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Talk that the Missouri banks were seeking inflated prices from buyers was seen as a reason a deal has not occurred sooner .
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But NationsBank 's bid , representing a premium of 40 percent for Boatmen 's stock , was large enough to get the deal done .
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" I think Boatmen 's was shopping itself , and everybody knew if you wanted to be the winning buyer here , you had to make the bid nobody would beat , " Ancell said .
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But some analysts cautioned that other targets should not expect as large a premium .
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They also questioned whether NationsBank can recoup shareholder value with such a large bid for Boatmen 's .
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" I think initially some stocks will trade up on sympathy , but the wild premium NationsBank put on this deal here , I do n't see a lot of other deals being done at this premium , " said Michael Durante , analyst at McDonald & Co .
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1,165
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U.S. tight-lipped on Libya 's award to Farrakhan .
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WASHINGTON 1996-08-30
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The State Department refused to speculate on Friday on what might happen in the case of Louis Farrakhan , the U.S. black leader who was awarded a $ 250,000 human rights prize by Libya .
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" I 'm not going to speculate about what may or may not happen in that case , " State Department spokesman Glyn Davies said . "
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... The view of the U.S. government on ( Farrakhan 's ) not accepting any gifts from Libya is well-known . "
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Davies also noted : " We 've talked about the passport restriction for travel to Libya " but he did not elaborate .
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday denied Farrakhan 's application to receive the $ 250,000 award or a $ 1 billion donation Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had pledged to Farrakhan 's Nation of Islam group after they met last January .
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Farrakhan organised last October 's Million Man March that brought thousands of black men to Washington for a peaceful rally .
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The Treasury Department said Libya was on the U.S. list of states that sponsor international terrorism and noted that Tripoli has refused to hand over two Libyan suspects in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie , Scotland .
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That refusal led to the imposition of U.N. sanctions on Libya .
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1,175
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U.S. Gulf rig down by one to 162 in week .
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1,176
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NEW YORK 1996-08-30
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There were 162 rigs under contract in the U.S. Gulf as of August 30 , down one from the prior week , Offshore Data Services said .
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The utilization rate for rigs working in the Gulf , based on a total fleet of 181 , was 89.5 percent .
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The number of working rigs in European / Mediterranean remained unchanged this week , with 105 rigs under contract out of a total fleet of 105 , a utilization rate of 100 percent .
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The worldwide rig count fell by one to 554 out of a total fleet of 608 , making the utilization rate 91.1 percent .
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-- New York Energy Desk 212-859-1620
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Dole team seeking to pin down debate details .
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IRVINE , Calif 1996-08-30
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Now that the party conventions are over , Republicans have signalled they are ready to move into the next phase of the campaign and meet with President Clinton 's aides to hammer out details of presidential debates .
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The Dole campaign released a letter Friday inviting their Clinton counterparts to meet with Dole campaign manager Scott Reed to discuss particulars of the televised debates .
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" Next week , a small group of representatives from each of our campaigns should meet to address participants , format , timing and logistical issues surrounding the debates , " Dole campaign manager Scott Reed wrote to Clinton campaign manager Peter Knight .
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Tentative dates for the debates are Sept .
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25 , Oct. 9 and Oct. 16 .
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The vice presidential debate is scheduled for Oct. 2 .
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Former South Carolina Gov .
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Carroll Campbell , who was on Dole 's vice presidential short list before Dole decided on Jack Kemp , will head Dole 's team .
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A decision is expected by mid-September on whether Texas billionaire Ross Perot , the Reform Party candidate , will be allowed to participate in the debates , which are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates , a non-profit , non-partisan organisation that took over the forums in 1988 from the League of Women Voters .
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1,193
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Titanic recovery mission is scrapped .
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1,194
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NEW YORK 1996-08-30
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Equipment problems and mechanical failure forced a recovery expedition to give up efforts to retrieve a giant slab of the RMS Titanic from the ocean floor , a spokeswoman said on Friday .
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A 20-ton piece of the Titanic 's steel hull , which had been attached by cables to a recovery ship off the coast of Newfoundland , Canada , fell back to the bottom of the sea , said Erin Purcell of Boston-based Reagan Communications that represents two of the ships used in the expedition .
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The piece of hull , lifted from the ocean floor by means of several diesel-filled bags , had been stuck about 200 feet ( about 70 metres ) below the water 's surface before it fell , she said .
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It fell as recovery crews were trying to haul the piece into more shallow water and several of the bags burst and cables snapped , she said .
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The steel-hulled Titanic , thought to be unsinkable , struck an iceberg on April 14 , 1912 , and sank , killing 1,523 of the 2,200 passengers and crew on board .
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1,200
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The wreck was located in 1985 .
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Passengers who had paid $ 1,500 and up to accompany the recovery expedition on two cruise ships had returned back to port on Thursday , Purcell said .
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1,202
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Bonn appeals for Middle East peace .
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1,203
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BONN 1996-08-30
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1,204
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The German government urged Israelis and Palestinians on Friday to avoid any course of action that might jeopardise the peace process in the Middle East .
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Israel announced this week the expansion of Jewish West Bank settlements surrounding Jerusalem and the demolition of an Arab community centre in East Jerusalem .
