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...weeks before his departure for Washington. Had the new leader organized the bloodless coup in defiance of his former chief or to protect the military leadership against a takeover bid by younger, perhaps more radical officers? Would he be as good as his word in returning Africa's largest country to democracy after a transitional period of a year? How, above all, would the soft-spoken and cautious Suwar al Dahab manage to tackle the crush of problems that had buried even Africa's most hardened survivor? Said one Western diplomat: "All the factors that overwhelmed Nimeiri--unrest...
...takeover skirmishes last week added fresh fuel to the controversy. In Texas, T. Boone Pickens, chairman of Mesa Petroleum, announced an $8.1 billion offer for Unocal, the twelfth largest U.S. oil producer. Pickens and his partners, who announced in February that they were investing in the California company, now hold more than a 13% interest and are seeking majority control...
...royal, a tire and chemical manufacturer, which immediately spurned the deal. The moves were only the latest in an increasingly frenzied round of takeover brawls and mergers. Last month Capital Cities Communications agreed to pay $3.5 billion for the American Broadcasting Cos. in what was then the largest U.S. merger outside the oil industry. That record was topped two weeks later when Hospital Corp. of America and American Hospital Supply agreed to a $6.6 billion marriage. Meanwhile, companies ranging from National Distillers to CBS have become rumored takeover targets. Says Felix Rohatyn, a senior partner in the investment banking firm...
Historians say that that meet, held in nearby Quincy, included over 27 airplanes, a dirigible, and several man-carrying kites. These entries participated in a precision flying competition, altitude and distance competitions, and a dive-bombing contest. The largest prize, of $10,000, went to a British aviator who flew a race at an average speed of about 58 miles per hour...
...move had been expected since parliamentary elections two months ago, but the speed--and the numbers involved--caught the country by surprise. In 48 hours last week, South Korea's largest opposition group, the New Korea Democratic Party, was strengthened by the entry of more than 30 Deputieselect from other opposition factions. The defections, mainly from the Democratic Korea Party, gave the N.K.D.P. 102 seats in the 276-member National Assembly, more than the one-third required to exercise real political power...