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C6 Friday August 11 1995 The Fresno Bee BusiwessQbituaries Clinton plan to aid providers of mobile-phone data services A bright debut for Oakley Cable and Comcast Corp a consortium of cellular companies of Nynex Bell Atlantic US West and AirTouch and won licenses to provide the new mobile phone service at an FCC auction The FCC has auctioned hundreds of licenses for the new phone and data services and plans to auction more licenses later this year The cellular industry hailed Clinton's action "This will speed up the deployment of personal communications services throughout the said Michael Houghton spokesman for Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association The new polity pre-empt federal state and local laws and regulations and would be sensitive to protecting national parka and wildlife refuges And it include lands held by the United States in trust for individuals or Indian tribal WASHINGTON Companies building the next generation of cellular phone and paging systems may get some relief from President Clinton on one of their biggest headaches: finding sites to put up transmission towers Clinton on Thursday directed the federal government to craft a policy within 90 days to give companies easier access to federal land to locate transmission towers The issue is critically important to companies that have won licenses from the Federal Communications Commission to provide a host of new mobile services called personal communications Those services include a new phone service that is more mobile and less expensive than existing cellular and two-way paging messaging fox and other data services Companies including Sprint in an alliance with cable companies Telecommunications Inc Cox Maker of pricey sunglasses Detong on Np image and ad campaign to keep product moving and stock price rising Dylan Ratlgan Bloomberg Business News IRVINE Oakley Inc shares jumped 18 percent in the first day of trading after the initial public offering as investors rushed to buy stock in the designer and maker of sport sunglasses The shares priced yesterday at $23 for the initial sale to the public closed at $27125 in trading of 742 million shares the sixth most active issue in US marketa Earlier in the day the shares traded as high as $2825 Ait the promotional stop in New York Oakley showed a flashy video of snow-boarders surfers and other athletes wearing the shades The video featured a rock song on the said people who attended the promotional lunch on Tuesday America a great were the first words out of company founder Jim mouth after the video according those in attendance Of the $230 million raised in the 10 million-share offering $154 million or 67 percent went to Oakley insiders The company got the remaining $76 million The Irvine Calif -based company said it will use the cash to build a new plant and pay back $35 million in debt Inaiders say what they were going to with their Oakley is betting that a hip image scratch-resistant lenses Funeral Services Associated Press Made In the shades Oakley chairman Jim Jannard left and NYSE i ham It up at Bating ceremonies on exchange floor Richard I Funerals Today "1 Bob looks to be doing a fast fade But Microsoft says rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated By Michelle Quinn San Frandaco Chrenida REDMOND WASH What ever happened to Bob? Bob is Microsoft cute-' software program users a course for computers Bob came out last spring when the logo a smiley-face character with Buddy Holly glasses appeared everywhere Bob was supposed to draw the techno-nervous into the computer age And while it may be too early to say Bob is a has-been its vital signs look good The company give any sales figures except to say that since Bob hit store shelves on March 31 sales have been comparable to other products in their first three months But a spokesman with the NPD Group a market research firm based in Port Washington NY did ad--mit that sales have been weak in May and June In another sign of flagging health price is being dramatically cut in coining weeks Bob will soon be available for $49 down from the current suggested retail price of $99 made a mistake" said Ru-thann Lorentzen director of marketing for consumer division "We put the price too high" In addition to price cutting Microsoft will come out with a new and supposedly improved version of Bob sometime in 1996 Microsoft with the help of two Stanford professors creeled