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Article: BASEBALL OWNERS SET FOR FINAL OFFER.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- August 8, 1996
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Byline: Ronald Blum Associated Press
Baseball owners took another step toward a court confrontation with players, deciding Wednesday to authorize a ``last and final'' offer to the union.
Following meetings of the owners' ruling executive and labor committee in Milwaukee, management negotiator Randy Levine said he probably will present the final offer next week. Talks are scheduled to resume Friday in New York.
``Last and final suggests an absence of a willingness to continue negotiations,'' union head Donald Fehr said. ``I hope they still want to negotiate it.''
If a deal isn't reached in the week or so following the ``final offer,'' ...