Word: halt
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...successor: John F. Smith Jr., 54, head of GM's profitable foreign operations); Robert T. O'Connell, 53, was bumped from executive V.P. and chief financial officer to senior V.P. Those moves had been expected since late last year, when outside directors began grousing about GM's inability to halt its slide. Last year the company's U.S. operations lost $7 billion, forcing GM to close 21 plants and eliminate 74,000 jobs...
...post-cold war mood, France is suspending all nuclear testing for the rest of the year. New Prime Minister Pierre Beregovoy hopes that others will follow and "put a halt to overarmament...
...only ones who will pay, say analysts. As large firms retreat -- the Big Six currently handle the audits of 90% of FORTUNE 500 companies -- industries that require the most careful audits could be left without accountants or with lower-quality auditors. "Financial markets could grind to a halt if auditors stop certifying books," warns Rick Telberg, editor of Accounting Today, a New York City newspaper. "Investors are not going to invest unless they see that stamp of approval...
...schools' racial makeup reflects "demographic shifts" the school board could not control. In cases in which segregation is not the result of actions by local officials, wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy, courts cannot force schools to assign students by race. The ruling might encourage other school districts to seek a halt to court-ordered integration also...
Marchers came to a halt in front of theCapitol, where they were addressed by morepoliticians and celebrities, including actor SusanSarandon and singers Cyndi Lauper, M.C. Peaches,and Peter, Paul and Mary...