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...homage in Europe this week, to remember a great battle in a good cause. Bill Clinton, who begins an eight-day visit, will meet the leaders of the other Allied nations who share credit for the victory and dine with Queen Elizabeth II in Portsmouth, then sail on an aircraft carrier for a sunrise ceremony off the Normandy coast on June 6. Some may question his credibility as Commander in Chief of the U.S. armed forces because he avoided military service during the Vietnam War. But if past anniversaries of the invasion are any indication, the emotion of the moment...
...first sight of France was the smoke, then the fires on the beach. There was so much happening: shells whistling in, buildings burning, aircraft overhead, Jerry letting go with 88-mm guns. We all grabbed our bicycles, and I remember the water under my chin. I had 78 lbs. of gear, not counting the bike and steel helmet. There were bodies in the water, and bodies lined up under blankets on the shore...
...retaliation might threaten a market for U.S. exports in aircraft, telecommunications equipment, wheat and other food products that is expected to grow enormously in coming years. Chief executives of seven of the biggest U.S. companies doing business with China signed a letter to the President estimating that "in 10 years our cumulative sales to China will reach $158 billion, assuming normal relations." Clinton evidently got the message: in discussions with his advisers, he repeatedly ticked off the exact dollar losses for Boeing and McDonnell Douglas airplane makers -- and the electoral votes he could put at risk in states crucial...
...only company that really knows anything about it. Leaders were worried that the Dallas outfit wouldn't hire enough minorities and women, though the firm insisted it would. In the wake of political infighting over who should get the lucrative contract, it went to an outsider, Aircraft Service International of Miami, which has had to race to fathom the system in a few months. Then too the eagerness of Denver's leaders to retain control and ensure minority participation in all phases of construction led them to put city officials in command, overseeing hundreds of contracts, rather than hand...
...officials announced that a cease-fire was likely that would leave the Serbs with most of the land seized in their recent offensive. On Saturday a British Sea Harrier jet, flying under nato command, was shot down as it searched for a Serb target. Earlier in the week, U.S. aircraft bombed Serb positions and imposed a momentary quiet on the area. By the weekend, however, Serb forces were reportedly two miles from Gorazde's center...