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...Michael Thorp, born in Seattle in 1984, suffers mental retardation, malformed limbs and other handicaps, all aspects of a condition known as fetal alcohol syndrome. Now a court is wrestling with the question of who, if anyone, is responsible for his condition...
Michael's mother, Candance Thorp, admits she drank up to half of a fifth of Jim Beam bourbon every day while she was pregnant. But in a trial that began last week in Seattle, she blames the Chicago distiller for her child's injuries because the bottles did not carry labels warning that alcohol could harm unborn children. The distiller claims that doctors had urged Thorp to stop drinking while pregnant...
Knight-Ridder executives hotly dispute Needelman's report, arguing that he contradicts his own conclusion by admitting that neither paper can unilaterally raise prices without risking a huge loss in circulation. Many industry analysts agree. "Needelman completely missed the point about competitive newspaper economics," says Bruce Thorp of Provident National Bank. Without the J.O.A., adds Thorp, "there is little question in my mind that one paper will disappear...
...over the stock's performance, Clark bought back 31,500 of ENA's total 453,000 shares at $250 a ! share. When Lear and Perenchio upped their offer last week to $1,250 a share, the scene was set for a bidding war. Says New York Media Analyst Bruce Thorp: "If a few family members jumped at the $250-a-share offer, they'll probably all leap on an offer for more than...
Richard W. Hughes Thorp...