc...................... 97-1705 04/24/97

Apollo Investment Fund III, L.P., WMC

Acquisition Co., WMC Acquisition Co.... 97-1713 04/24/97

Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., Unocal

Corporation, The UNO-VEN Company....... 97-1726 04/24/97

Unocal Corporation, Unocal Corporation,

The UNO-VEN Company.................... 97-1727 04/24/97

PartnerRe Ltd., Swiss Reinsurance

Company, Societe Anonyme Francaise de

Reassurances........................... 97-1756 04/24/97

Triarc Companies, Inc., The Quaker Oats

Company, Snapple Beverage Corp......... 97-1781 04/24/97

Windy Hill Pet Food Company LLC,

Elizabeth Anna Confer Trust No. 2,

Armour Corporation..................... 97-1829 04/24/97

Fortis AG S.A., Fortis AMEV N.V., First

Fortis Life Insurance Company.......... 97-1832 04/24/97

Marcus Cable Company, L.P., Harron

Communications Corp., Harron

Cablevision of Texas, Inc.............. 97-1754 04/25/97

Atlantic Health System, Inc., Healthcare

Continuum, Inc., Healthcare Continuum,

Inc.................................... 97-1830 04/25/97

L'Air Liquide, S.A., Texas Instruments

Incorporated, Texas Instruments,

Incorporated, Semiconductor Group...... 97-1831 04/25/97

Jack P. Cook, Jr., Settsu Corporation,

Uarco Incorporated..................... 97-1840 04/25/97

CORE Industries, Inc., Dominic

Persichini, Air Gage Company........... 97-1846 04/25/97

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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, D.C. 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-12579 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]

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