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...years ago, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talked Gen. Peter Schoomaker, into coming out of retirement and leading the Army as its Chief of Staff. Since then, Schoomaker, a former Delta Force commando who's fought all over the world, has been busy creating what both men want: a completely reorganized ground force with smaller more versatile fighting units. Schoomaker, 59, sat down with TIME's Sally Donnelly and Douglas Waller to explain the challenges of changing the Army - and working for a very demanding boss...
...that I am gainfully employed—and therefore, in the words of my mother, an asset rather than a liability—when I need my full-calorie City I can sometimes take the Delta shuttle. It’s only two hours that...
...respect for sacrosanct tradition to build the company's personal computer division into a 10,000-employee, $5 billion-a-year concern with one hit product, the revolutionary PC, and one miss, the hapless PCjr, whose production was stopped last April for lack of sales; in the crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 near Dallas...
American's splashy offer jolted most of its rivals like a sharp downdraft. Within three hours, United responded with similar fares. Then came a squadron of others, including Delta, Eastern, Northwest, Republic, Pan Am, TWA and Piedmont. Consumers dived for their telephones when they heard the news. During one 29-hr. period Tuesday and Wednesday, American received 430,000 calls, 80% more than normal. Said United Vice President Charles Novak: "The response has been tremendous...
...question for travelers is whether the airlines will repeat the bargains for Christmas, when they have similar feast-and-famine traffic patterns. Delta has already made the offer and sweetened the deal by throwing in a $9.99-a-day rental car. Others are holding back, at least for the moment. Predicts Richard Henderson, an airline analyst for the investment firm Pershing & Co.: "You probably can look for another round of discounts during the Christmas holidays." Budget-minded consumers could hardly ask for a nicer present...