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Bethlehem
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Bethlehem a small town to the south of Jerusalem, first mentioned in Egyptian records of the 14th century
bc. It was the native city of King David and is the reputed birthplace of Jesus. (See also
bedlam.)
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Bethlehem Steel Increases Offer for Lukens Inc.
PR Newswire; 1/5/1998; 700+ words
; BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In...a joint announcement earlier today by Bethlehem Steel Corporation (NYSE: BS) and Lukens...the following statement was issued by Bethlehem: Bethlehem Steel Corporation confirmed...
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Bethlehem Steel Corporation Completes its Acquisition of Lukens
PR Newswire; 5/29/1998; 700+ words
; BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bethlehem Steel Corporation (NYSE: BS) today completed its acquisition...about $335 million in the form of cash and the balance in Bethlehem common stock. Bethlehem also assumed about $250 million...
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Bethlehem Steel Creates Bethlehem Commerce Center to Revitalize 1,600 Acres.
PR Newswire; 1/13/1999; 700+ words
; BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- About 1,600 acres of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's (NYSE: BS) South Side Bethlehem plant have been designated as the Bethlehem Commerce Center to further revitalize the site and return jobs to...
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Bethlehem Steel issues statement of Department of Justice filings.
PR Newswire; 10/18/1990; 700+ words
; BETHLEHEM STEEL ISSUES STATMENT ON DEPT. J?USTICE FILINGS BETHLEHEM, Pa., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to...involving Northwest Indiana steel plants, a spokesman for Bethlehem Steel (NYSE: BS) today issued the following statements...
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Bethlehem Steel Receives Proposal From ISG.
Business Wire; 1/6/2003; 700+ words
; Business Editors BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003 Bethlehem Steel Corporation today received a proposal from...International Steel Group (ISG) to acquire all of Bethlehem's steelmaking assets that, combined with ISG...
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Bethlehem Steel relics might face demolition; Skyline: 5 towering furnaces at the closed plant could be gone unless funding can be found
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - It was bad enough, locals say, when the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces shut down. The whole plant...skyline by designating them historic landmarks. Bethlehem Steel - or, simply, "Steel" to the surrounding...
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Bethlehem Steel May Sell Operations to Group That Saved LTV.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/6/2002; 700+ words
; ...Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 6--Bethlehem Steel said yesterday that it was considering...no decision had been made to take over Bethlehem's plan, if that happens it would be...the government responsible for paying Bethlehem's pension benefits would remove a major...
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Bethlehem Steel Begins Sale Process, Marks Last Day for 450 Workers.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...Ridder/Tribune Business News May 1--Bethlehem Steel Corp. took the first step yesterday...said Robert S. "Steve" Miller Jr., Bethlehem's chairman and chief executive officer...currently employs 3,500, is acquiring Bethlehem's assets, including Baltimore County...
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Bethlehem's faded dreams
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 12/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...those who opposed construction of the Bethlehem Steel mill nearly 40 years ago. "I...local banking during the early years of Bethlehem Steel. "I think the good they did is...PHOTO) (PHOTO) On Dec. 3, 1962, Bethlehem Steel announced plans to build a massive...
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Bethlehem Steel CEO Says 4,000 Jobs May Be Lost in International Steel Buyout.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Bethlehem Steel's top executive has drawn criticism...America and the company that plans to buy Bethlehem for saying that 3,000 to 4,000 jobs...result of the deal. Robert S. Miller, Bethlehem's chairman and chief executive officer...
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Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18016 U.S.A. (215) 694-2424 Fax: (215...Fabricated Plate Work-Boiler Shops; 3317 Steel Pipe & Tubes Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second-largest integrated steel producer...
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Bethlehem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bethlehem [Heb.,=house of bread or house of...on a hill in green, fertile country, Bethlehem looks across to the Dead Sea and beyond...religious articles are made in the town. Bethlehem is also the trade center for surrounding...
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star-of-Bethlehem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
star-of-Bethlehem in botany, low, spring-blooming bulbous plant ( Ornithogalum...star that guided the Wise Men to the manger (see Star of Bethlehem ). The star-of-Bethlehem is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Liliopsida...
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Star of Bethlehem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Star of Bethlehem name given to the luminous celestial object rising in the sky that...the Gospel of Matthew, led the Wise Men of the East to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. According to astronomers, the phenomenon may...
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star of Bethlehem
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
star of Bethlehem The star which led the Magi or Wise Men to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus (Matt. 2: 1–12). In so far as the story has any basis in historical fact, the ‘star’ is more likely...
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