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...this week's Congress. The U.S., the West Europeans and the United Nations must use their own considerable influence with the newly independent states to protect the rights of the Russian minorities there. Otherwise, Russia may take matters into its own heavy hands. If so, the world would surely suspend whatever help it is giving to any government in Moscow, which would only deepen the crisis in Russia and accelerate the vicious cycle of economic distress and political extremism...
...potential for a fourth-quarter loss of $1 billion, to finish off a record third year in the red. Because of declines in its investment portfolio, GM's unfunded pension liability has swollen from $8.6 billion to $11.4 billion. GM is preparing to freeze salaried wages and again suspend executive bonuses, selling off money-losing operations like National Car Rental and stopping production of its slow-selling Cadillac Allante ($61,675) sport coupe. Not even the Allante's powerful '93 Northstar engine seems able to get the auto industry's lame giant moving. (See related story on page...
...done no good. In a society where white- collar workers burn the midnight oil as a matter of routine, tougher action was needed. So henceforward, Nippon Steel will switch off the electricity at its Tokyo headquarters at 10 p.m., forcing the workaholics among its 3,300 employees to suspend work and go home. Those who try to make up for the lost hours on Sunday will find the doors locked...
...with other European currencies and served as a symbol of British commitment to European union. Major passionately insisted that Britain must keep the pound in the system at all costs. But after the government spent millions of pounds and drastically raised interest rates, the effort failed: Major had to suspend participation in the exchange-rate system, and the pound lost more than 10% of its value. The Prime Minister's basic economic strategy also lay in ruins...
...report that was issued last month by theROTC committee sought to resolve the ROTC debateby recommending that the University suspend itsfunding of the ROTC program while continuing toaccept ROTC scholarships...