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,

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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: 080497 and 081597

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Name of acquiring person, name of Date

acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated

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American Residential Services, Inc, Mark

P. Shambaugh, Havel Bros., a Division

of Shambaugh & Sons, Inc............... 97-2861 08/04/97

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec,

Andre Chagnon, OpTel, Inc.............. 97-2866 08/04/97

Societe BIC S.A., Emildir Anstalt, a

Swiss Trust, Sheaffer International.... 97-2889 08/04/97

360 Communications Company, 360

Communications Company, South Bend/

Mishawaka MSA Limited Partnership...... 97-2920 08/04/97

DreamWorks L.L.C., SGW Holding Inc.,

Sega Gameworks, LLC.................... 97-2925 08/04/97

Sega Enterprises, Ltd, SGW Holding Inc,

Sega Gameworks, LLC.................... 97-2926 08/04/97

The Seagram Company Ltd., SGW Holding,

Inc., Sega Gameworks, LLC.............. 97-2927 08/04/97

John M. Anderson, Republic Industries,

Inc., Republic Industries, Inc......... 97-2941 08/04/97

Republic Industries, Inc., John M.

Anderson, Anderson Dealership Group,

Inc., Anderson Chevrolet, Inc.......... 97-2942 08/04/97

The Williams Companies, Inc.,

Continental Energy Associates,

Continental Energy Associates.......... 97-2945 08/04/97

Callaway Golf Company, U.S. Industries,

Inc., Odyssey Sports, Inc.............. 97-2957 08/04/97

Wasserstein Perella Group, Inc., Time

Warner Inc., American Lawyer Media,

L.P.; ALM Counsel Connect Inc.......... 97-2961 08/04/97

Lear Corporation; ITT Industries, Inc.,

ITT Assets............................. 97-2964 08/04/97

Pool Energy Services Co., Steve L.

Holifield, Trey Services, Inc.......... 97-2965 08/04/97

Code, Hennessy & Simmons II, L.P.

Douglas J. Von Allmen, Temple, Inc..... 97-2968 08/04/97

Avonmore Creameries Limited (An Ireland

Company), Waterford Co-operative

Society Limited (An Ireland Co.),

Waterford Co-operative Society Limited. 97-2971 08/04/97

Waterford Co-operative Society Limited

(An Ireland Co.), Avonmore Creameries

Limited (An Ireland Company), Avonmore

Creameries Limited..................... 97-2972 08/04/97

Aurora Equity Partners L.P., James E.

Henderson, Trans Mart, Inc............. 97-2977 08/04/97

Aurora Equity Partners L.P., Gary A.

Gamble, Trans Mart, Inc................ 97-2983 08/04/97

Sidney B. DeBoer, Edmund Bartlett, Sun

Valley Ford, Inc....................... 97-2988 08/04/97

Johnson & Johnson, Raision Tehtast Oy

AB, Raisio Staest US Inc. & Raision

Benecol US LLC......................... 97-3005 08/04/97

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., The

Energy Group PLC, Citizens Power Sales,

Hartford Power Sales plus twelve....... 97-3006 08/04/97

Bucyrus International, Inc., Global

Industrial Technologies, Inc., The

Marion Power Shovel Company............ 97-2507 08/05/97

Castle Tower Holding Corp., Robert A.

Crown, Crown Communications............ 97-2870 08/05/97

Robert A. Crown, Castle Tower Holding

Corp., Castle Tower Holding Corp....... 97-2871 08/05/97

Unisource Worldwide, Inc., Rolf W.

Turnquist, Turnquist, Inc.............. 97-2880 08/05/97

Berkshire Fund IV, Limited Partnership,

Raymond L. Jensen and Barbara Jensen,

husband and wife, JMS Automotive

Rebuilders, Inc........................ 97-2946 08/05/97

WorldCom, Inc., Steven J. Muir, ComTech,

Inc.................................... 97-2975 08/05/97

WorldCom, Inc., Jerry Nelson, ComTech,

Inc.................................... 97-2976 08/05/97

Falcon Holding Group, L.P., Falcon

Classic Cable Income Properties, L.P.,

Falcon Classic Cable Income Properties,

L.P.................................... 97-2978 08/05/97

Newell Co., American Greeting

Corporation, Wilhold, Inc., and Acme

Frame Products, Inc.................... 97-2545 08/06/97

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Reg.

