1.   Wednesday, America also became the source of the first shareholder proxy fight in the biggest corporate takeover brawl of all time.

2.   Yet as BellSouth Corp. appeared to lose to MCI Worldcom in a takeover brawl for Sprint, Deutsche Telekom seemed determined to stay pat.

3.   He made a bid for defense contractor Martin Marietta Corp. triggering a takeover brawl that foreshadowed similar battles later in the decade.

4.   Burlington said it would go ahead with its lower offer rather than try to outbid Union Pacific in what could become an expensive takeover brawl.