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so far no ally has complained openly preserving the impression that nato is in line with the bush position that a quick agreement bringing soviet conventional forces down to parity with nato is the west 's top bargaining priority |
but even though nato negotiators have only N months left under the bush timetable they are still <unk> over such seemingly fundamental questions as what is a tank |
five of the six categories of weapons under negotiation have n't even been defined |
tanks currently are defined as <unk> vehicles weighing N tons or more that carry large guns |
the soviets complicated the issue by offering to include light tanks which are as light as N tons |
<unk> a. <unk> the chief soviet negotiator in the <unk> talks argued that this would mean the soviets would have to destroy some N tanks while the u.s. would lose none because it has no light tanks in europe |
but the issue is <unk> than it seems |
france britain and italy all have light tanks they would like to keep out of the talks |
and some u.s. army analysts worry that the proposed soviet <unk> is aimed at blocking the u.s. from developing lighter more <unk> high-technology tanks |
<unk> combat aircraft is even tougher |
the soviets insisted that aircraft be brought into the talks then argued for <unk> some N russian planes because they are solely defensive |
nato has n't <unk> from its insistence that any <unk> plane has offensive capability |
the dispute over that issue according to one u.s. official is a potential treaty <unk> and only president bush and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev may be able to resolve it |
accounting problems raise more <unk> issues |
greece and turkey for example are suspected of <unk> their <unk> in hopes that they can emerge from the <unk> treaty with large remaining forces to deter each other |
other nations are n't sure how many weapons they have in their own <unk> |
it 's just going to be sloppy both on our side and theirs the warsaw pact 's says one nato analyst |
so far neither the bush administration nor arms-control experts in congress seem moved by arguments that these problems may take more time to <unk> out than president bush has allowed |
they argue that the bigger danger would be that the west would delay action so long that the soviets might back away from the current <unk> attitude |
so what if you miss N tanks somewhere asks rep. norman <unk> d. wash. a member of the house group that visited the talks in vienna |
the bottom line is that if we can get that warsaw pact <unk> brought down to parity we ought to keep pressing ahead as quickly as possible |
i worry more about things becoming so unraveled on the other side that they might become unable to negotiate |
international lease finance corp. announced a leasing contract with charter carrier american trans air inc. in a transaction involving six boeing co. <unk> |
the value of the jets including <unk> is in excess of $ N million |
two of the <unk> are new aircraft to be delivered to american trans air the main subsidiary of <unk> inc. in december N and january N |
four of the planes were purchased by international lease from singapore airlines in a previously announced transaction |
delivery of the first aircraft is set for early november a second for december and two for april N |
norway 's unemployment rate for october was N N unchanged from september but up from N N in the same month last year |
the figure <unk> a record number employed by extraordinary government work programs the labor <unk> announced tuesday |
including those in the state programs there were N <unk> or about N N of the work force without permanent employment in october up from september 's N |
the number of people registered as jobless at the end of october declined by N from september to N |
those employed in <unk> special programs increased by N to N in the same period the <unk> said |
in october N there were N fewer employed by government programs |
coca-cola co. aiming to boost soft-drink volume in singapore said it is discussing a joint venture with fraser & <unk> ltd. its bottling franchisee in that country |
the venture would be the latest in coke 's rapid expansion of overseas investment |
so far this year it has put nearly $ N million into bottling operations in australia new zealand and france |
the move also reflects coke 's eagerness to have a hand in developing the soft-drink markets in pacific basin countries |
aside from europe the pacific division is where coke will be focusing much of its attention for years to come |
that 's because when coke looks to the pacific area it sees an economic and <unk> gold mine |
in countries such as taiwan south korea and singapore economies are growing resulting in a rise in disposable income that consumers can use for soft drinks |
and unlike europe and the u.s. where <unk> are aging the pacific basin countries have growing <unk> of <unk> the heaviest consumers of coca-cola and other <unk> |
a coca-cola spokesman said it is too early to say how the joint venture would be structured or how much the company would invest in the transaction |
in the past however coke has typically taken a minority stake in such ventures |
by acquiring stakes in bottling companies in the u.s. and overseas coke has been able to improve <unk> ' efficiency and production and in some cases marketing |
coke has <unk> to increase its control when results were sluggish in a given country |
that does n't appear to be the case in singapore a country of about three million people with a relatively high soft-drink consumption rate a key indicator of coke 's success in a market |
in singapore <unk> consumption is about one-third that of the u.s. |
and combining fraser & <unk> 's own soft drinks with coca-cola 's gives the singapore company more than half the share of the soda market there coke said |
fraser & <unk> which also has interests in packaging beer and dairy products holds the coke licenses for malaysia and <unk> where <unk> consumption is n't as high as in singapore |
coke could be interested in more quickly developing some of the <unk> potential in those markets |
a coke spokesman said he could n't say whether that is the direction of the talks |
coke said the joint-venture arrangement which needs approval from both companies ' boards should be completed early next year |
american brands inc. old greenwich conn. said it increased its quarterly N N to N cents a share from N cents payable dec. N to stock of record nov. N |