Cmty, Cincinnati, NorthCoast Health

Systems, Inc., Riverside Hospital and

NorthCoast Affiliates, Inc............. 97-2813 08/06/97

Hy-Vee, Inc., Schnuck Markets, Inc.,

Schnuck Markets, Inc................... 97-2833 08/06/97

Zurich Insurance Company (a Swiss

company), Saratoga Partners III, L.P.,

U.S.I. Holdings Corporation............ 97-2915 08/06/97

Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV,

LP, WIlliam G. Kamarek, Electronic

Systems, Inc........................... 97-2970 08/06/97

Sinophil Corporation, Sinophil

Corporation, MagiNet Corporation....... 97-2994 08/06/97

II Acquisition Corp., Imo Industries

Inc., Imo Industries Inc............... 97-3024 08/06/97

Diagnostics Holding, Inc., Hoechst A.G.,

Hoechst Diagnostics Holding Corporation

et al.................................. 97-2757 08/07/97

Hoechst A.G., Diagnostics Holding, Inc.,

Diagnostics Holding, Inc............... 97-2758 08/07/97

James L. Ferman, Jr., Jeffrey I. Wooley,

JIW Enterprises, Inc., Gulf Auto

Holdings, Inc.......................... 97-2763 08/07/97

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P.,

Merck & Co., Inc., The DuPont Merck

Pharmaceutical Co., Endo Lab, LLC...... 97-2845 08/07/97

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P.,

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company,

The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.,

Endo Lab, LLC.......................... 97-2846 08/07/97

American Radio Systems Corporation,

Jacor Communications, Inc., Jacor

Communications, Inc./Assets............ 97-2876 08/07/97

Jacor Communications, Inc., American

Radio Systems Corporation, American

Radio Systems Corporation/Assets....... 97-2877 08/07/97

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P.,

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Endo

Pharmaceuticals, Inc................... 97-2911 08/07/97

Irving Laidlaw, Edwin L. Phelps,

Educational Services Institute, Inc.... .............. ..............

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart,

Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary,

ServantCor et al....................... 97-2954 08/07/97

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart,

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas,

Regional Comm. of Chi, Mercy Health

Corporation............................ 97-2955 08/07/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Silver State

Disposal Service, Inc., Silver State

Disposal Service, Inc.................. 97-3021 08/07/97

General Electric Company/Greenwich Air

Services, Inc., UNC Incorporated, UNC

Incorporated........................... 97-1684 08/08/97

Axiohm, S.A., French Corporation, DH

Technology, Inc., DH Technology, Inc... 97-2867 08/08/97

Thomas J. Perkins, Compaq Computer

Corporation, Compaq Computer

Corporation............................ 97-2897 08/08/97

Harbour Group Investments III, L.P., The

Hotsy Corporation, The Hotsy

Corporation............................ 97-2966 08/08/97

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HealthSouth Corporation, James R.

Leininger, National Imaging Affiliates,

Inc.................................... 97-2974 08/08/97

Medusa Corporation, Blaine Scott White,

White Stone Company of Southwest

Virginia............................... 97-2981 08/08/97

Thomas T. Gores, Cognizant Corporation,

Aviator Holdings Corporation........... 97-2991 08/08/97

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.,

Vulcan Materials Company, BRT Transfer

Terminal, Inc.......................... 97-2995 08/08/97

PhyMatrix Corp., Dr. Paul Bonheim, M.D.,

Babrad, Inc.; Deerco, Inc.; Bab Nuclear

Radiology, P.C......................... 97-2999 08/08/97

PhyMatrix Corp., Dr. Jeffrey Warhit,

M.D., Babrad, Inc.; Deerco, Inc.; Bab

Nuclear Radiology, P.C................. 97-3000 08/08/97

Life Re Corporation, J. Dix Druce, Jr.,

AML Acquisition Company................ 97-3003 08/08/97

Amoco Corporation, Emmanuel Torbati,

Interstate Oil......................... 97-3008 08/08/97

BellSouth Corporation, BellSouth

Corporation, Tennessee RSA LP; Memphis

SMSA LP................................ 97-3009 08/08/97

General Electric Company, Leucadia

National Corporation, Colonial Penn

Insurance Company...................... 97-3010 08/08/97

Boston Chicken, Inc., Boston Chicken,

Inc., Mid-Atlantic Restaurant Systems

L.P.................................... 97-3012 08/08/97

Insurance Service Office, Inc., American

Insurance Association, American

Insurance Services Group, Inc.......... 97-3014 08/08/97

EMI Group plc, John Morey, Narada

Productions Inc.; Music Design, Inc.;

