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Philip Morris Cos. said its subsidiary has extended the expiration date of its cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Kraft Inc. until 5 p.m. EST, Dec. 2 . . . Willamette Industries has announced plans to permanently close its sawmill in Sweet Home, Ore., on Feb. 3, 1989. The closure will affect 97 employees . . . The Federal Reserve said the average yield for one-year T-bills, the most popular index for making changes in adjustable-rate home mortgages, rose to 8.35% last week after averaging 8.10% the week before . . . Ramada Inc., betting its future on gaming operations in Nevada and New Jersey, plans to sell its hotel and restaurant operations. Shareholders would be paid at least $7 a share and would retain their interest in the restructured company . . . Baker Hughes Inc. said the number of working oil and gas rigs plunged by 45 this week to total 897, marking the largest single-week decline since February. A year ago the count was 1,174, the Houston-based company said. The count is a widely watched industry index of drilling activity.

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