31.   GM and Ford will announce particularly ambitious ventures to accelerate production and delivery in the coming weeks, executives familiar with their plans said.

32.   He also overhauled the much-criticized Apple board, bringing in three respected executives familiar with the computer industry.

33.   In recent weeks, executives familiar with Warner Music said, Morris had been agitating to be promoted to chief executive of the entire division.

34.   It also hired U.S. and U.K. executives familiar with deregulation to reorganize Swissair.

35.   It may also include BellSouth Corp. and other Bell companies, according to executives familiar with the lawsuit.

36.   Network executives familiar with the talks say a more descriptive system would be impossible to enforce.

37.   Neither Chrysler nor Ford pursued the minivan project with any enthusiasm in recent months, executives familiar with the deal said.

38.   Pittman plans to tap the resources of the new investors to finance an aggressive expansion of Six Flags, according to executives familiar with his plans.

39.   Real estate executives familiar with the proposal said Durst wants to build a larger project than Prudential had envisioned, using adjacent property that the company already owns.

40.   Speyer apparently gained an edge when he opened up talks directly with Cooper Union, according to real estate executives familiar with the negotiations.