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...punishment. The need for top military officers to serve as moral beacons "does not come from notions of perfection," Cohen said, but from possessing "the character to acknowledge our mistakes honestly and then make things right." Perhaps so, but public concern about a possible double standard forced Cohen to launch a fresh review of the matter on Saturday...
...that if the pitch is right, the girls will play. "There's always been an interest in marketing for girls," says Suzanne Groatman, children's software buyer for the retail giant CompUSA. "Barbie just exploded the market. People are looking at this year as the time to launch on the coattails of that traffic...
...that the military hasn't been taking some impressive safety measures of its own. In December the relevant brass declared that the area within a 9,000-ft. radius of the proposed launch site would have to be cleared of civilians. When it was pointed out to them that 23 families live within 6,500 ft. of the launch site, the brass deftly removed them from harm's way--by revising the "clear zone" radius downward...
...shark's tooth while snorkeling, punched out by flying fish while Jet Skiing or gouged by watery margarita vendors on famous Duval Street. The chance of a little friendly fire--and the military assures us it will be the chummiest fire available--can only add zest to your missile-launch viewing...
Despite these advances and the most recent gains in University relations, PBHA members say they are worried about what effect the year's tumult will have on the organization's ability to launch a major fundraising drive for its 100th anniversary in the year 2000 as it attempts to make itself financially independent...