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Nonetheless, some officials are taking measures to slow down or control the corporate wheeling and dealing. The Federal Reserve Board has been concerned about the financial impact of consolidations and is seeking to make it tougher to float junk bonds. Under a ruling likely to take effect in January, the Fed would limit the size of many junk-bond issues to 50% of the amount offered for a company. The move could cause a slowdown in takeovers and buyouts, at least until ingenious Wall Street moneymen devise new methods of raising funds...
...course, each merger or takeover or leveraged buyout must be judged on its own merits. There are good mergers, and there are bad ones. The true danger of the current rash of mergers is that it will distract corporations from the real business of business. American firms, facing ever tougher competition both at home and abroad, need to look beyond the short- term search for a merger partner or takeover target and get back to making products and services for tomorrow's customers...
...Army hates us and would love to beat us," Tri-Captain Peter Egan said. "But we blew them away early. If we hadn't it would have been a tougher meet...
...been very stingy the last three weeks. The Crimson has allowed an average of just just 12 points a game over the past three weekends. A week ago, it put Bruin quarterback Steve Kettelberger under tremendous pressure and caused four Brown fumbles. Even DEFENSIVE LINE: The Cross has been tougher against the run than the pass, and that's a result of the play of this unit. Left tackle Ed Kutschke (with 96 tackles) has been especially rough on passers with eight sacks. This unit--which includes four seniors and just one junior--is very big and very experienced...
...connected with the New Pathway program are willing to predict that the future will be without problems. In fact, some have already raised concerns that were not anticipated during the program's planning. Among them: the nature of the program has made it tougher for the 24 Pathway students to feel as if they are part of the Class of 1989, which has some 140 additional members...