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Some 3,000 supervisors and 2,000 nonstriking or nonunion controllers were manning the towers and radar centers that monitor U.S. air flights. A backup force of some 500 military controllers, out of an available pool of 10,000, rushed to major air centers. They began studying civilian control procedures, and would begin to take up shifts this week if needed. Up to 700 military controllers can be reassigned to civilian posts with only a minimal effect on military operations; if the FAA needed more than 700, selective cutbacks in military flights would be required...
...common cold," says Dr. Stuart Levy, a professor at Tufts University Medical School in Boston and one of the contributors to the report. Indeed, drug companies promote antibiotics heavily, patients badger doctors for quick cures, and busy physicians sometimes write prescriptions without ordering the costly but appropriate backup tests. Furthermore, some surgeons routinely prescribe antibiotics before operations to prevent the possibility of infection later...
...wedding route. Remember all the designers working in secrecy: the milliners blocking straw and trimming it with quills; Dress Designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel, holed up in their Mayfair workshop like a couple of atomic scientists, working on Lady Diana's wedding gown, plus two or three backup designs in case of a breach in security; the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, one of London's ancient guilds (founded in 1345, thank you), which was given the task of assigning one of its members to concoct the wedding bouquet. Think about Major Julien T. Kenwood, 36, of the Mounted...
...Says English-born Author Christopher Isherwood (Berlin Stories), who lives in Santa Monica, Calif.: "Americans are awfully rattled about their jobs. Can they deliver properly, can they do it? Life is a nasty, rough game, always was. Some people can't face it without some sort of backup." Rajendra Misra, Indian-born executive director of a community health center in East Cleveland, Ohio, maintains: "Right from childhood in this country there is pressure for accomplishment. Every time we do something, we are made aware of the fact that either we are achieving or we are failing. There...
...NOTEBOOK--Backup goalie Lily Pew starred in her debut at left attack wing, shooting three times and finding the Big Green twine on each attempt...Francesca Den Hartog was named ECAC player of the week last week for her performance in the Eastern championships...