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...prospect of defense cuts that could eliminate as many as 140,000 jobs by 1995, or nearly two-thirds of the remaining aerospace labor force. That would be in addition to 71,000 mechanics, engineers and managers who were already laid off over the past three years. General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the grim outlook last week during a visit to Los Angeles. Said he: "Everyone needs to wake up and smell the coffee. I'm telling my folks at the Pentagon, 'Guys, we are having a hell of a fight this fiscal year...
Currently, Parker's lineup has sophomore Didzis Voldins at stroke, junior Bill Cooper in the seven seat, followed by junior Ethan Ayer, senior Captain Steve Trafton, Bill's twin brother John, sophomore Colin Chant, sophomore Adam Holland, junior Lars Mellemseter in bow and sophomore coxswain David Weiden...
...tests are carcinogenic. But skeptics contend the system is so sensitive that if standard tests were applied to all chemicals, both natural and synthetic, fully half of them would appear to cause cancer. "It's a bit like the search for witches. You can always find them," says Colin Berry, chairman of the British government's pesticide advisory board and a critic of the way American scientists have evaluated risk. Now that U.S. system of risk assessment is itself being reassessed. Just last month, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency reversed an earlier decision and eased restrictions...
...than half a million soldiers -- roughly the same number that fought in Desert Storm -- will see their jobs eliminated over five years. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that these cuts will save $103 billion in defense spending. "General Motors is eliminating 74,000 employees over three years," says General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "We're doing that many alone from January to September of this year...
...think that they need to be less isolationistand expand their connections with other culturalgroups," said Colin...