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...MIDLAND, Michigan: Less than a week after a Louisiana jury ruled that Dow Chemical had misled women about the negative consequences of its silicone breast implants, a subsidiary of the corporation, Dow Corning Corp., today offered to settle out of court for $2.4 billion. 200,000 women worldwide each stand to gain between $1,000 and $200,000, but lawyers for the women say the offer short-changes their clients and ignores thousands of additional plaintiffs...
...basis of political contributions or as a result of political influence [NATION, April 21]. I was never contacted by the White House about any of the myriad important companies and individuals whom we prosecuted or investigated. I am immensely proud of our record for such prosecutions as Archer Daniels Midland, Microsoft, GE and literally scores of others. Undoubtedly many of those we prosecuted were well connected politically and gave large campaign contributions, but those connections and possible contributions were irrelevant. We did our job professionally, fairly, evenhandedly and based on our best judgment of the law and the facts...
...which could be heartening to three disgraced executives of the Archer Daniels Midland Co. who were charged with price fixing last week. Under indictment are Michael Andreas, who is the son of chairman Dwayne Andreas and on leave as executive vice president of ADM; Terrance Wilson, who ran the company's corn-processing division; and, surprisingly, whistle blower Mark Whitacre. Although Whitacre was the mole at meetings in which price fixing was allegedly discussed, his work did not shield him from charges. It did no doubt figure in ADM's admission of guilt and payment of a $100 million penalty...
...Crimson is sending wrestlers to both the Midland Tournament and Wilkes Open on December 28th...
BORN: March 27, 1940, Midland EDUCATION: Texas Christian U, B.A., 1963; U of Texas, L.L.B., 1967 FAMILY: Wife, Judy; two children RELIGION: Episcopalian MILITARY SERVICE: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 139 East Hopkins, Suite 201, San Marcos...