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UAW, Chrysler Agree; Three-Way Deal with Ford, GM Fails to Meet Deadline.

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Sep. 16--In a bizarre turn of events, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger announced early this morning a tentative 4-year contract with DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group. Senior auto executives told the Free Press a tentative contract has also been reached with Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp., yet Gettelfinger said Chrysler was the only company with whom a deal had been finalized.

The union had issued an advisory, stating that representatives of all three automakers would be at the Sunday night

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