Word: dis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...will be responsible for almost as many basic decisions in auto design as the auto companies' engineers. Stiffer regulation, however, is not a constraint on free enterprise. In an increasingly large and complex economy, regulation is what prevents the pursuit of profit from leading to harmful products, destructive dis-economies like pollution, the exploitation of customers and other threats to the stability of the business system...
...Pakistani journalists when they asked about his repeated promises of a return to democracy for his country. "The people did not bring me to power. I came myself." The stocky former army chief of staff, a Pathan who came to power in 1 969 when widespread strikes and dis orders forced President Ayub Khan to step down, showed his quick temper last week during an impromptu speech at a late-night dinner in Islamabad. Lash ing out at Indira Gandhi, he said at one point: "If that woman thinks she will cow me, I refuse to take...
...resulting every-man-for-himself situation will probably lead to lower fares, but few airline men are willing to guess how soon or how low. The first move will probably be made by Lufthansa itself. The line has already dis closed plans for a 14-to 60-day excursion fare of about $210 round trip between New York and Frankfurt, v. $442 now for 17 to 28 days and $372 for a 29-to 45-day ticket. The fare would apply to passengers of all ages, un like the similarly priced youth fares that Lufthansa and a number of other...
...eral of Alitalia: "Lufthansa has been making noises to the effect that it might possibly review its position if the rest of us make some move toward them." If they come at all, conciliatory moves will probably be made next week, when IATA members meet in Miami to dis cuss fares to Asia and Latin America...
Faraway Places. Despite their dis agreements over what rate structure to adopt, IATA members are generally reluctant to start a price war. "Most trans atlantic airlines are hard put to make ends meet these days," explains Luft hansa Spokesman Claus Dehio, "so fares will have to be kept to a reasonable level, probably just below the rates suggested at Montreal." Still, there is considerable feeling that IATA fares must come down to a level competitive with charter airlines, which are stealing a growing volume of North Atlantic passengers by offering fares as low as $90 one way. Though traffic between...