Prudential California Realty and Jon Douglas Co....
<i> Times Staff and Wire Reports</i>
Prudential California Realty and Jon Douglas Co. completed the merger of the two real estate brokerage firms. The combined firm will operate under The Prudential-Jon Douglas Co. banner. . . . Teamsters drivers and mechanics approved an agreement that ended a monthlong strike against Ryder System Inc., the nation’s largest car hauling company. . . . Detroit Newspapers Inc., the joint operating company for the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News filed a suit in U.S. District Court against six striking unions, alleging violation of federal racketeering laws through a campaign of violence and intimidation. . . . Carl Sagan settled a suit against Apple Computer Inc., which had picked the astronomer’s name as the code name for a new computer.
