Vons and Allied completed their merger. The...

Vons and Allied completed their merger. The company will assume the name of Vons Cos. and its stock will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VON . . . Baxter International is the new name of Baxter Travenol Laboratories, reflecting the unified health-care firm formed from the company’s merger with American Hospital Supply Corp. . . . The Treasury postponed the scheduled auction of $9.75 billion of new two-year Treasury notes because Congress has not raised the federal debt ceiling.