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AUBURN Auburn (ô`bərn).

1 City (1990 pop. 33,830), Lee co., E Ala.; inc. 1839. The city's economy centers around Auburn Univ.; there is some manufacturing.

2 City (1990 pop. 24,309), seat of Androscoggin co.
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1996--Richard G. Fabian Fa·bi·an  
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the caution and avoidance of direct confrontation typical of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus.

b. Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action.

2.
, chairman of the board of For Better Living Inc., reported net income for the three months ended Sept. 28, 1996, of $94,000, or 11 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
, compared with net income of $48,000, or 5 cents per share, for the comparable period of the prior year.

The net income for the nine months ended Sept. 28, 1996, was $473,000, or 54 cents per share, compared with a net income of $389,000, or 44 cents per share, for the comparable period of the prior year. -0-
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

                     Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                    Sept. 28,   Sept. 30,     Sept. 28,   Sept. 30,
                      1996        1995          1996        1995

NET REVENUES       $24,126,000  $21,841,000  $71,437,000  $59,060,000

COST AND EXPENSES:
 Cost of sales      15,646,000   13,849,000   46,627,000   36,821,000
 Selling, general
  and administra-
  tive expenses      7,927,000    7,545,000   22,859,000   20,624,000
 Interest expense      396,000      336,000    1,161,000      884,000

Total Cost and
  Expenses          23,969,000   21,730,000   70,647,000   58,329,000

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION
  FOR TAXES            157,000      111,000      790,000      731,000

PROVISION FOR TAXES     63,000       63,000      317,000      342,000

NET INCOME         $    94,000  $    48,000  $   473,000  $   389,000

NET INCOME PER
  COMMON SHARE:          $0.11        $0.05        $0.54        $0.44

-0-

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET
                                      Sept. 28,        Dec. 30,
                                        1996             1995
ASSETS:
 Current assets                      $33,043,000     $29,052,000
 Property - net                       10,375,000      11,353,000
 Available-for-sale securities           144,000       1,700,000
 Other assets                            541,000         477,000

TOTAL ASSETS                         $44,103,000     $42,582,000

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
 Current liabilities                 $12,581,000     $13,182,000
 Long-term debt and capital
   lease obligations                  13,664,000      11,718,000
 Other (primarily deferred
  compensation)                        1,024,000       1,039,000
 Stockholders' equity - net           16,834,000      16,643,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY               $44,103,000     $42,582,000

-0-

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                           Nine Months Ended
                                      Sept. 28,        Sept. 30,
                                        1996             1995

NET CASH USED IN
  OPERATING ACTIVITIES               $(3,414,000)    $(3,707,000)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY
  INVESTING ACTIVITIES                 1,424,000         575,000
NET CASH PROVIDED
  BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES              1,764,000       2,608,000
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND
  CASH EQUIVALENTS                   $  (226,000)    $  (524,000)




CONTACT: For Better Living Inc., Auburn

Karl Karl. For German and Swedish kings thus named, use Charles.  M. Stockbridge Stockbridge, town, United States
Stockbridge, resort town (1990 pop. 2,408), Berkshire co., W Mass., on the Housatonic River, in the Berkshire Mts.; inc. 1739. It is a year-round tourist resort with nearby lake, ski, and recreational areas.


Jennifer Jennifer became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, deriving ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windo-seibaro- "white ghost", via Brythonic *wino-hibirā (cf.  P. Ewing Ew·ing , James 1866-1943.

American pathologist. An authority on cancer, he established oncology as a clinical specialty.


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