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...doors open. 7:40, waiters leave room for invocation. Stage, praying hands appear on movie screen . . . " Jay Lurye has hired a 120-piece marching band to awaken conventioneers for early morning sessions, and provided "pink elephant" breakfasts: a live baby pachyderm sprayed pink stands by while waitresses serve Alka-Seltzer...
John White emerged, he looked harassed and talked dully. Hamilton Jordan slammed a door against TV cameras. The normally chatty Jerry Rafshoon had nothing to say. Political Coordinator Tim Kraft looked in need of an Alka-Seltzer. The President, who had been privately watching the returns with Rosalynn, did not even appear. At a press conference in Kansas City two days later, he remarked laconically: "I think the Democrats did fairly well on a nationwide basis. But we lost some very key races...
...over Alka-Seltzer...
...acquiring Mobay Chemical of Pittsburgh and Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley, Calif., but it has never regained a significant position in U.S. consumer drugs. Last week it moved to do so, by offering "at least" $40 a share for a controlling interest in Miles Laboratories, Elkhart Ind.-based maker of Alka-Seltzer and One-a-Day vitamins. If Bayer bought all 5.4 million Miles shares, the purchase would swallow $216 million of the $500 million that Bayer has pledged to invest in the U.S. during the next five years...
...than their opening $40-a-share offer, they have no intention of getting into a long battle for Miles-and besides Washington trustbusters are examining whether the acquisition would violate antitrust laws. Should they oppose the takeover, the traders who have grabbed up Miles stock may need some of Alka-Seltzer's plop, plop, fizz, fizz relief...