Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year-old asked ifI'd strung pearls before: "Oh, you probably won'tget the job if you're not experienced." Theyexplained to me what went into pearl stringing,which the old man said the kid was good at--armsfolded across his stripes, the kid nodded inconfident agreement. I could hear them stilldiscussing Farr while I waited for the elevatordown...
...emerges for clear national priorities in space, the situation is unlikely to change. With the completion of the Discovery mission, NASA will doubtless argue that the shuttle is of crucial importance in building the proposed space station scheduled for the mid-1990s. Just last week the U.S. signed an agreement with eleven Western nations to undertake jointly the construction of the manned | outpost, which would require 20 shuttle flights. Both presidential candidates support the ambitious plans for the station. But neither has yet explained how he would justify its estimated $30 billion cost or said precisely how he thinks...
...came one day after a prodemocracy march by fiercely nationalistic Haitians turned into an anti- American protest and a rally for Paul. At 10:30 p.m. last Friday, a televised bulletin announced that Paul had retired from the army with a pension of $960 a month. Paul negotiated the agreement with Lieut. General Prosper Avril, his 1961 classmate at Haiti's military academy, who is now President of the country. Lieut. Colonel Guy Francois, Paul's U.S.-trained second-in-command, was named to succeed him as head of the Dessalines barracks...
After some two years of bargaining, the U.S. and Spain last week finally reached an agreement extending the U.S. lease on four military bases on Spanish soil. Under the accord worked out by U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Spanish Foreign Minister Francisco Fernandez Ordonez, the U.S. retains access to the bases for eight years. The current pact expired...
...Columbia University Clerical Workers Union, which has 1100 members, is planning to strike if contract disputes are not settled by October 13. Though the original contract expired on June 30, they are operating on an interim agreement that maintains old salary levels...