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...doubts that most of them consider appealing either the negativism of a George Wallace or the left-wing populism of a Fred Harris, but he has yet to see a poll "sophisticated enough to say where the uncommitted voters are." Wherever they are, Mathias feels the independents will soon spurn both parties. Thus he predicts that a third force in 1976 or later "will bear fruit, and it is very important to measure the dimensions...
...Reksten's strategies was to spurn the security of long-term charters for some of his ships, preferring to shoot for higher gains on the mercurial spot market; indeed, he sometimes chartered tankers from other firms so that he could recharter them to shippers at spot rates. Between 1970 and 1973, when rates were generally rising, he chartered four huge tankers. Then came the Arab-Israeli war and Arab oil embargo, during which many tankers had to lie idle because there was no oil for them to move. The four tankers have been repossessed from Reksten for nonpayment...
Next Target. Nonetheless, the Consumers Union case does set an un official precedent that may affect other credit card companies-most notably the bank cards. Holders of such cards are mainly cost-conscious families who are more likely to want to spurn their cards in favor of a discount for paying cash on a major purchase, say, of furniture. Rather than just wait to see what will happen next, Consumers Union is pursuing another antitrust suit against a member bank of the BankAmericard system...
...Harvard compromises the artist. We handball players must spurn the ivied walls and swat out our existences in sterile squash courts...
...Although Sadat hails Soviet Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev as a friend, many Egyptians privately indicate that their long-range problem is to find a role in the Middle East for the Soviet Union. The Russian relationship with Egypt is one based on necessity. The Egyptians need Russian weapons but spurn the Soviet political system and lust for economic domination...