Word: concessioner
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At the end of each flawless performance, Comaneci would flash an automatic smile across her face as if it were an electronic scoreboard and prance briefly around the platform. But the show of enthusiasm almost seemed rehearsed, and she would subside immediately into the deep reaches of her concentration and...
Last week the companies settled the case without admitting any guilt. Each signed an FTC consent order in which it agreed not to indulge in any of the alleged antitrust practices. One clause forbids the collusive setting of auto-rental rates. Another bars any effort to persuade airport authorities to...
Since the antitrust suit was filed, the Big Three have adjusted their prices to meet those of smaller competitors. In addition, FTC officials say, there has been a "fantastic" increase in the number of small car-rental companies that are winning concession rights in airports. Nonetheless, if the FTC finds...
In addition to fighting continued resistance from a so-called handful of enemies, the Neto government faces huge problems in trying to rebuild war-shattered Angola. Coffee production from devastated fazendas (plantations) in the north will be only 500,000 bags this year, down from the normal 3.5 million bags...
Once he has created a reasonably cooperative atmosphere, Usery gets down to business. "He's got an uncanny ability to grasp the issues," marvels Chuck Chamberlain, head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal men. "He knows when one side is ready to make a concession." Usery also resorts to...