OTHER NEWS - Oct. 10, 1991

Alpharel Chief Executive Steps Down: Robert T. Bruce, the chief executive of Alpharel Inc. who helped bring the Camarillo company back from the brink of bankruptcy last year, stepped down from his post to spend more time at his home in Aspen, Colo. Bruce, 56, said he will remain as chairman of Alpharel’s board through next year and will stay with the company on a day-to-day basis through this year to help it complete several projects. Bruce was replaced as chief executive by Roger H. Erickson, a company director and formerly its vice president of engineering.