	allegheny ag aims to divest more businesses allegheny international inc the consumer products concern that today announced a merger agreement with a first boston corp fbc affiliate in a deal worth about mln dlrs said it intends to divest more units as a way to increase profits we re going to reduce ai to a size consistent with our financial resources said chairman oliver s travers we have made a conscious strategic choice to become a smaller financially sound consumer products company which operates predominantly in the stable political and economic environment of north america he said 
