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...week progressed, J.J. continued to perform spectacularly. It followed the mast up to the crow's nest and found an undamaged brass mast light. The robot looked into the windows of the officers' quarters and propelled itself through the first-class entranceway to glimpse the ship's gymnasium. It went over the side and made an unsuccessful attempt to squeeze through portholes on the promenade deck. Said Ballard: "He has to go on a diet." There was an anxious moment as J.J.'s tether caught on a jagged piece of metal, but Bowen maneuvered the robot back and forth until...
...have a mixed impact on the uncomfortable levels of unemployment around the world. In Western Europe, the jobless rate will decline from its current 12.1% to 10.3% by the end of 1987. But no improvement at all is seen for the 13.3% unemployment rate in Britain, which Hans Mast, a senior economic adviser to the Credit Suisse First Boston investment bank, called the "sick man of Europe." In the U.S., unemployment will rise slightly, from 7% to 7.3%, by year's end and remain unchanged for 1987. Across the Pacific rim, jobless rates will remain relatively low next year, except...
...conversation with TIME editors in New York. "He's a very clever lawyer." The chase abroad promised to be no less complicated, in spite of the decisive action of the Swiss. "Some people talk about $79.4 million here in Switzerland, some talk about $1 billion," said Hans Mast, an executive vice president of Credit Suisse. "But how do you identify deposits as Marcos' assets?" Even if the Aquino government does pinpoint the holdings, it is unlikely to recover them until it has proved conclusively that they were illegally obtained, according to both Swiss and Philippine...
Navy officials reported the forward mast broke on the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the United States, which is docked in Charlestown
...dawn one day not long after the sale, a heron flipped a fish at the end of the spit where the mangroves are still growing. A skiff headed out to sea, a Labrador standing in the bow. The mast of the Adams' boat was moving: they were up. "We'll probably go anchor out, all alone somewhere. That's nice. It's a different way of life," he says. The night before, everyone had gathered for the last party, an "End of an Era" cocktail hour. They gave Steve Coe $301 they collected as a thank-you present, and Bobbi...