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Friday, September 10, 1999

Citation Corporation Sets Meeting Date, Mails Proxy Statement Regarding Proposed Merger

Citation Corporation Sets Meeting Date, Mails Proxy Statement Regarding Proposed Merger

Citation Corporation announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding its proposed merger with RSJ Acquisition Co., an affiliate of Kelso & Company. ... Continue reading

Consumers Lose as Legislature Ignores Warnings and Puts State's Economy At Risk

Consumers Lose as Legislature Ignores Warnings and Puts State's Economy At Risk

An historic event in California legislative chicanery took place on September 7, 1999 when the personal injury lawyers association commandeered both Houses of the Legislature. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Sept 13, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Sept 13, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of September 13, 1999. ... Continue reading

Driver-ID, Inc. Offers Convicted Drivers High-Tech Alternative to Loss of Car

Driver-ID, Inc. Offers Convicted Drivers High-Tech Alternative to Loss of Car

A Michigan firm is offering a high-technology alternative to families facing loss of their vehicles under a new law enabling court-ordered immobilization for multiple driving convictions. ... Continue reading

Dura Operating Corp. Extends Exchange Note Deadline

Dura Operating Corp. Extends Exchange Note Deadline

Dura Operating Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., commenced an exchange offer on August 10, 1999 whereby it offered to exchange its euro 100,000,000 9% Senior Subordinated Note, due 2009. ... Continue reading

First Ever Harley For Preschoolers Debuts This Weekend In Milwaukee

First Ever Harley For Preschoolers Debuts This Weekend In Milwaukee

The much-anticipated Power Wheels Harley-Davidson(R), the first- ever Harley for preschoolers, will make its debut this weekend at the Milwaukee Harley-Davidson dealership's Fall Open House. ... Continue reading

Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari set for showdown at 'Tifosi Central'

Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari set for showdown at 'Tifosi Central'

Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari set for showdown at 'Tifosi Central' ... Continue reading

Gencorp Q3 Earnings from Operations Improve 26% to $0.53 Per Share

Gencorp Q3 Earnings from Operations Improve 26% to $0.53 Per Share

GenCorp reported significantly improved 1999 third quarter earnings from continuing businesses of $0.53 per diluted share compared to $0.42 per diluted share during the third quarter of 1998. ... Continue reading

Indian Motorcycle Returns After 45 Year Absence

Indian Motorcycle Returns After 45 Year Absence

The Indian Motorcycle is back and ready to take to the streets with the introduction of the limited edition Indian Chief on Friday, September 10. ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Servia has home team edge as Indy Lights heads to Laguna Seca

Indy Lights: Servia has home team edge as Indy Lights heads to Laguna Seca

Indy Lights: Servia has home team edge as Indy Lights heads to Laguna Seca ... Continue reading

IRL: Knapp on the mend, eager to return to driver's seat

IRL: Knapp on the mend, eager to return to driver's seat

Knapp on the mend, eager to return to driver's seat ... Continue reading

IRL: McGehee Keeps Pounding The Pavement

IRL: McGehee Keeps Pounding The Pavement

McGehee Keeps Pounding The Pavement ... Continue reading

JAGUAR S-TYPE FOR(2000)

JAGUAR S-TYPE FOR(2000)

JAGUAR, JAGUAR S-TYPE FOR (2000) ... Continue reading

Karts International Delisted From Nasdaq Stock Market

Karts International Delisted From Nasdaq Stock Market

Karts International Inc. announced that it has received notification that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has delisted the Company's securities from the Nasdaq Small Cap Stock Market, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

LE MANS (1999)

LE MANS (1999)

LeMans, LE MANS (1999) ... Continue reading

NADA, Gallup poll (1999)

NADA, Gallup poll (1999)

NADA, Gallup poll(1999) ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Burton grabs the pole for Busch Grand National race at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Burton grabs the pole for Busch Grand National race at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Burton grabs the pole for Busch Grand National race at Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Bruce Driver To Race Pennzoil Truck At Richmond Tonight

NASCAR Trucks: Bruce Driver To Race Pennzoil Truck At Richmond Tonight

Bruce Driver To Race Pennzoil Truck At Richmond Tonight ... Continue reading

Peter Hubbard Named Editor of Sports Truck Accessory Digest

Peter Hubbard Named Editor of Sports Truck Accessory Digest

Cygnus Publishing announced that Peter Hubbard has been named the editor of Sports Truck Accessory Digest (STAD). ... Continue reading

PNV.net Adds U.S. Xpress' 4,500-Tractor Fleet to Its 'In-Cab' Communications

PNV.net Adds U.S. Xpress' 4,500-Tractor Fleet to Its 'In-Cab' Communications

PNV.net (formerly Park 'N View) has signed a contract to provide its in-cab communications services to U.S. Xpress, a long-haul trucking company based in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... Continue reading

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Raceline

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Rolls-Royce to Buy Airmotive To Expand Global Aftermarket Presence

Rolls-Royce to Buy Airmotive To Expand Global Aftermarket Presence

Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to purchase National Airmotive Corporation, one of America's leading aero and industrial engine repair and overhaul businesses, for $73 million. ... Continue reading

SCCA: Vancouver World Challenge Penalties Levied

SCCA: Vancouver World Challenge Penalties Levied

SCCA: Vancouver World Challenge Penalties Levied ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corporation Names Joseph F. Spinella Chief Financial Officer

Standard Automotive Corporation Names Joseph F. Spinella Chief Financial Officer

STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION announced the appointment of Joseph F. Spinella as Chief Financial Officer. ... Continue reading

Stocks: Willard Pads Points Lead with Peach State Win

Stocks: Willard Pads Points Lead with Peach State Win

Stocks: Willard Pads Points Lead with Peach State Win ... Continue reading

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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The Honda Way for 2000

The Honda Way for 2000

Honda's Motorcycle Division unveiled nine new 2000 models in the first wave of a three-year product strategy designed to send the competition back to the drawing boards. ... Continue reading

The World Premiere Presentation of Paragon Sensors + Systems AG

The World Premiere Presentation of Paragon Sensors + Systems AG

Paragon sensors + systems AG will present a world premiere: For the first time this innovative German company will demonstrate the AQS Mk IV, the smallest fully integrated air quality sensor in the world. ... Continue reading

Titan Announces Dividend for Third Quarter of 1999

Titan Announces Dividend for Third Quarter of 1999

The Board of Directors of Titan International, Inc. has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.015 (one and a half cents) per common share for the third quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

USAC point leaders rake in Pennzoil Pacesetter Awards

USAC point leaders rake in Pennzoil Pacesetter Awards

USAC point leaders rake in Pennzoil Pacesetter Awards ... Continue reading

World Refining Sponsors World Fuels Conference 99

World Refining Sponsors World Fuels Conference 99

World Refining magazine and Hart Publications will sponsor its fall conference dedicated to the rapidly changing fuel industry and fuel quality issues that will effect refiners, technology suppliers, automakers, and clean fuels stakeholders. ... Continue reading

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