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For PepsiCo, it was a finger- lickin' good deal. The secondlargest U.S. soft- drink manufacturer (1985 sales: $8.1 billion) announced last week that it had agreed to acquire Kentucky Fried Chicken, now owned by RJR Nabisco, for about $850 million. If the deal goes through, the purchase of the 6...
As if to rebut that point, NASA last week belatedly claimed that preliminary analysis of cabin voice recordings shows that "the crew was unaware of the events associated with the tragedy." Said one NASA technician: "The tape ends just like the lights going out." But NASA would not reveal the...
First National of Oklahoma City embarked on a bid to become a regional banking power during the 1970s oil boom. When prices fell, however, the bank's long-shot energy loans began to misfire. The bank slipped in position from the state's No. 1 institution to third-largest and...
But Brumage herself is beginning to acquire a bit of fame. Two years ago she and a friend started travelling around the country, giving "motivational programs." Entitled "You're Extra Special" (YES), the programs attempt to help schools, businesses or organizations boost their morale.
In hopes of resolving the conflict between conservationists and local interests, the Park Service has endorsed the idea of creating a tallgrass "preserve" instead of a prairie park. That way, limited cattle grazing, hunting and oil drilling would still be permitted. The Government also plans to acquire land for the...