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Shares Suspension Sets Back Former Boss of U.K. Publishing Giant Mirror Group.

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Aug. 12--Former Mirror Group boss David Montgomery's hopes of becoming a media tycoon suffered another setback today when shares in his tiny vehicle, West 175 Media Group, were suspended while the company tried to sort out a settlement with a major creditor.

Monty pumped UKpound 50,000 of his own money into West 175 and took the chair in June last year after the company, which produces TVs Masterchef, fell into disarray. In 2000 the shares soared as high as 460 pence but were suspended this mo

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