Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...promises of Camp David by backing the "peace" plan of Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd, which died last winter because it was not radical enough for the other Arab regimes. Having sternly opposed Camp David, and witnessing a growth in their influence anyway, the Arabs have no incentive to bargain on the only issue that unites them: support of the PLO versus Israel. P>Given the history struggle over the Sinai, it is not surprising that Israelis have their doubts over the durability of the peace, particularly with an American administration showing no aptitude for the problems. And given...
Richard Tye, a farmer from Kress, Texas, bought Danny's one-year-old John Deere tractor, but the bargain brought him little joy. "It scares me to death buying this," he said. "I have just enough money to try farming one more year, but probably not enough to get through it. No one can come out ahead farming around here unless something changes...
...willing to bargain on many things, but not on Jerusalem...
...Ford Motor Co. and the U.A.W. reached agreement on a 31-month contract that cut some worker benefits in return for a measure of job security, profit sharing and a "guaranteed income stream" for senior workers. Last week the U.A.W. and GM struck a similar, though not identical, bargain. This week and next, the contract is going through the ratification process by 470,000 GM workers. Approval seems certain...
...beleaguered Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, whom some of the owners would like to drum out of the job, says that three-quarters of the teams are reporting increased ticket sales, and there is no cause to doubt it. Even when it isn't, a baseball game seems a bargain-a bargain for the heart...