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City officials there said the centre was being erected illegally .
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But Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said the moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's government were tantamount to war .
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Tension has been rising in the region since .
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" We believe that the Israeli settlement policy in the occupied areas is an obstacle to the establishment of peace , " German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Erdmann said .
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" All concerned must avoid taking any course of action that could pose an obstacle to the peace process and which could make a peaceful solution difficult , " he said , as news came of a renewed breakdown in Arab-Israeli peace talks in Jerusalem .
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Erdmann told reporters Bonn supported European Union efforts to persuade Israel to stop further Jewish settlement on the West Bank .
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The foreign ministry later announced Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy would visit Bonn for talks with his German counterpart Klaus Kinkel next month .
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The ministry said Levy and Kinkel would discuss the Middle East process and German-Israeli relations at their meeting on September 9 .
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Levy 's visit would be the first by an Israeli cabinet minister since Netanyahu 's conservative government took power in une this year , the ministry said .
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Before Levy 's arrival in Bonn , German Defence Minister Volker Ruehe will visit Israel from September 2 to 4 , the defence ministry said .
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Ruehe planned to meet his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Mordechai and Israeli President Ezer Weizman , the ministry said .
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He was also expected to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu and opposition leader Shimon Peres for talks .
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France expels African , Air France unions protest .
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PARIS 1996-08-30
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France on Friday expelled another African man seized in a police raid on a Paris church as about 100 Air France workers denounced " charters of shame " used to fly illegal immigrants home .
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A Guinean man , detained in a round-up in the Saint-Bernard church a week ago , was deported on a scheduled Air France flight to Conakry after his appeals failed , a spokesman for Air France 's pro-Socialist CFDT union said .
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He was apparently the eighth African deported from among 210 people evicted from the church after a 50-day occupation aimed at securing residence permits , unions said .
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Most of the others have been released after a brief stay in detention .
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About 100 people from the CFDT and the Communist-led CGT unions marched outside Air France headquarters at Charles de Gaulle airport north of Paris against the use of civilian jets and staff in deporting illegal immigrants .
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" We must obtain a formal commitment from ( Air France chairman ) Christian Blanc that no plane , no personnel be used to transform our air companies into charters of shame , " CFDT spokesman Francois Cabrera said .
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He said civilians should not be police accomplices .
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Twenty-three out of 25 charters flying illegal immigrants home since Prime Minister Alain Juppe 's government took office in May 1995 have been civilian jets .
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The other two were military jets .
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Separately , Juppe confirmed the conservative government was preparing to submit a draft bill to parliament to tighten laws on illegal workers as part of a crackdown on immigration .
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" Legislation is insufficient in several areas , notably in those concerning illegal work , " Juppe told reporters .
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German police probe sex link in child kidnap case .
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BERLIN 1996-08-30
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German police searching for a missing 10-year-old schoolgirl said on Friday the prime suspects in the case may have been involved in running a child prostitution ring .
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Police suspect Nicole Nichterwitz 's aunt and a male companion abducted the girl and took her to the Netherlands .
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She was last seen being collected by the pair from school in Velten near Berlin on Monday .
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Public prosecutors said they had found a list of children 's names and ages at the couple 's flat .
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The list was being studied for possible links to previous child kidnappings and prostitution , a prosecutors ' spokesman told Reuters .
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Missing German girl found alive at Dutch campsite .
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GRONINGEN , Netherlands 1996-08-30
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Dutch police said on Friday they had found missing German girl Nicole Nichterwitz alive on a campsite in the northern city of Groningen and had arrested her aunt and companion on charges of kidnapping .
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" We have found Nicole on a campsite in Groningen thanks to tipoffs from the Dutch public .
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We have also found and arrested her aunt and companion , " said a spokeswoman of the Dutch criminal investigation service .
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Police could not yet tell whether the 10-year-old showed any signs of sexual abuse .
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" We do n't know yet .
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It 's too early to tell , " she said .
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The girl was abducted from her school in Velten near Berlin on Monday .
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German police suspected her aunt , 47 , and companion , 28 , were involved in running a child prostitution ring .
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Public prosecutors said they had found a list of children 's names and ages at the couple 's flat .
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The list was being studied for possible links to previous child kidnappings and prostitution , a prosecutors ' spokesman said .
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The couple would probably be extradited to Germany which has requested their deportation , the Dutch police spokeswoman said .
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Descriptions of the couple 's car released to Dutch media led to their arrest , she added .
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Indian copper falls , state firm may cut rates .
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BOMBAY 1996-08-30
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Indian copper prices fell on Friday as dealers awaited an announcement relating to price cuts by state-owned producer , Hindustan Copper Ltd , traders said .
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Nickel extended gains while other base metals were unchanged in narrow trade , they said .
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Ready copper fell by 150 rupees at 12,350 rupees per quintal on fresh offerings by the stockists who expect Hindustan Copper to cut prices .
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Nickel rose by 500 to 39,200 rupees on thin supply and fresh buying by stainless steel makers .
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Tin was unchanged at 36,000 rupees , so did zinc at 6,300 rupees and lead at 4,900 rupees .
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