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I state Battal ion/PageS February 3 Texas business climate is ‘tops’ United Press International CHICAGO — Texas boasts one of the best general manufac turing business climates in the United States, according to a na tional study. Alexander Grant & Co., an accounting firm, conducted the third study of general manufac turing business climates of the 48 contiguous United States in cooperation with the Confer ence of State Manufacturers’ Association. Results released Monday show the top 10 states, in order, are Florida, Texas, Colorado, Kamas, North Dakota, Missis sippi New Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana and Georgia — eight of which are in the South or Southwest. Th< bottom three states were Rhode Island, New York and West Virginia. The,study consists of 22 fac tors divided into five categories: State am! local government fis cal policies, state regulated em ployment costs, labor costs, availability and productivity of labor force, and other manufac turing related issues. In addition to its high nation al overall ranking, Texas ranked among the top five states nation ally on seven of the 22 individual factors: — Lowest unemployment compensation benefits paid per covered worker per year. — Second greatest popula tion increase over three years. Girls identify suspect FREE BROCHURE TODAY TO of day care invasion CODE ADDRESS. -CITY. STATE. United Preis International DALLAS —- Police arrested a man Tuesday Who is suspected -J\\<zS(2 ^ 1/axLciljtz, jizziznti *Ufzuzs,., 4 * 7:30 and 9:45 $1.30 * { ^y(zzatz£. " J 4 of invading a children’s day care center with a shotgun, shooting a custodian and taking a woman hostage. 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' Police went to the girls’ school, took them from their classes and the girls showed them the suspect’s house, police spokesman Bob Shaw said. The hostage — Climmie Sherman, 38 — managed to escape shortly before the sus pect was spotted by the girls. The custodian, Jesse Trevillian, 87, was reported in stable condi tion at Parkland Memorial Hos pital suffering from wounds in his left forearm and right leg. He Was reported “painfully, but not sferiously hurt.” Police said a few children were present during the robbery but none was harmed. Shaw said: “The man came in with a shotgun and went through a couple of purses of female employees. He forced the custodian to lie on the floor and ^hot him when he tried to get up.” Shaw said the man escaped with some cash and keys to the facility. Initially, Shaw said, the sus pect locked Sherman and Yolan da Varela, 32, in a closet. He forced Sherman to leave with him and left Varela in the closet. Canada Dry is United CALVES Tuesday < a Pepper, too- ' inmate by representir United Press International DALLAS — Dr Pepper Co. acquired Canada Dry Corp. for $155 million, becoming the third largest company in the $16 billion domestic soft- drink industry. Dr Pepper officials said the Tuesday the purchase was a major diversification move. The Dallas-based soft-drink concern paid $143 million for Canada Dry to Norton Simon Inc. in a mixture of two-thirds cash and the rest notes. Dr Pepper also paid $10 million for a five-year agree ment to avoid competition and $2 million for technical assistance, said W.W. Cle ments, chairman and chief ex ecutive of Dr Pepper. pr< The acquisition puts Dr Pepper solidly in the No. 3 spot in the soft drink industry, said George Thompson, an analyst for New York broker age firm E.F. Hutton and Co. Dr Pepper last year over took Seven-Up Co., but is be hind Coca Cola and Pepsico Inc., maker of Pepsi Cola. Clements said the takeov er, in addition to Dr Pepper’s recent purchase of U.S. mar keting rights to Welch’s car bonated fruit beverages, boosts its share of the $ 16 bil- inmate is c and drown lion domestic soft-dm ^£^1 ket to between lupertq Sneciah "P™ 1 - . , ton, who Dr Pepper bough* Dl the products but |r ard / asl Drys bottling plants^ Warden j a United StatesandCamgr J concentrate production ties in Toronto, Ireh: Mexico. Clements Pepper has 460 U.S!i and Canada Dry Thompson said foil pany its size, with 1S| venues of $330.2 mi Pepper paid a conali sum for Canada Dnl probably will see som , united ings dilution nextyearuE AUSTIN suit. Clements said b didate fot Dry’s 1980 sales werti gubernator $ 155 million. road Con Thompson said, Temple, sa; the takeover was avittj to face the because it gives Dr Pq that push complete bottling sptqMcKnight, expands its product race. Canada Dry makesgiu{K McKnij club soda, tonic watt: Texas oilm beer and some rtt pumped $1 brands. money into The purchase af i drew min ates Dr Pepper's plans!: deadline M the foreign soft-arinkrL, “It won Sixty percent of Canait fiamily to c revenues are produce; resources seas and it sells in 9! debt,” Mcl tries. Dr Pepper marh fore, I am v nations. race.” But Tei East Texas his campai nanced eve -r-w • 1 | x t to suppler Bnlab lawyer tolc T to clean up act A1 United Press International HOUSTON — The judge in the Brilab trial of a labor leader and port commissioner has told defense lawyer Richard “Race horse” Ha^nCs his cross- examination was riot fair and he should clean it up. U.S. District Judge Norman Black Tuesday told Haynes: “This cross-examination is get ting out of hand. This testing of the witness is not fair crossex amination.” Black also suggested Haynes was losing the jury. “I’m watching this jury’s face. They’re getting absolutely, ter minally disturbed (about the slow pace of the trial),” Black said. Haynes represents Houston Port Commissioner John Gar- United rett, who is on trials. I°day i: Park (Iperating Engine 34th d: resentative L.G. MoorknP ow * are accused of plotting; . J ™ bribe a city councilmaiib lts Ik 1 P"‘ city insurance contrac * m Black’s admonitionc, r nS ur ^’ ^ en occurred during examination, which Hj| ,*“ ere was intended to detend } dose FBI agent Michael um ler the whether a gap existed TI retly made tapeofaniee : ^ orace ^ I cussing part of the char 18 "/ . 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