the increase follows the company 's report of strong earnings for the third quarter and reflects what american brands called its tradition of sharing earnings growth with shareholders |
american brands is a consumer products company with core businesses in tobacco <unk> spirits and life insurance |
as of sept. N american brands had N million shares outstanding |
giovanni agnelli & co. announced a transaction that will strengthen its indirect control of fiat s.p a. and will admit prince <unk> aga khan as its first <unk> shareholder |
giovanni agnelli a limited partnership that is the master holding company for fiat 's agnelli family owns approximately N N of the shares in <unk> <unk> <unk> which in turn owns approximately N N of fiat italy 's biggest private-sector industrial group |
the company said maria sole agnelli <unk> sister of fiat chairman giovanni agnelli agreed to trade her shares in ifi for new ordinary shares in the limited partnership which will give her control of N N of giovanni agnelli & co |
the aga khan meanwhile agreed to trade some of his stake in <unk> <unk> s.a. another agnelli family company for N N of giovanni agnelli & co. 's capital |
his new stake would be in the form of preferred shares which receive higher dividends but have voting rights only in extraordinary shareholders <unk> |
the aga khan owns N N of <unk> 's capital while ifi owns N N |
as a result of the transaction which is expected to be approved at a shareholders meeting nov. N giovanni agnelli & co. will control N N of ifi 's ordinary shares |
its capital will also be raised to N billion lire $ N million from the current N billion lire |
ifi also has <unk> preferred shares which are quoted on the milan stock exchange |
the value of the two transactions was n't disclosed but an ifi spokesman said no cash would change hands |
the move <unk> the existing links between the <unk> and the aga khan the head of the world 's <unk> <unk> who is a longtime family friend and frequently goes sailing with mr. agnelli |
mr. agnelli and the aga khan also have some business ties and a spokesman for the agnelli company did n't rule out that the current agreement could lead to further collaboration |
for instance <unk> earlier this year bought an N N stake in <unk> the aga khan 's airline which flies between italy and <unk> |
giovanni agnelli & co. which was formed in january N as a way of keeping the <unk> ' controlling stake in fiat together despite an <unk> family tree has been playing a more active role in the agnelli group of late |
it raised financing of N billion lire for the purchase this summer by another <unk> group of the food concern <unk> s.p a. by selling a chunk of its ifi shares to <unk> s.p a. |
<unk> said during the weekend that it agreed to sell the shares back to giovanni agnelli for N billion lire |
your oct. N page-one article on people riding so-called <unk> on railroad tracks was a <unk> to your readers |
it unfortunately encourages others to engage in a highly dangerous and illegal activity that only a very few are doing now |
and it <unk> such activities in a <unk> <unk> fashion with total <unk> to common sense and public safety |
saul <unk> |
vice president |
public affairs |
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mci communications corp. said it received a three-year contract valued at more than $ N million to provide network credit-card and other telecommunications services to drexel burnham lambert inc |
congressional democrats and the bush administration agreed on a compromise minimum-wage bill opening the way for the first <unk> boost in more than nine years |
the agreement ended a long <unk> between the congressional leaders and the white house over the wage issue |
president bush in june vetoed a measure passed by congress and said he would n't accept any minimum-wage rise that went beyond limits he set early in this year 's debate on the issue |
the compromise was a somewhat <unk> version of what the white house had said it would accept |
under the agreement with the house and senate leaders the minimum wage would rise from the current $ N an hour to $ N an hour by april N |
employers could also pay a <unk> training wage for N days to new workers who are up to N years old and then for another N days if the company institutes a specific training program for the newcomers |
white house officials were <unk> that the compromise includes the concept of a training wage which mr. bush has fought for throughout the year |
for the first time in history we have a training wage that will be part of the nation 's labor laws said roger porter assistant to the president for economic and domestic policy |
white house aides said that although they made a small compromise on the length of a training wage the final minimum-wage increase will meet the standards set by mr. bush |
the bill vetoed by the president in june which the house failed to override would have lifted the minimum wage to $ N an hour by late N with a training wage for up to two months generally for a worker 's first job |
mr. bush had been holding out for a bill boosting the wage floor to $ N an hour by the end of N coupled with a six-month training wage for workers newly hired by any employer |
under the compromise the $ N level would be reached nine months earlier while the training <unk> would be shorter unless it is tied to a training plan |
democrats argued that the training wage was a way of allowing employers to pay less than the minimum wage while new workers need far less than six months to be trained for their jobs |
democrats had been negotiating with some republican congressional leaders on a compromise lately |
with congressional elections next year gop leaders have worried about opposing a minimum-wage rise for <unk> workers at a time when congress is moving toward a capital-gains tax cut that would directly benefit <unk> taxpayers |
republicans have been <unk> the white house to compromise on the wage issue |
in the senate edward kennedy d. mass. chairman of the labor committee and pete <unk> r. <unk> ranking minority member of the budget committee have been working on a compromise and their <unk> showed that the senate appeared to be heading toward enough strength to override another bush veto a democratic staff official ... |
the house is scheduled to vote this week on the compromise as a substitute to a new democratic bill itself <unk> down from last spring 's version |
the senate will probably vote not long afterward |
some democrats thought they might have <unk> too much |
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