SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFIC <SFE> UNIT BUYS SUBSIDIARY
Safeguard Scientific Inc
said its subsidiary, Coherent Communications Systems Corp,
purchased a telecommunications equipment business for an
undisclosed amount of cash, notes and Coherent common stock.
    Safeguard said it bought the business unit from Comsat
TeleSystems Inc, a subsidiary of Communications Satellite Corp
<CQ>.
 Reuter
