41.   Because the proposed merger still requires regulatory approval, Killinger said the company could not divulge more details of the deal.

42.   Big investors should vote for the proposed merger of First Union and Wachovia, according to an influential, independent proxy services firm.

43.   Bode, who declined to discuss the proposed merger, said she is proud of the advances at the organization.

44.   Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have been supplying the FTC with a second request for documents about the proposed merger.

45.   A look at this and other potential match ups for BellSouth following the announcement of the proposed merger of SBA and Ameritech.

46.   A good fit may not be the only reason for the proposed merger.

47.   A New York Times News Service article about the use of fist bumps instead of handshakes mischaracterized the status of the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq.

48.   A Pentagon spokesman, Kenneth Bacon, said the department would review the proposed merger, as it does all combinations involving major Defense Department suppliers.

49.   A report in The Wall Street Journal Wednesday morning had said that Bestfoods was in talks with H.J. Heinz Co. about a proposed merger.

50.   A key stumbling block in the proposed Warburg merger was the large degree of overlap between the two firms, which would have dictated big layoffs.