	general electric ge st qtr helped by rca general electric corp said its first quarter results were significantly higher due to the strong results of rca which was acquired last year general electric also attibuted continued strong performances in plastics major appliances and the employers reinsurance corp for its strong quarter ge recorded net ings for the first quarter of mln dlrs or dls per shr up pct from mln dlrs or dlrs per share for the same quarter a year ago general electric chairman john welch jr reiterated the company s outlook for in which it expects double digit ge ings growth for the year he said the first quarter results are in line with those expectations general electric cited the strong results in tv network and station operations of the national broadcasting co which was not part of ge in the first quarter of as one reason for its strong ings it also noted that aircraft engine operating profit was much higher than a year ago caused by a increase in shipments than the quarter which was impacted by a strike aerospace revenues were sharply higher in this year s first quarter from a year ago mainly because of the inclusion of rca s aerospace and defense business the company said in addition consumer products revenues were up from last year mainly because of including sales of rca video products general electric said restructuring provisions of mln dlrs before taxes to implement various strategic moves were charged against operations in the first quarter of it added that there was a one time gain of mlns dlrs after taxes from an inventory accounting change and technical products revenues and operating profit were ahead of last year led by a strong increases in medical systems volume and the inclusion this year of rca s communications and related services reuter 
