NY -- Standard&Poor's CreditWire 8/2/96 -- Standard&Poor's today has placed its double-`A'-minus rating of Rockwell International Corp.'s six issues of senior notes (see list below) on CreditWatch with positive implications. Rockwell's double-`A'-minus corporate credit rating and `A-1'-plus commercial paper rating have been affirmed, as well as the double-`A'-minus senior unsecured debt rating of unit Reliance Electric Co., but the outlooks have been revised to negative from stable. Boeing Co.'s double-`A' corporate credit rating has been affirmed; the outlook remains stable. Boeing and Rockwell have announced a definitive agreement for Boeing to acquire Rockwell's aerospace and defense businesses for about $3.2 billion. Boeing will issue $860 million of common stock, and about $2.2 billion of Rockwell liabilities,
