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Daniel Eaton, 7, of Whitman, attended the rally with his parents, wearing combat gear and a helmet. Eaton was reticent about expressing his views regarding U.S. foreign policy, but when asked whether he believed he should support our troops, he replied...
...flashy shoemaker L.A. Gear, which jumped quickly into the No. 3 spot behind Nike and Reebok, is winding up with a disappointing season. Last December a Marquette University basketball player tumbled to the ground when one of his L.A. Gear high-tops collapsed. Michael Jackson's L.A. Gear line flopped; many pairs were sold at a hefty discount. Last week the company projected that it would lose as much as $6 million in the fourth quarter. For all of 1990, it expects profits of $33 million on revenues of $900 million...
...rebuild L.A. Gear's momentum, chairman Robert Greenberg signed singer Paula Abdul to endorse her own line. The company also hopes youngsters will go for Sun Blossoms tennis shoes, which sport white vinyl flowers that change color in sunlight. To top it off, the company will launch Catapult, a $100 shoe designed to compete with Nike's Air Jordan and Reebok's the Pump...
Along with the bravado, there is apprehension. The troops are aware of predictions that perhaps as many as 20,000 of them could be wounded or killed. They are particularly nervous about the threat of Iraqi chemical or biological warfare, and officers have no trouble enforcing regulations that protective gear be carried at all times. Says Specialist Robert Kraus, 20, of Jefferson Station, N.Y.: "There's fear to an extent. I am not saying the Army brainwashes you. But we train so much that we are used to what is going to happen...
...Tuesday, Jan. 15, U.S. Eastern Standard Time -- one minute before what the American State Department considers the deadline (the United Nations has specified only the date). Or maybe on Jan. 16 or 18 or 23, or Feb. 6 or even later should President Bush take a bit longer to gear up for war. If the Iraqi dictator tries some final maneuver to forestall the assault, says William Quandt, a leading American expert on the Middle East, he will spring it "when he hears the tank motors...