Dan Quayle Resigns From Central Newspapers Board to Campaign for US Presidential Nomination.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1999--Former Vice President Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born February 4 1947) was the forty-fourth Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). He unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party Presidential nomination in 2000. has resigned from the board of Central Newspapers, Inc. to concentrate on his campaign for the U.S. Presidential nomination. In a letter to Louis A. Weil III, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Central, Quayle said "running for president and serving on the board would present a conflict. Therefore, please accept this letter as my resignation. I have enjoyed my service and wish you, the board and the employees of Central Newspapers the very best in the months and years to come." Mr. Quayle was a member of the board since 1993. Mr. Weil described Quayle as "an active participant in board activities. We thank him for all he's done for Central and wish him well in his current endeavors." Mr. Quayle announced last week that he was forming a committee to raise money and start a campaign to seek the Republican nomination for president next year. He was elected vice president in 1988 when George Bush was elected president. Central Newspapers is a media and information company involved primarily in newspaper publishing and related businesses. Its largest operations include The Arizona Republic and The Indianapolis Star & News. Central Newspapers' stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port) See IEEE 1284. 1. ECP - Engineering Change Proposal. 2. ECP - Enhanced Capabilities Port. 3. ECP - Extended Capabilities Port. 4. ECP - Extended Concurrent Prolog. . Except for historical information, this news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual results or outcomes to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic weakness in the company's geographic markets; weakness in retail and/or classified advertising; declines in circulation; fluctuations in the price of newsprint newsprint low grade paper used for newspapers. Old newspapers are fed to cattle as an alternative roughage and may occasionally be ingested by dogs. Significant amounts of lead are accumulated in tissues; no cases of poisoning have been recorded in cattle, though it has been ; increases in distribution and production costs over anticipated levels; the negative impact of labor agreement issues, and the emergence of new competitors. |
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