Nara Music............................. 97-3018 08/08/97

Ameritech Corporation, The Dunn &

Bradstreet Corporation, DonTech I

Publishing Company, L.L.C.............. 97-3019 08/08/97

Bradley S. Jacobs, USA Waste Services,

Inc., USA Waste Services, Inc.......... 97-3022 08/08/97

Cooper Industries, Inc., Rex-Hide

Incorporated, Major Liting, Inc.;

Thepitt Manufacturing Company.......... 97-3023 08/08/97

Nortek, Inc., Ply Gem Industries, Inc.,

Ply Gem Industries, Inc................ 97-3029 08/08/97

American Radio Systems Corporation,

Joseph M. Field, Entertainment

Communications, Inc./ECI License

Company................................ 97-3030 08/08/97

Quorum Health Group, Inc., Wesley Health

System, Inc., Wesley Health System, Inc 97-3032 08/08/97

United Auto Group, Inc., Ronnie L.

Golden, Stone Mountain Jeep-Eagle, Inc. 97-3033 08/08/97

Johns-Manville Corporation (formerly

Schuller Corp.), HPG International,

Inc., HPG International, Inc........... 97-3034 08/08/97

Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc., The New

York & Presbyterian Hospitals

Healthcare System, Rogosin's Institute,

Inc.................................... 97-3035 08/08/97

KeyCorp, Champion Mortgage Co., Inc.,

Champion Mortgage Co., Inc............. 97-2749 08/10/97

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,

Craig O. McCaw, Cable Plus Holding

Company................................ 97-2802 08/10/97

Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dr. C.E.

Velez, CTA Incorporated................ 97-2860 08/11/97

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., John

T. Lynch, Monterey Broadcasting, LLC... 97-2996 08/11/97

Owens Corning, AmeriMark Building

Products, Inc., Amerimark Building

Products, Inc.......................... 97-3016 08/11/97

John Rutledge Partners II, L.P., GWI

Holding Inc., StairMaster Sports/

Medical products, L.P.................. 97-3036 08/11/97

Danaher Corporation, II Acquisition

Corp., Gems Sensors, the

Instrumentation Division of Imo........ 97-3040 08/11/97

The Times Mirror Company, K-III

Communications Corporation, Krames

Communications Incorporated............ 97-3042 08/11/97

Aetna Inc., Virginia Mason Health

System, Virginia Mason Health Plan, Inc 97-3049 08/11/97

Foundation Health Systems, Inc., PACC,

PACC HMO and PACC Health Plans (non-

profit corporations)................... 97-3051 08/11/97

Triumph Group, Inc., Wells Charitable

Remainder Unitrust, Hydro-Mill Co...... 97-3054 08/11/97

Dime Bancorp, Inc., North American

Mortgage Company, North American

Mortgage Company....................... 97-3070 08/11/97

KCSN Management, L.P., Oda Nursery,

Inc., Oda Nursery, Inc................. 97-3072 08/11/97

Jay M. Davis, The Kronheim Company, The

Kronheim Company....................... 97-3073 08/11/97

Michael C. Carlos, The Kronheim Company,

Inc., The Kronheim Company, Inc........ 97-3074 08/11/97

Tel-Save Holdings, Inc., Shared

Technologies Fairchild Inc., Shared

Technologies Fairchild Inc............. 97-3075 08/11/97

Fujitsu Limited, Amdahl Corporation,

Amdahl Corporation..................... 97-3077 08/11/97

Camcare, Inc., Tenet Healthcare

Corporation, MPC, Inc. (Plateau Medical

Center)................................ 97-3083 08/11/97

Bunzl, plc (a British company), American

Filtrona Corporation, American Filtrona

Corporation............................ 97-3092 08/11/97

Kranson Industries, Inc., Jeffrey T.

