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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that was in the old contract. The unions feared that increasing automation in the sorting of mail could put more and more of their members out of work. Finally, at 10 p.m. last Thursday, two hours before the formal expiration of the contract, the Postal Service negotiators agreed to retain the no-layoff clause, and progress on the other issues came almost immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Bit of Help from Big Labor | 7/31/1978 | See Source »

Buoyed by the United order, Boeing will almost certainly retain its command in the global jet market. On Boeing's drawing boards are two other members of the new generation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Flying the Skies of the Future | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

Brunei's maneuvering to retain British protection is based on oil. Tucked between the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, the sultanate sits on an estimated 1.6 billion bbl. of petroleum. The government owns a 50% share in a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, whose wells pump 230,000 bbl. per day; it is also one-third owner of the world's largest natural gas liquefaction plant. Brunei's revenues should surpass $1 billion this year, and the national surplus, already $2.5 billion, will grow by another $700 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRUNEI: Hanging On to the Lion's Tail | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

...Harvard, Yale and Stanford have all decided to retain their investments in South Africa...

Author: By Mel M. Marinkovic, | Title: Yale Submits Final Report, Retains South African Stock | 7/7/1978 | See Source »

...sure, but its value will be short-lived unless the U.S. can come up with its own peace plan and promote it vigorously. Otherwise, the political freedom gained by Egyptians since Sadat came to power is likely to be eroded as the President takes action to retain order over the threat of chaos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EGYPT: Sadat in Trouble | 5/29/1978 | See Source »

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