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pierre <unk> N years old will join the board as a nonexecutive director nov. N |
mr. <unk> is chairman of <unk> n.v. the dutch publishing group |
rudolph <unk> N years old and former chairman of consolidated gold fields plc was named a nonexecutive director of this british industrial conglomerate |
a form of asbestos once used to make kent cigarette filters has caused a high percentage of cancer deaths among a group of workers exposed to it more than N years ago researchers reported |
the asbestos fiber <unk> is unusually <unk> once it enters the <unk> with even brief exposures to it causing symptoms that show up decades later researchers said |
<unk> inc. the unit of new york-based <unk> corp. that makes kent cigarettes stopped using <unk> in its <unk> cigarette filters in N |
although preliminary findings were reported more than a year ago the latest results appear in today 's new england journal of medicine a forum likely to bring new attention to the problem |
a <unk> <unk> said this is an old story |
we 're talking about years ago before anyone heard of asbestos having any questionable properties |
there is no asbestos in our products now |
neither <unk> nor the researchers who studied the workers were aware of any research on smokers of the kent cigarettes |
we have no useful information on whether users are at risk said james a. <unk> of boston 's <unk> cancer institute |
dr. <unk> led a team of researchers from the national cancer institute and the medical schools of harvard university and boston university |
the <unk> spokeswoman said asbestos was used in very modest amounts in making paper for the filters in the early 1950s and replaced with a different type of <unk> in N |
from N to N N billion kent cigarettes with the filters were sold the company said |
among N men who worked closely with the substance N have died more than three times the expected number |
four of the five surviving workers have <unk> diseases including three with recently <unk> cancer |
the total of N deaths from malignant <unk> lung cancer and <unk> was far higher than expected the researchers said |
the <unk> rate is a striking finding among those of us who study <unk> diseases said dr. <unk> |
the percentage of lung cancer deaths among the workers at the west <unk> mass. paper factory appears to be the highest for any asbestos workers studied in western industrialized countries he said |
the plant which is owned by <unk> & <unk> co. was under contract with <unk> to make the cigarette filters |
the finding probably will support those who argue that the u.s. should regulate the class of asbestos including <unk> more <unk> than the common kind of asbestos <unk> found in most schools and other buildings dr. <unk> said |
the u.s. is one of the few industrialized nations that does n't have a higher standard of regulation for the smooth <unk> fibers such as <unk> that are classified as <unk> according to <unk> t. <unk> a professor of <unk> at the university of vermont college of medicine |
more common <unk> fibers are <unk> and are more easily rejected by the body dr. <unk> explained |
in july the environmental protection agency imposed a gradual ban on virtually all uses of asbestos |
by N almost all remaining uses of <unk> asbestos will be outlawed |
about N workers at a factory that made paper for the kent filters were exposed to asbestos in the 1950s |
areas of the factory were particularly dusty where the <unk> was used |
workers dumped large <unk> <unk> of the imported material into a huge <unk> poured in cotton and <unk> fibers and <unk> mixed the dry fibers in a process used to make filters |
workers described clouds of blue dust that hung over parts of the factory even though <unk> fans <unk> the area |
there 's no question that some of those workers and managers contracted <unk> diseases said <unk> phillips vice president of human resources for <unk> & <unk> |
but you have to recognize that these events took place N years ago |
it has no bearing on our work force today |
yields on money-market mutual funds continued to slide amid signs that portfolio managers expect further declines in interest rates |
the average seven-day compound yield of the N taxable funds tracked by <unk> 's money fund report eased a fraction of a percentage point to N N from N N for the week ended tuesday |
compound yields assume reinvestment of dividends and that the current yield continues for a year |
average maturity of the funds ' investments <unk> by a day to N days the longest since early august according to donoghue 's |
longer maturities are thought to indicate declining interest rates because they permit portfolio managers to retain relatively higher rates for a longer period |
shorter maturities are considered a sign of rising rates because portfolio managers can capture higher rates sooner |
the average maturity for funds open only to institutions considered by some to be a stronger indicator because those managers watch the market closely reached a high point for the year N days |
nevertheless said <unk> <unk> <unk> editor of money fund report yields may <unk> up again before they <unk> down because of recent rises in short-term interest rates |
the yield on six-month treasury bills sold at monday 's auction for example rose to N N from N N |
despite recent declines in yields investors continue to pour cash into money funds |
assets of the N taxable funds grew by $ N billion during the latest week to $ N billion |
typically money-fund yields beat comparable short-term investments because portfolio managers can vary maturities and go after the highest rates |
the top money funds are currently yielding well over N N |
dreyfus world-wide dollar the <unk> fund had a seven-day compound yield of N N during the latest week down from N N a week earlier |
