Newspaper clipping from Chronicle & Echo dated 25 JAN 1985 with headline 'Laker deal is near' about British Airways settlement

Press clipping from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo dated January 25, 1985, reporting on the impending settlement of Sir Freddie Laker's billion-dollar legal case against British Airways. The article discusses how five of seven major Laker creditors are close to agreeing to a deal, which would clear the way for British Airways' privatization and prevent further court action by Sir Freddie Laker.