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OTHER NEWS - Dec. 31, 1993

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Standard & Poor’s raised the senior debt rating of First Interstate Bancorp to A-minus from BBB-plus, citing revenue growth and diminishing bad loans. It was the second S&P; upgrade this year for First Interstate. . . . Shareholders of Primerica Corp. and Travelers Corp. approved their previously announced merger. Primerica will change its name to Travelers Inc. today, when the transaction closes, company officials said. . . . Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Italy’s Montedison announced a long-delayed plastics merger.

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