Edward J Sr Debartolo

Now that he has pleaded guilty to failing to report an alleged extortion scheme, outcast San Francisco 49er owner Eddie DeBartolo wants his team back. He's going to have to be patient, because it could be months before he finds out. Already removed from club operations for nearly a year while under investigation in a tangled Louisiana gambling fraud probe, DeBartolo moved toward closure with Tuesday's plea bargain.

Now that he has pleaded guilty to failing to report an alleged extortion scheme, outcast San Francisco 49er owner Eddie DeBartolo wants his team back. He's going to have to be patient, because it could be months before he finds out. Already removed from club operations for nearly a year while under investigation in a tangled Louisiana gambling fraud probe, DeBartolo moved toward closure with Tuesday's plea bargain.

Although owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. of the San Francisco 49ers did not attend the NFL's annual spring meeting, his name came up more than a few times during the two days of discussions that concluded Thursday.

Concerns that Ralphs Grocery Co. will be drawn into the financial morass of its bankrupt sister companies in the Campeau Corp. drove down the junk bonds of the supermarket chain on Friday. The $400 million in bonds, issued in 1988 when Ralphs became an independent subsidiary of Campeau, fell $5 to close at $81 (per $100 in face value). The bonds, down from as high as $97 last week, have traded at more than $105 in recent months.

Robert Campeau, the Canadian developer who succeeded in a stunning takeover of Federated Department Stores, and an Ohio development partner Thursday announced plans to build as many as 30 malls in the United States by 1993. The ambitious plans were announced to a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 400 shareholders, securities analysts and reporters at Campeau Corp.'s annual meeting in the stately Royal York Hotel in Toronto, the company's headquarters city. According to Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.

The parent of Ralphs Grocery Co. sought bankruptcy court protection Friday in a move partly designed to fortify the supermarket chain's defenses against being seized by an Ohio real estate developer. The bankruptcy case was filed by Federated Stores Inc., a holding company that since January has directed efforts to bring Campeau Corp.'s vast department store operations out of bankruptcy.

Two of the nation's biggest department store companies saw the price of their stock shoot up last week in a new round of speculation on retail takeovers. But a business associate of shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. on Friday denied published reports that DeBartolo is accumulating stock in Federated Department Stores for a takeover run on the parent company of such well-known retailers as Bullocks, I. Magnin and Bloomingdale's.

Although owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. of the San Francisco 49ers did not attend the NFL's annual spring meeting, his name came up more than a few times during the two days of discussions that concluded Thursday.

Last weekend, when Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski and Red Schoendienst were inducted into the Hall of Fame, Bowie Kuhn, the former commissioner of baseball, attended a reception for some Hall of Famers in Cooperstown, N.Y. There was a discussion of "Field of Dreams," the film fantasy about baseball. One of the longtime Hall of Fame members said that he hadn't cared for the movie. Kuhn asked him why and got a vague answer.

The parent of Ralphs Grocery Co. sought bankruptcy court protection Friday in a move partly designed to fortify the supermarket chain's defenses against being seized by an Ohio real estate developer. The bankruptcy case was filed by Federated Stores Inc., a holding company that since January has directed efforts to bring Campeau Corp.'s vast department store operations out of bankruptcy.

Concerns that Ralphs Grocery Co. will be drawn into the financial morass of its bankrupt sister companies in the Campeau Corp. drove down the junk bonds of the supermarket chain on Friday. The $400 million in bonds, issued in 1988 when Ralphs became an independent subsidiary of Campeau, fell $5 to close at $81 (per $100 in face value). The bonds, down from as high as $97 last week, have traded at more than $105 in recent months.

Last weekend, when Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski and Red Schoendienst were inducted into the Hall of Fame, Bowie Kuhn, the former commissioner of baseball, attended a reception for some Hall of Famers in Cooperstown, N.Y. There was a discussion of "Field of Dreams," the film fantasy about baseball. One of the longtime Hall of Fame members said that he hadn't cared for the movie. Kuhn asked him why and got a vague answer.

Paul A. Bilzerian resigned Thursday as chairman and chief executive of Singer Co., hours after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil securities fraud charges against him and shopping center magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. The resignation came amid mounting legal troubles for Singer and for Bilzerian, who was convicted June 9 on criminal securities and tax fraud charges. The SEC charges filed Thursday included the first public accusation that Bilzerian committed fraud in his $1.06-billion takeover of Singer in February, 1988.

Robert Campeau, the Canadian developer who succeeded in a stunning takeover of Federated Department Stores, and an Ohio development partner Thursday announced plans to build as many as 30 malls in the United States by 1993. The ambitious plans were announced to a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 400 shareholders, securities analysts and reporters at Campeau Corp.'s annual meeting in the stately Royal York Hotel in Toronto, the company's headquarters city. According to Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. and its top officials, the nation's leading shopping center developers, to determine whether they violated federal securities laws by secretly aiding hostile takeover bids and other stock purchases by raider Paul A. Bilzerian. DeBartolo and Bilzerian are two of the most prominent deal makers in American finance.

Paul A. Bilzerian resigned Thursday as chairman and chief executive of Singer Co., hours after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil securities fraud charges against him and shopping center magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. The resignation came amid mounting legal troubles for Singer and for Bilzerian, who was convicted June 9 on criminal securities and tax fraud charges. The SEC charges filed Thursday included the first public accusation that Bilzerian committed fraud in his $1.06-billion takeover of Singer in February, 1988.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. and its top officials, the nation's leading shopping center developers, to determine whether they violated federal securities laws by secretly aiding hostile takeover bids and other stock purchases by raider Paul A. Bilzerian. DeBartolo and Bilzerian are two of the most prominent deal makers in American finance.

Two of the nation's biggest department store companies saw the price of their stock shoot up last week in a new round of speculation on retail takeovers. But a business associate of shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. on Friday denied published reports that DeBartolo is accumulating stock in Federated Department Stores for a takeover run on the parent company of such well-known retailers as Bullocks, I. Magnin and Bloomingdale's.