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Time Chairman Richard Munro and Warner Chairman Steven Ross, who agreed to share power as co-chief executives of the new company, were confident that their deal would withstand any challenges. Said Munro: "We are not for sale." Time President N.J. Nicholas will take Munro's slot as co-chief executive of Time Warner if Munro retires in 18 months as planned. To strengthen their position, the two companies have also agreed to exchange some 10% of each other's stock in advance of the merger...
...deadly MX missile, which carries ten nuclear warheads, is stationed in hardened concrete silos designed to withstand a near-miss by an atom bomb. But at least one of the 50 MX's deployed by the Air Force over the past three years has trouble standing up. The Pentagon confirmed last week that the warheads from five MX's at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming were removed after one of the rockets slipped from its moorings and fell as much as a foot inside its underground silo last August. An investigation determined that the missile's fall...
Mayor Emil Kirokofyan told the first group of foreign correspondents to visit the area after Wednesday's quake that recently constructed apartment buildings had not been built to withstand such a severe temblor--even though Leninakan is in an area of frequent earthquakes...
...raised only some of its fares. Many airlines have consolidated their market share in recent years by buying smaller companies and aggressively cutting prices. Now, with air traffic up a surprising 8% last month over a year ago, the carriers are testing to see whether rising demand can withstand higher prices...
...what the fuck," the play is far from random, but it avoids such conventions as plot and character development. This is confrontational theater, not for the faint of heart or the closed-minded. Though the show is little more than an hour long, few theatergoers would be willing to withstand more than a few minutes of it, even under alcoholic sedation...