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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (7833)	9/9/1998 3:30:00 PM
From: DD™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42834

BREAKING NEWS: STARR HAS DELIVERED HIS REPORT TO CONGRESS!!! Details to follow!!! DD

To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (7833)	9/9/1998 3:50:00 PM
From: Wally Mastroly	Respond to of 42834

Chiping away jobs - another chip plant in the U.S. to close... Matsushita to shut U.S. chipmaking plant TOKYO - Matsushita Electric Industrial, the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturer, will close down its computer chipmaking operations in the United States by year's end. The move will affect about 340 employees at Matsushita Semiconductor's factory in Puyallup, Wash. Matsushita Semiconductor is an affiliate of Matsushita Electric Industrial. Matsushita markets products under the Panasonic, Quasar, National and Technics brand names. The decision to end chip production in the U.S. follows similar moves by rivals Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric.