Word: brass
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...more Chechen fighters. Since the bloody debacle of 1994-'96, the Russian army's disintegration has continued. Budget cuts and corruption have undermined its strength and reduced training to a bare minimum, while morale has dropped even lower. But by some bizarre process of mental alchemy, the top Russian brass feels it can get it right this time...
...brass at DaimlerChrysler have finally decided to reenter the world of stock car racing. The German-American automaker will announce this week that it is offering a car with a Chrysler engine and a Dodge body to NASCAR teams. The old Chrysler Corp. dropped out of stock car racing when the company slashed its motor-sports program in the 1970s in an effort to save money. It is no secret in Detroit that representatives from NASCAR have been wooing Dodge for years in hope that the addition of another big all-American nameplate will help make the Winston Cup series...
...these, only five students were not involved with UHS' own Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC). This handful was outnumbered by a seven-member panel of officials, including top brass like Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68, UHS Director David S. Rosenthal '59 and Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley Nathans...
Last week the first of 458 V-22 Ospreys finally landed in the Pentagon's front yard, greeted by Pentagon brass and the Marine Band. But the program has had powerful critics from the start. The Bush Administration tried to kill it, saying its $79 million-a-copy price tag was too steep. The Army has refused to buy the Osprey, citing its cost. Pentagon officials acknowledge that the Cobra's crash--and Bell's role in it--could complicate the Marines' efforts to keep buying V-22s because of doubts it might raise about Bell. "If the Marines come...
Last year, outside a pizza joint, University of Utah student Mike Orthner says, "I asked a stranger for a light, and he said, 'We don't believe in that.'" Next thing Orthner knew, he was clocked with brass knuckles, and "some wacko" was waving a sword. Assault charges against Randy, who claimed he "didn't hit anybody with it," were dropped for lack of evidence...