Bob after years of examining the psychology of new users Huy designed a personalised living room that pops up when users turn on the computer creating 11 characters that learn the computer strengths and weaknesses and pipe up with helpful suggestions Critics lambasted the program in January as too patronizing for even the new computer owner response was that software reviewers were too savvy to appreciate appeal to computer neophytes In the past month store presence has diminished with Bob posters lingering near the emergency exit doors But Bob is not fading away Lorentzen added "We are completely behind said Lorentzen who admitted that her devotion to Bob is beyond that of any Microsoft product "We all want Bob to she said Netscape IPO shows Nasdaq still has dout lion for the quarter ended March 31 compared with net income of $19 million on i enue of $261 million a ago The company provide per-share data for the year-earlier period There are 357 million shares outstanding after the offering which at an offering price of $23 values the company at about $8211 million The offering was priced $4 a share higher than the high end of its original $17 to $19 range The shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol For latest information on tomorrow's obituaries call Beeline 443-2400 touch-tone phone after 6 pm Punch in 2102 on your ADEN GEORGE funeral services will be held at Whitehurst Chapel on Satur-day August 12 1995 at 9 am COLLIER ALLEN EUGENE Funeral service at Tinkler Funeral Chapel Crematory on Friday August 11 1995 at 2 Pm BARHAM BETTY graveside cervices will be held at Clovis Cemetery on Friday Au-gust 11 1995 at 1 pm BUTLER JOHN JOSEPH graveside service at Clovis Cemetery on Friday August 11 1995 at II am MURRIETA MARY ROBLES Funeral Mass at St John's Cathedral on Friday August 11 1995 at 9 am SEBILIAN BAGRAD (BEN) Funeral services In Holy Trinity Armenian Church on Friday August 11 1995 at 10 am WASHBURN AGNES GENEVA funeral services at Wallin Son Funeral Home on Friday August 11 1995 at 10 om WILLIAMS Sr JOSEPH cunton funeral service at Lisle Funeral Home on Friday August 11 1995 at 9 am I Funerals ADEN GEORGE funeral services will be held at Whitehurst Chapel on Satur-day August 12 1995 at 9 am CHRISTIAN ELIZABETH graveside service at Fresno Memorial Gardens on Saturday August 12 1995 at 10 am LEE WILLAMAE memorial ser- I In Momnrinm vice at Chapel of the Light I in Memoriom on Saturday August 19 1995 at 11 am ADEN GEORGE July 23 1921 died 1995 after short illness in West St Paul Mr Aden is a WWI I who resided In Fresno 1956 He is preceded In son George Jr He Is survived his wife sons John and daughter Kroeger 3 brothers Ernest and Harold ten grandchildren and great-grandchild Funeral services will at Whitehurst Chapel Saturday August 12 9 am Interment at Cemetery Visitation Whitehurst Chapel Friday August 11 1995 3 pm to 8 pm WHITEHURST CHAPEL FRESNO 1S2S ESaglms 227-4040 BARHAM BETTY Of August 9 1995 Age 70 Mother of Steve Miller Clovis Marlene Reed Beth Hunt both of Sister of Tom Higgason Clovis and Kenny Santa Cruz Grandmother 4 great grandmother Graveside Services held at Clovis Cemetery Friday August 11 1995 pm Visitation Friday 10 am until noon Clovis Funeral Chapel CLOVIS FUNERAL CHAPEL 1302 and A CMS LASHER BARBARA In of our belovea and an advertising campaign that touts "thermonuclear will keep its sunglasses costing from $40 to $220 a pop rolling out the door "This margins are sky high and it cannot make sunglasses fast enough" Standard analyst Robert Natale said in a report Natale said he expects 1996 earnings of $135 a share for the company saying his estimate was conservative Oakley reported net income of $38 milium or 11 cents a share on revenue of $366 mil Obituaries 7 pm today at Miller Memorial Chapel Mass will be celebrated at 9 am Saturday at St Catholic Church Mr Harvey a retired superintendent for Our Lady of Mercy Church in New Jersey died Wedneaday Visitation will be from noon to 7 pm today at the chapel HICKS LOUIS STERLING Graveside services for Louis Sterling Hicks 64 of Walnut Creek formerly of Fresno will be held at 11 am Saturday at Fresno Memorial Gardena Mr Hicks a draftsman for the Ted Toland Co died Monday Remembrances may be sent to the favorite charity Lisle Funeral Home la in charge of arrangements HILL WAYNE JERL Graveside services for Wayne Jerl Hill 50 of Porterville will be held at 10:30 am Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Mr HiU a form