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MATINA S. HORNER (1972-1989)--The Harvard and Radcliffe admissions offices are combined, adopting an equal access admissions policy. Admissions standards for men and women are the same, and the number of women is no longer limited. In 1977, Horner and Harvard President Derek C. Bok sign the "nonmerger merger" agreement...
...part, such wrangling reflects industry uneasiness over the proposed merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc., which will create a strengthened No. 2 cable-systems operator, behind Denver-based Tele- Communications. "The burning issue right now is how much access the Time- Warner group will give to its competition," says an executive of a rival cable company. According to a study by Michael Salinger, a professor of public policy at the Columbia University business school, system operators may indeed show bias toward their own networks over channels owned by other companies. Says he: "I found that ATC systems tend...
Suzman's retirement will take some steam out of the new Democratic Party, formed last month by the merger of three liberal parties and still unable to agree on a leader. Liberalism has a future in South Africa, says Suzman, but "fundamental changes will take a lot longer than most people think...
...some provisions, such as the severance pay, are expected to draw opposition from business lobbyists. Merger specialists also predicted that the 5 percent threshold would be challenged in court as an unconstitutional intrusion on federal authority over interstate commerce...
...contrast with 1988, when the binge in corporate buyouts helped offset the defection of millions of small investors, the latest downturn reflected weakness in virtually every phase of Wall Street's business. With merger mania dampened by high interest rates and fears of a political backlash against debt-laden megadeals, the value of announced corporate acquisitions fell to $76 billion in the first quarter of 1989, down 58% from the comparable period last year. At the same time, intense competition has driven down the commission on stock trades to as little as 4 cents a share, vs. about 8 cents...