SOUTHWEST &lt;SWF>, STONE &lt;STO> COMPLY FOR MERGER

  Southwest Forest Industries said
  it and Stone Container Corp have complied with all federal
  waiting period requirements for Stone's proposed 32.25 dlr per
  share cash acquisition of Southwest.
      Southwest currently has 12.3 mln shares outstanding. The
  companies entered into a merger agreement on January 27, and
  made their initial findings with the Department of Justice and
  the Federal Trade Commission on February three.
      Southwest said the waiting period expired on March 5,
  without receiving a formal second request for information.
     
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