	bass group says it has had talks on taft tfb a group led by members of the wealthy bass family of fort worth texas which holds a pct stake in taft broadcasting co said it has had talks about taking part in a move to take control of the company in a filing with the securities and exchange commission the group said it has had discussions with other taft stockholders and some company managers and directors concerning participation in a group to uire control of the company the bass group which did not identify any of the other people with whom it said it has had talks said it plans to continue evaluating taft and will be involved in further discussions relating to the future control and direction of the company the group which holds taft common shares said its members may buy more shares of taft common stock or may decide to sell some or all of its stake on friday taft said it would negotiate with a group led by its vice chairman dudley taft and a rhode island investment firm which had offered dlrs a share for the company the dudley taft group theta corp which also includes narragansett capital corp a providence r i investment firm is seeking to take the company private in a leveraged buyout valued at billion dlrs besides the bass group another major taft shareholder cincinnati ohio financier carl lindner has also said he has had talks about increasing his stake in the company taking part in a takeover effort or launching one himself lindner controls shares of taft common stock or pct of the total reuter 
