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VALLEY INDEX DROPS: The Daily News/Bloomberg Index fell 0.84 to 127.10, led by Foundation Health Systems Inc. and PacificAmerica Money Center, both of Woodland Hills. FHS FHS - Filesystem Hierarchy Standard  fell $2 to close at $11.875, while PacificAmerica dropped $1.1875 to close at $12.75.

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EL GUAPO El Guapo (Spanish for The Handsome One) has several common English uses:
  • The chief villain El Guapo, played by Alfonso Arau, in the 1986 comedy ¡Three Amigos!, starring Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.
  • El Guapo, a Washington, D.
 DEAL: Sun Valley-based Flamemaster Corp. and Simi Valley-based PerfectData Corp. said Thursday that they have together acquired an 8 percent equity stake in El Guapo Spices of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The two companies - both headed by Joseph Mazin - have formed a group for the purpose that has given El Guapo a $750,000 cash loan secured by 100 percent of the Los Angeles company's assets.

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NEW HQ: Camarillo-based fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber  maker Rifocs Corp. has moved to a new 32,000-square-foot headquarters on Flynn Road in Camarillo. Rifocs designs and manufactures military- and aerospace-grade fiber optic cables and systems.

- Daily News

MORE PILLS: Chatsworth-based vitamin and mineral supplement maker Natrol Inc. said it has signed deals with American Stores American Stores was the name of a United States chain of supermarkets. It was formed in 1917 when Acme Markets merged with four other Philadelphia area grocery chains into American Stores. American Stores would grow to 1,700 stores in 40 states with $15 billion in sales. , Fedco and The Caldor Corp. in which each has agreed to carry more Natrol products in a deal the company says could mean up to several million dollars worth of new business.

- Daily News

EARNINGS

Fields Aircraft Spare Parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used.

Spare parts are also called “spares.
 Inc.

Aircraft parts manufacturer and distributor

July 2nd Qtr. 1998 1997

Sales $5.8 million $2.9 million

Net Income (Loss) ($1.1 million) $115,000

Net Per Share (Loss) (27 cents) 5 cents

(xx) The current quarter included a one-time $1.2 million charge related to the consolidation of facilities into a new headquarters in Simi Valley.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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Date:Aug 21, 1998
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