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...merger could spur copycat deals as competitors rush to keep up. Delta, in fact, has been squawking over plans by American Airlines to merge its transatlantic operations with British Airways. Delta, it seems, doesn't want too much airline capacity in the hands of anyone else...
...council, while far from perfect, now belongs to the students more than ever because of popular elections. Second, the presidency of Robert M. Hyman '98 and his accountability to the general student body through these elections has eliminated the graft of previous administrations. Third, electoral competition has helped to spur a competition among councillors for the most impressive records--this is a mechanism that allows the efforts of otherwise slimy politicos to be appropriated for the student interest...
...York City EDUCATION: State U of New York at Buffalo, B.S. 1972; Columbia U, M.A. 1973; George Mason U, 1981 FAMILY: Husband, James; two children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, 1992-93; Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: 727 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates...
Prompt payers have also bedeviled AT&T's Universal Card subsidiary and helped spur the recent resignation of David Hunt as president of the unit. Analysts say roughly 60% of the Universal Card's 18.3 million accounts were held by convenience users who took advantage of free lifetime memberships and other benefits while paying their bills in full each month. Industrywide, only 36% of cardholders pay off their balances each month. Although AT&T officials say they have no plans to dock card users for paying up, the company is pondering other ways to persuade the holders to take...
...sympathy. This has been quite a gesture on the part of Germans." Hosting the refugees, who are universally on social welfare, has cost the states about $10 billion since the first refugees arrived four years ago. To balance these concerns, Germany is beginning a gentle push to spur repatriation. "I think Germany wants to send the point psychologically: 'You have to leave sometime.' But the states do not want to send them back by force," says Schoenthal. Some states have sponsored "orientation trips" to allow refugees a chance to scout conditions at home without losing their refugee status...