	mcdonnell douglas md not approached by pesch mcdonnell douglas corp which has a five mln dlr investment in republic health corp reph said it has not been approached to sell its shares in republic health earlier alpha health systems corp a unit of pesch and co said it submitted a merger proposal to the board of reph uisition co the parent of republic health leroy a pesch is the principal stockholder of pesch we have not been approached by mr pesch or anybody else with respect to our holdings in republic health a mcdonnell douglas spokesman told reuters reuter 
