MIDEAST UPDATE

Vons Cos. said it will donate 30 trailer loads of food and other products to five major military bases in Southern California to assist servicemen and servicewomen and their families who have been affected by the Middle East crisis.

Harrods, the landmark London department store, said it will cut 600 jobs, 14% of its work force, due to sales hit by recession and a sharp drop in tourism, resulting from the war.