laborer died Tuesday Visitation will be from 1 to 7 pm Sunday at Myers Funeral Chapel KILGORE FLOYD EARL Graveside services for Floyd Earl Kilgore 94 of Tulare will be held at 2 pjn Monday at Tu- etery Mr lare District Cemeteiy I Funeral Services "1 bom August 9 Bom Minnesota veteran since death by Ann Barry Marianne Elmer Aden one be held on 1995 at Clovis at on from Clovis of and Kentucky of Lazier of of of 8 will be on at 1 from in the 200-7S34 Memory friend and employee Barbara Lasher Alphameric Data Processing will be closed on Friday August 11 1995 I Funeral BUCHHEIM FAMILY MaOionitiaMpil 233-727 Kansas CHaptl 0444340 CMOngs Own! 03S4330 PAZ FUNERAL HOME I MEMORY CHAPEL 1022 Street 237-7700 CHAPEL OF THE UGHT FUNERAL NOME FRESNO 2334354 WALLIN FUNERAL HOMES WaBs 4 Sts Fuacnl Hoax Sanger WoMii'i Fender Fenenl Nose WoUs'l RtoiMt Fuscral Han Sssger 07S4S55 Fewter 134-2531 1 147-4451 TINKLER FUNERAL CHAPEL I CREMATORY 47S Itandwey el Meant 233-21 STEPHENS A BEAN 261-9292 BELMONT MEMORIAL PARK 237-6HS HERITAGE FUNERAL SERVICES 3000 Tulare Freese 224:2273 YOST WEBB CHAPEL Turn A St 237-4147 CAIRNS FUNERAL HOME NO Street Reedier 430-2233 WHITEHURST CHAPEL FRESNO 1S2S Saginaw 227-4040 CLOVIS FUNERAL CHAPEL 1302 deeh Re dam 240-7S34 LISLE FUNERAL HOME FRESNO 2444444 NEPTUNE SOCIETY-CREMATIOH FRESNO 24 Rear 222-7744 PAGE FUNERAL CHAPEL SELMA 004-1140 BSlCE funeralhomE 300 Pedasky CMi 2004172 Cemeteries Fresno Memorial Gardena 175 8 Comatfa Ave 268-7823 ADEN GEORGE 'JOE' Services for George Aden 73 of Fresno will be held at 9 am Saturday at Whitehurst Funeral Chapel Mr Aden a retired district manager for Applied Powers died Wednesday Visitation will be from 3 to 8 pm today at the chapel BARHAM BETTY Graveside services for Betty Barham 70 of Clovis will be held at 1 pm today at Clovis Cemetery Mrs Barham a homemaker died Wednesday Visitation will be from 10 am to noon today at Clovis Funeral Chapel CHRISTIAN ELIZABETH Graveside services for Elizabeth Christian 83 of Fresno will be held at 10 am Saturday at Fresno Memorial Gardena Mrs Christian a retired saleswoman for died Tuesday Visitation will be from 10 am to 7 pm today at Lisle Funeral Home Remembrances may be sent to Hy-Long Convalescent Hospital 3408 Shields Ave Fresno 93726 COLLIER ALLEN EUGENE Services for Allen Eu-Collier 70 of Pasadena of Fresno will be held at 2 pm today at Tinkler Funeral Chapel Crematory Mr Collier a cabdriver for Yellow Cab for 10 years died Tuesday CULBERTSON ABBIE Services for Abbie Culbertson 69 of Tulare were held under the direction of Tulare Funeral Home Mrs Culbertson a homemaker died Monday FUPPO LENA Graveside services for Lena Flippo 65 of Madera will be held at 9 am Monday at Arbor Vitae Cemetery Mrs Flippo a homemaker died Wednesday Visitation will be from 1 to 8 pm Sunday at Jay Chapel Remembrances may be sent to the American Lung Association PO Box 11187 Fresno 93772 FREY BETTE Grave-aide services for Bette Frey 74 of Corcoran will be held at 2 pm Monday at Corcoran Cemetery Mrs Frey a bookkeeper for JG Boswell Co for 36 years before retiring died Wednesday Hanford Funeral Chapel ii i in charge of arrangements HANSEN LOUIS A Services for Louis A Hansen 99 of Corcoran will be held at 10 am Mondav at Hanford Funnel Chapel Mr Hansen a rancher died Wednesday Visitation will be from 1 to 6 pm Sunday at the chapel Remembrances may be sent to the Armona Union Academy PO Box 397 Armona 93202 HARVEY ARCHIBALD A rosary for Archibald Harvey 88 of Visalia will be recited at Myers Funeral Chapel NOLTE LINDA DIANE Memorial services for Linda Diane Nolte 44 of Fresno will be held at 10 am Saturday at the Lisle Calaveras Chapel of Lisle Funeral Home Ms Nolte a legal secretary for Kevin Gunner died Wednesday Visitation will be from 10 am to 7 pm today at the funeral home PHEBUS RUBY IRENE Graveside services for Ruby Irene Phebus 80 of Clovis will be held at 11 am Monday at Clovis Cemeteiy Mrs Phebus a homemaker died Wednesday Visitation will be from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday at Boice Funeral Home RIEFFEL KENNY Services for Kenny Rieffel 83 of Kingsburg will be held at 10 am Monday at United Methodist Church Mr Rieffel a retired grocer died Wednesday Visitation will be from 1 to 5 pm Sunday at Creighton Memorial Chapel Remembrances may be sent to the Kingsburg Historical Society 1841 22nd Ave Kings-burg 93631 or to Kingpburg United Methodist Church 1590 Smith St Kingsburg 93631 STEINBRECHER ALPHA Services for