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Choosing deference to his volunteers above the law, Fire Chief Keith Williams has decided to permit the men to don the breathing devices over their beards. "You can't afford to get rid of good fire fighters," he says. The two Amish make up half the fire company's day shift; Miller, who owns a harness shop across the street from the station, is usually the first fireman to answer a call...
Conventional treatments cannot rid the body of HPV, which can remain latent for decades. Thus the warts often recur. Worst of all, some types of HPV have been linked to cervical and other cancers; carriers of the virus who do not have warts are often unaware of the risk to themselves or their sexual partners...
...take this lying down. Claiming that Darby had forced out all but two salesmen over age 40 since taking control of the business four years ago, Grant, 64, is suing him for age discrimination and seeking $1 million in damages. Says Grant: "He just wanted to get rid of all of us old fellows...
...give us the chance to settle down and get rid of the kinks," said Pratt...
Like Reagan, Bush is unswervingly loyal to the people around him, and like Reagan, he could be hurt by that double-edged trait. Bush shied away from getting rid of a divisive member of his vice-presidential staff until Fuller came along as his new chief and forced the issue in 1985. For the past 20 months, Donald Gregg, Bush's national security adviser, has been under fire for allegedly facilitating covert support for the contras, yet Bush has refused to dismiss him, even as his candidacy has been tainted by the Iran- contra scandal...