EASY PARTNERS: COMPAQ NOT QUITE AT THE SUMMIT

          In Houston, the Arena Operating Co. (AOC) President
     Steve Patterson said that although AOC has concluded an
     agreement with Compaq Computer Corp. to rename The Summit
     the Compaq Center, the Houston City Council still has to
     approve the name change.  Patterson added the "change is not
     effective until this approval is granted. ... Recent
     references to the facility as Compaq Center were premature"
     (AOC).  In Houston, John Williams reports that once city
     approval is granted, AOC "intends to put the name Compaq
     Center everywhere The Summit name has been displayed,"
     including on the basketball floor.  Rockets Senior Exec VP
     John Thomas said their attorneys are reviewing the AOC's
     deal with Compaq (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 10/16).