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If the U.S. Justice Department approves, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., a Cleveland-based conglomerate, will purchase the entire major appliance business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation — including plants in Columbus, Mansfield, and Newark, Ohio; Edison, N.J.; and Athens, Tenn. — and Westinghouse Canada Ltd. White is already in the major appliance field with its Kelvinator and Gibson lines. The combined Westinghouse and White operations could total 15 percent of the appliance market, depending on the particular product line.