it invests heavily in dollar-denominated securities overseas and is currently <unk> management fees which boosts its yield |
the average seven-day simple yield of the N funds was N N down from N N |
the 30-day simple yield fell to an average N N from N N the 30-day compound yield slid to an average N N from N N |
j.p. <unk> vice chairman of <unk> grace & co. which holds a N N interest in this <unk> company was elected a director |
he succeeds <unk> d. <unk> formerly a <unk> grace vice chairman who resigned |
<unk> grace holds three of grace energy 's seven board seats |
pacific first financial corp. said shareholders approved its acquisition by royal <unk> ltd. of toronto for $ N a share or $ N million |
the thrift holding company said it expects to obtain regulatory approval and complete the transaction by year-end |
<unk> international inc. said its <unk> & <unk> unit completed the sale of its <unk> controls operations to <unk> s.p a. for $ N million |
<unk> is an italian state-owned holding company with interests in the mechanical engineering industry |
<unk> controls based in <unk> ohio makes computerized industrial controls systems |
it employs N people and has annual revenue of about $ N million |
the federal government suspended sales of u.s. savings bonds because congress has n't lifted the ceiling on government debt |
until congress acts the government has n't any authority to issue new debt obligations of any kind the treasury said |
the government 's borrowing authority dropped at midnight tuesday to $ N trillion from $ N trillion |
legislation to lift the debt ceiling is <unk> in the fight over cutting capital-gains taxes |
the house has voted to raise the ceiling to $ N trillion but the senate is n't expected to act until next week at the earliest |
the treasury said the u.s. will default on nov. N if congress does n't act by then |
clark j. <unk> was named senior vice president and general manager of this u.s. sales and marketing arm of japanese auto maker mazda motor corp |
in the new position he will oversee mazda 's u.s. sales service parts and marketing operations |
previously mr. <unk> N years old was general marketing manager of chrysler corp. 's chrysler division |
he had been a sales and marketing executive with chrysler for N years |
when it 's time for their <unk> <unk> the nation 's manufacturing <unk> typically jet off to the <unk> <unk> of resort towns like <unk> <unk> and hot springs |
not this year |
the national association of manufacturers settled on the <unk> capital of indianapolis for its fall board meeting |
and the city decided to treat its guests more like royalty or rock stars than factory owners |
the idea of course to prove to N corporate decision makers that the buckle on the <unk> belt is n't so <unk> after all that it 's a good place for a company to expand |
on the receiving end of the message were officials from giants like du pont and <unk> along with lesser <unk> like <unk> steel and the valley queen <unk> factory |
for <unk> the executives joined mayor william h. <unk> iii for an evening of the indianapolis <unk> <unk> and a guest <unk> victor <unk> |
champagne and <unk> followed |
the next morning with a police <unk> <unk> of executives and their wives <unk> to the indianapolis motor <unk> <unk> by traffic or red lights |
the governor could n't make it so the <unk> governor welcomed the special guests |
a buffet breakfast was held in the museum where food and drinks are banned to everyday visitors |
then in the guests ' honor the <unk> <unk> out four drivers crews and even the official indianapolis N announcer for a <unk> exhibition race |
after the race fortune N executives <unk> like <unk> over the cars and drivers |
no <unk> the drivers pointed out they still had space on their machines for another sponsor 's name or two |
back downtown the <unk> squeezed in a few meetings at the hotel before <unk> the buses again |
this time it was for dinner and <unk> a block away |
under the stars and <unk> of the <unk> indiana <unk> <unk> nine of the hottest chefs in town fed them indiana <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> and <unk> <unk> with a <unk> <unk> |
knowing a <unk> and free <unk> when they eat one the executives gave the chefs a standing <unk> |
more than a few <unk> say the <unk> treatment <unk> them to return to a <unk> city for future meetings |
but for now they 're looking forward to their winter meeting <unk> in february |
south korea registered a trade deficit of $ N million in october reflecting the country 's economic <unk> according to government figures released wednesday |
preliminary <unk> by the trade and industry ministry showed another trade deficit in october the fifth monthly setback this year casting a cloud on south korea 's <unk> economy |
exports in october stood at $ N billion a mere N N increase from a year earlier while imports increased sharply to $ N billion up N N from last october |
south korea 's economic boom which began in N stopped this year because of prolonged labor disputes trade conflicts and sluggish exports |
government officials said exports at the end of the year would remain under a government target of $ N billion |
despite the gloomy forecast south korea has recorded a trade surplus of $ N million so far this year |
from january to october the nation 's accumulated exports increased N N from the same period last year to $ N billion |
imports were at $ N billion up N N |
newsweek trying to keep pace with rival time magazine announced new advertising rates for N and said it will introduce a new incentive plan for advertisers |
the new ad plan from newsweek a unit of the washington post co. is the second incentive plan the magazine has offered advertisers in three years |