BALL CORP &lt;BLL> COMPLETES ACQUISITION
  Ball Corp said it completed the
  purchase of privately held &lt;Verac Inc>, a San Diego defense
  systems and software development company.
      Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Verac had 1986
  sales of about 23 mln dlrs.
      Verac will operate in San Diego as part of Ball's technical
  products group.
  

