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The board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution voted to divest the organization of stock in companies with business operations in South Africa. The Smithsonian’s divestment includes sale of $27 million in stocks of 42 companies, or about one-tenth of the museum’s total portfolio. Among the companies affected: Ford Motor Co., ITT Corp., Monsanto, Texaco, Standard Oil and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.