Word: depotism
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...ranked No. 1 on the list of recommended military closings released by Defense Secretary Les Aspin last week. All five of the naval installations in Dellums' district will close, taking with them about 10,000 jobs and a $400 million payroll. The Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda Naval Aviation Depot, Oakland Naval Hospital, the Oakland Naval Supply Center and the Naval Public Works Center in San Francisco are critical elements to the area's economy. The dense network of equipment and workers includes three nuclear-carrier berths, repair depots, a naval supply center for parts, a public works facility, motor...
...Ringers -- actually a home-shopping vehicle for Bell Atlantic with lots of phone jokes -- has been airing weekend afternoons and late nights in Baltimore, and is coming soon to other Eastern cities. The company is threatening to make it a continuing series. What's next? The Carpenters, for Home Depot...
...generating 90% of Sears' earnings, while income from its 860 retail stores has declined 33% this year. Rather than help Sears' growth, most analysts believe, the financial units only subsidized its failure to compete during the retail revolution that produced such fierce, profit-taking rivals as Wal-Mart, Home Depot, the Gap and Circuit City. Furthermore, its urge to grow saddled Sears with a $38 billion debt that has left bond markets and shareholders increasingly restive...
...film opens in Dallas, where Ruby (Danny Aiello) runs the Carousel Club, a burlesque bar. In need of a dancer, Ruby visits his usual haunt, the Greyhound depot diner, where he meets stripper-to-be Sheryl Ann Dujean (a blonde Sherilyn Fenn...
...federal air force jets rocketed an ammunition depot and a factory in Siroki Brijeg, near the Adriatic coast, and an armaments factory in nearby Citluk. Six people were killed, Bosnian radio said. REGION...