	general partners in gencorp gy proxy fight general partners the group tendering for all gencorp inc shares at dlrs each said it has started soliciting proxies against gencorp s proposals to increase its number of authorized shares outstanding create a board with staggered election dates and eliminate cumulative voting the proposals are to be voted on at the march annual meeting general partners a partnership of privately held wagner and brown and afg industries inc afg made the disclosure in a newspaper advertisement the partnership has already filed suit in u s district court in columbus ohio seeking to block a vote on the proposals and to invalidate gencorp s defensive preferred share purchase rights general partners asked shareholders to either vote against the proposals or abstain from voting on them reuter 
