Word: settlements
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...chosen course. Three Presidents before him, said Nixon, had recognized the stakes in Viet Nam, and he did not intend to preside over a U.S. defeat. What he had done, he explained, was to begin "a pursuit for peace on many fronts"-including private proposals for a settlement that he initiated even before taking office, and a personal letter sent to Ho Chi Minh before the North Vietnamese President's death. "No progress whatever has been made," Nixon reported grimly, "except agreement on the shape of the bargaining table." The more support he got at home, he said...
...basic protection plan would cut insurance premiums, Keeton claims. At present 23 cents of every premium dollar goes to court costs and attorney's fees. For example, the average settlement in cases under $100 ultimately costs the insurance company more than seven times that amount due to lengthy and complicated court proceedings. The Keeton plan, which settles cases without regard to fault. would largely eliminate that expense, he said...
...Alice in Wonderland logic of inflation fighting, the Administration's policymakers welcomed the confrontation. They feel that a tighter economy will force lower wage settlements. President Nixon says that he wants everybody to show "backbone" in resisting inflationary wage and price increases rather than relying on White House "jawbone." General Electric, the fourth largest manufacturer in the country, is notorious among union men for its stiff take-it-or-leave-it negotiating tactics. Thus, G.E. seemed an ideal battlefield on which to Jet management and labor fight to a settlement while the Administration watched from the sidelines...
...matter what the strike settlement, it will set a pattern for future labor negotiations as major contracts expire. The confrontations will involve railroads in December, shipbuilding and trucking in March, and meat packing and autos in September...
Embroiled in a war they cannot win under the rules of engagement and do not wish to lose, Americans find themselves confused as they look to the future. Although most have abandoned hope for a military victory, only a minority expect the Paris negotiations to produce an "honorable settlement...