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Date: 14 July 1988
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A2-13 An accord for southwestern Africa calls for the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and black majority rule in Namibia, under a tentative agreement among South Africa, Angola and Cuba mediated by Washington. Page A1
Date: 15 July 1988
LEAD: International A2-8 New aid for the contras, proposed in the Senate by Bob Dole, the Republican leader, is backed by President Reagan. The aid to the Nicaraguan rebels would include $20 million for arms and ammunition. Page A1 Nicaragua has confiscated the nation's largest private business, the San Antonio sugar plantation, a symbol of capitalism for nearly a century.
Date: 14 July 1988
AP
LEAD: A union representing 1,400 employees of The Washington Post today filed a class-action complaint against the paper, accusing it of discriminating in the hiring, pay and promotion of women, black, Hispanic and Asian people, as well as older workers.
Date: 15 July 1988
Special to the New York Times
LEAD: A Palestinian sought by the United States on charges of involvement in two midair bomb attacks was sentenced today to seven months' imprisonment on charges of entering Greece with a forged Syrian passport.
Date: 15 July 1988
By Rolf J. Luders and Steve H. Hanke
Rolf Luders
LEAD: The journalistic drumbeat from Chile has, for some time, signaled that freedom and democracy are on the rocks and that prospects for change are slim. It is alleged that the responsibility for this sad state of affairs lies with that country's ever-present pariah, Gen. Augusto Pinochet. In fact - hard though this may be for liberal critics to accept - General Pinochet and the military regime have moved dramatically to expand economic liberty and are moving Chile on schedule, under the
Date: 14 July 1988
By James Lemoyne, Special To the New York Times
James Lemoyne
LEAD: With little prospect for renewed weapons shipments to the Nicaraguan rebels, the Reagan Administration is being forced to consider a new policy aimed at applying political and diplomatic pressure on the Sandinistas, senior American and contra officials say.
Date: 15 July 1988
Reuters
LEAD: A judge here has approved the $5.5 billion (Canadian), or $4.5 billion (United States), takeover of Dome Petroleum Ltd. by the Amoco Corporation. The judge ruled that the deal was fair to Dome's creditors and shareholders. Dome agreed to be acquired by the Amoco Canada Petroleum Company in 1987. The company's dissident stockholders had asked the court to reopen the bidding.
Date: 14 July 1988
Special to the New York Times
LEAD: An investment group led by Carlyle Investors V L.P. disclosed that it had discussed a possible leveraged buyout of Oakite Products Inc. with the management of the chemical concern based in Berkely Heights, N.J. Oakite has 1.64 million shares outstanding. With today's market close of $40.75 a share, up $1.75, a leveraged buyout would have a total value of $66.8 million.
Date: 15 July 1988
AP
LEAD: Ohio dealers of the American Suzuki Motor Corporation will offer a $1 million accidental life insurance policy free for a year to those who buy or lease the company's Samurai model. The effort begins Friday and ends Aug. 31, but it may be extended, said Robert Reichert, the president of the Kenwood Dealer Group.
Date: 15 July 1988
Special to the New York Times
LEAD: The York International Corporation is considering additional potential antitrust issues regarding an unsolicited offer from the Snyder General Corporation. Snyder, a private heating and air-conditioning equipment maker based in Dallas, has offered $61 a share in cash, or about $793 million.