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...discovered that the design of the weapon has a potentially fatal flaw: sarin, the deadly poison that was packed into the nose cone, tends to corrode the aluminum casing. And sarin leaking into the rear chamber accelerates the decay of the stabilizing agent that prevents the rocket fuel from "auto-igniting.'' Because there is no way to safely dismantle the rocket, the deadly nerve agent and the volatile fuel have been locked in a slowly rotting shell for more than 30 years...
...respect American copyrights. Adam Zagorin of TIME's Washington bureau reports: "This is a test not only of this particular case, but a test of how the WTO handles complaints." He adds that though this case is not as important as the recently-settled dispute with Japan over auto parts, the U.S. would only bring a complaint this early in the organization's existence if it felt it had a particularly strong claim. "This is just one of a number of differences we have with the Japanese," Zagorin says. Japanese copyright law doesn't require payment of royalties for works...
...years, the monthly U.S. trade deficit dropped 13.5 percent in November to $7.06 billion. The deficit with Japan dropped to $4.13 billion, the lowest level since May 1993. U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor credited the drop to continuing Administration efforts to break down trade barriers in Japan's auto industry. "Our exports to Japan are increasing at four times the rate of imports," Kantor said. The deficit has been shrinking steadily since it hit a record $11.39 billion last June. It's good news for a Clinton Administration beset by attacks on U.S. trade policy from Pat Buchanan and other...
...instance, a Peoria, Illinois, man was suspended from his job at Caterpillar Inc. for wearing a T shirt bearing the words DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM, which happens to have been one of the slogans of the United Auto Workers in their 17-month strike against Caterpillar. Since the strike ended in early December, the firm has forbidden incendiary slogans like "Families in Solidarity" and suspended dozens of union employees for infractions as tiny as failing to shake a foreman's hand with sufficient alacrity. A 52-year-old worker who failed to peel union stickers off his toolbox fast enough...
...MANY NEW LOCKS, ANTI-AUTO-THEFT devices and increased insurance premiums are we to endure while we are winning "the war on crime''? I fear the law and order of today, as well as our so-called justice system. I would prefer justice and punishment a la Singapore. JOACHIM H. BARZ Mesa, Arizona...