Alpha Steinbrecher 77 of Fresno will be held at 10 am Monday at Boice Funeral Home Chapel Mrs Steinbrecher a travel agent for 20 yean died Wednesday Visitation will be from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and from 9 am to 5 pm Sunday at the chapel Remembrances may be sent to the American Lung Association PO Box 1187 Freano 93772-1187 8URGEST MICHAEL Graveside services for Michael Surgest 10 of Hanford will be held at 11 am Saturday at Hanford Cemetery Michael the son of Dawn Surgest of Long Beach died Tuesday Visitation will be from 9 to 11 am Saturday at Hanford Funeral Chapel WASHBURN AGNES GENEVA Services for Agnes Geneva Washburn 76 of Fresno will be held at 10 am today at Wallin Son Funeral Home Mrs Washburn a homemaker died Monday YOUNG JUNE CAROLYN Graveside services for June Carolyn Young 74 of Coarse-gold will be held at 10 am Tuesday Oakhill Cemetery in Oakhunt Mrs Young a private caregiver for four years tor the Madera County Welfare Department died Wedneaday Visitation will be from 1 to 5 pm Monday at Sierra Funeral Chapel in Oakhunt WASHINGTON Despite balky computers nosy government investigators and other headaches the Nasdaq Stock Market continues to wield substantial clout on Wall Street as evidenced by the enormous investor interest in Netscape Communications Corp Netscape maker of a popular "browser" software for the internet was a major hit on Wall Street this week Its shares bolted up 2V4 tunes the offering price of $28 a share in heavy trading Wednesday cm Nasdaq The trading storm underlines the growth in Nasdaq which links dealers worldwide through a network of computers and telephone lines Since its creation in 1971 the market which emphasizes ologv or biotechnology nas grown larger than technol stocks MAYEDA KEN memorial service at the United Japanese Christian Church Clovis on Saturday August 12 1995 at 11:30 am NOLTE UNDA DIANE memorial services at Lisle Funeral Home on Saturday August 12 1995 at 10 am ALVAREZ SALLY in Fresno August 9 1995 Age 68 She was a volunteer at Fresno Community Hospital for 11 yrs She Is survived by her husband Tony Alvarez children Jeannie Wisman Rachel Rodriguez both of Long beach Robert Llera and Jenny Avila both of Fresno siblings Eva Montano Nash Espinosa Femle Espinosa and Gilbert Llera grandchildren Bobby Arthur and Jimmy Rodriguez Christina Martinez Anthony Wisman Robert Llera and Alex and Isabel Avila Services will be held at Stephens Bean Chapel on Tuesday August 15 1995 at 10 am Interment Belmont Memorial Park Visitation on Sunday August 13 1995 from 9 am to 5 pm Rosary on Monday August 14 1995 at 7 pm STEPHENS I BEAN 26M292 BELMONT MEMORIAL PARK 237-6115 Kil-for the 'and the Exeter Sun died Tuesday Visitation will be from 1 to 8 pm Sunday and from 9 am to noon Monday at Goble-Miller Funeral Chapel Remembrances may be sent to the Union Printers Home 101 Union Blvd Colorado Springs CO 80910 KINCADE GENEVA PEARL Graveside services for Geneva Pearl Kincade 79 of Laton will be held at 10 am today at Oak Grove Cemeteiy in Laton Mrs Kincade a homemaker died Wednesday Page Funeral Chapel in Selma is in charge of arrangements LASHER BARBARA JUNE Services for Barbara June Lasher 70 of Clovis will be held at 11 am today at the Church of Jesus Christ of day Saints Fresno North Stake Center 220 Peach Avenue Clovis Mrs Lasher a data processor for Alphameric Data Processing died Wednesday Visitation will be from 10 to 11 am today at the church Wildrose Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements MULLICAN 'DOC' Services for Mullican 77 of Shatter formerly of Porterville will be held at 10 am Monday at the Church of God in Shelter Mr Mullican an ironworker for Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco for 20 years died Wednesday Visitation will be from 1 to 7 pm Sunday at A retired the American Stock Exchange and threatened to surpass the New York Stock Exchange in some measures of market size Netscape adds to the list of 179 initial public offerings that raised more than $724 billion on Nasdaq during the first six months of the year That exceeds the 22 IPOs on the rival New York Stock Exchange which raised $613 billion according to Securities Data Co While attracting a healthy amount of new business Nasdaq also is witnessing a surge in trading volume it hit a record 69761 million shares on July 19 Earlier that month the market passed a milestone 1 reaching a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion 4 i I.