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MARKET LOGIC: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22.75 to 7,312.15. Broader indicators were mostly positive, but the technology-heavy Nasdaq market fell 19.88, its worst drop since April 25. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies edged lower, snapping its streak of record closes at seven.

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GW SHAREHOLDER MEETING GOES ON: H.F. Ahmanson & Co. has failed to stop Chatsworth-based Great Western Financial Corp. from holding a special shareholder meeting to vote on Washington Mutual Inc.'s bid for the thrift on the same day Great Western holds its annual meeting. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Jack B. Jacobs denied Ahmanson's request for a court order that would have postponed the June 13 special meeting for six weeks after the annual meeting. Ahmanson, which has made a hostile bid for Great Western, wants to elect a slate of three directors at the annual meeting with the goal of blocking Great Western's $6.6 billion buyout by Washington Mutual.

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SATTEL GLOBAL GETS NIGERIAN DEAL: Sattel Global Networks has announced the Nigerian police force will use its hardware for all its data, voice and fax transmissions. Staff at the Chatsworth-based satellite telecommunications manufacturer estimate that this new contract will bring it between $5 million and $10 million in new business revenues. The network, currently being installed, is used to help the country's 32 police stations communicate with each other.

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SUPERIOR WINS FORD CONTRACT: Van Nuys-based Superior Industries International Inc. has been awarded an annual contract from Ford Motor Co. to supply aluminum road wheels for the F-150 pickup truck through the 1998 model year with an annual value of $5 million. The contract follows a recent multimillion-dollar contract from Ford to supply three aluminum road wheel styles for its 1998 Lincoln Navigator Sport Utility vehicle, including a chrome-plated version.

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`LOST WORLD' GAME ON THE WAY: Calabasas-based THQ Inc. has signed an agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to develop, publish and distribute an action game based on ``The Lost World: Jurassic Park.''The game will be distributed in October for the Nintendo Game Boy platform.

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INDENET RELOCATING: IndeNet Inc. will close its four-person Encino headquarters and relocate those operations to Colorado Springs, Colo. The company will also focus on specializing on business software products for the television industry.

Simi Valley-based aerospace company

April 2nd Qtr. 1997 1996

Sales $44.7 million $47.6 million

Net Income $34.4 million loss $4.9 million loss

Net Per Share $3.09 loss 52 cents loss

The current second-quarter loss was partially due to a charge of $22.1 million related to the 1995 purchase of Hughes LAN Systems Inc.

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U.S. and worldwide employment by company, 1996

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