Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In addition, local chapters were instructed to move their headquarters into major factory compounds in preparation for a general strike. Walesa was named to head a ten-man "strike command" committee that would operate from the Gdansk shipyard where last summer's labor revolt had begun. Finally, in an...
Part of the deal for ending the long civil war in Zimbabwe was a massive international aid program to help the nation get back on its feet. Last week Zimbabwe benefited from just such a display of compassionate check writing. In a remarkable pass-the-hat meeting in Salisbury, representatives...
Banks and savings institutions have undoubtedly been hurt by the money funds, since their cheapest source of funds is deposits in checking accounts and low-interest passbook accounts. Saddled with billions of dollars' worth of unprofitable old low-interest mortgages, some thrift institutions are tottering on the edge of...
During the 1980 presidential campaign, Reagan repeatedly called for gas decontrol as a way to boost exploration and supplies and cut dependence on foreign imported crude. When word leaked last week that the Administration intends to make good on that pledge, Congressmen reacted strongly. Warned Senate Democrat Howard Metzenbaum of...
To industry observers, these corporate unions are as natural as marrying the girl next door. Minerals and mining give the oil companies an opportunity to use their expertise in geological exploration at a time when many other areas of diversification have been blocked. Asks Wall Street Analyst Joseph Clark of...