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Church divests South Africa stock cites lack of progress
United Church of Christ leaders voted to divest holdings tied to South Africa and to halt business with banks aiding the country. The denomination with about 1.7 million members says at least 125 million of its 650 million in investments involve South Africa linked companies.
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AMES
United Church of Christ
Scott Libbey
UCC
Audrey Smock
New York
Smock
Libbey
University of Iowa
Sullivan
Ben Chavis Jr
Church
Commission For Racial Justice
Chavis
IBM
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CitiCorp
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General Motors
General Electric
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Newmont Mining
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