21.   Atlanta-based Southern Co. is the parent firm of Georgia Power, Alabama Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power, Savannah Electric and Southern Energy.

22.   Destiny, the parent firm of Destiny Cable Inc., will then become a subsidiary of Solid.

23.   De Jonge said that at present the parent firm sees substantial long-term growth in the cash-and-carry business in Asia for well-managed retailers which have sustainable liquidity.

24.   He was chief operating officer there when named as a top executive at its parent firm in early December.

25.   John Floisand, senior vice president of the parent firm and director of its Pacific operations, will oversee management of Apple Japan until a new president is found.

26.   None of the employees interviewed agreed to be identified except one woman at the parent firm who gave her surname, Zhong.

27.   Some studios have hinted they are better positioned to cope with a strike because their parent firms are cushioned by multiple revenue sources.

28.   Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas resigned from United Press International, a day after the wire service was sold to the parent firm of The Washington Times.

29.   Family attorney Barry Cohen said he would try to collect the damages from the William Recht Company, the parent firm of Durex.

30.   The parent firm is the sole local distributor for all affiliated companies and its SCT Co., Ltd., handles international distribution.