Segar, Caliber Packaging Inc........... 97-3097 08/11/97

James L. Ferman, Jr., Carl W. Lindell,

Jr., Lindell Motors, Inc.; Performance

Motors, Inc............................ 97-2827 08/12/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Powell Motor

Co., Powell Motor Co................... 97-2906 08/12/97

Gerald W. Schwartz, Hewlett-Packard

Company, Hewlett-Packard Company....... 97-2958 08/12/97

Yale-New Haven Health Services

Corporation, Greenwich Health Care

Services, Inc., Greenwich Health Care

Services, Inc.......................... 97-3068 08/12/97

Green Equity Investors, II, L.P.,

Hechinger Company, Hechinger Company... 97-2950 08/13/97

Green Equity Investors II, L.P., KMart

Corporation, Builders Square, Inc...... 97-2956 08/13/97

Outdoor Systems, Inc., Minnesota Mining

and Manufacturing Company, National

Advertising Company.................... 97-2016 08/14/97

Societe d'Investissement Familiale,

Tarkett AG, Tarkett AG................. 97-3041 08/14/97

American Residential Services, Inc.,

Robert G. Dello Russo, Del-Air Heating,

Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, Inc... 97-3067 08/14/97

Reilly Family Limited Partnership,

Outdoor Systems, Inc., National

Advertising Company.................... 97-3087 08/14/97

ABRY Broadcast Partners, II, L.P.,

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.......... 97-3100 08/14/97

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P.,

21st Century Newspapers Acquisition,

Inc., 21st Century Newspapers

Acquisition, Inc....................... 97-2898 08/15/97

Warburg, Pincus Investors, L.P., Vista

2000, Inc., Vista 2000, Inc./Assets.... 97-2904 08/15/97

GS Capital Partners II, L.P., 21st

Century Newspapers Acquisition, Inc.,

21st Century Newspapers Acquisition,

Inc.................................... 97-2909 08/15/97

Tabacalera, S.A., Max Rohr Importer,

Inc., Max Rohr Importer, Inc........... 97-2932 08/15/97

Conrad A. Kalitta, M. Tom Christopher,

Kitty Hawk, Inc........................ 97-2986 08/15/97

M. Tom Christopher, Conrad A. Kalitta,

American International Airways, Inc.,

Kalitta Flying......................... 97-2987 08/15/97

Tarkett AG, Societe d'Investissement

Familiale, Sommer Allibert SA

subsidiaries........................... 97-3045 08/15/97

Societe d'Investissement Familiale,

Tarkett AG, Tarkett AG................. 97-3046 08/15/97

Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson,

Direct Access Diagnostics Division..... 97-3056 08/15/97

Wireless One Network, L.P., Price

Communications Corporation, Price

Communications Corporation............. 97-3069 08/15/97

ITEQ, Inc., Astrotech International

Corporation, Astrotech International

Corporation............................ 97-3084 08/15/97

George S. Hofmeister, Harper Steel

Service Center, Inc., Harper Steel

Service Center, Inc.................... 97-3108 08/15/97

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Anixter International, Inc., Accu-Tech

Corporation, Accu-Tech Corporation..... 97-3111 08/15/97

Gulf Canada Resources Limited, Stampeder

Exploration Ltd., Stampeder Exploration

Ltd.................................... 97-3112 08/15/97

The DII Group, Inc., International

Business Machines Corporation,

International Business Machines

Corporation............................ 97-3115 08/15/97

Credit Suisse Group, Craig O McCaw,

Cable Plus Holding Company............. 97-3116 08/15/97

Laidlaw Inc., EmCare Holdings, Inc.,

EmCare Holdings, Inc................... 97-3118 08/15/97

Vestar Capital Partners III, LP, Russell-

Stanley Holdings, Inc., Russell-Stanley

Holdings, Inc.......................... 97-3125 08/15/97

AlliedSignal, Inc., Kris Shah, Litronic

Industries, Inc./KRDS, Inc............. 97-3132 08/15/97

Estate of Charles A. Sammons, Maria

DeSanto, Santo Tours & Travel, Inc..... 97-3141 08/15/97

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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, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-24247 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]

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