GENERAL DYNAMICS ACQUIRES NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING FOR $2.6 BILLION DOLLARS
NYP2001042502 - 25 APRIL 2001- NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Nicholas Chabraja, CEO of General Dynamics, and William Fricks, CEO of Newport News Shipbuilding, (right) announce April 25, 2001 the $2.6 billion dollar merger of Newport by General Dynamics. cc/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI
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