Word: fleets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...radio producer in Pittsburgh ran into a major problem last November when he tried to hold an on-air debate on that city's rail-building and -refurbishing project: he could not find anyone opposed to it. By next Thanksgiving, the first of the system's fleet of light-rail cars is scheduled to start rumbling along a 1.1-mile run under the center city; a 9.4-mile aboveground segment connecting downtown to Pittsburgh's South Hills suburbs is expected to open in 1985. So far, local taxpayers have escaped all but 3% of the estimated...
...been postponed until spring. Two federal investigative teams turned up substandard construction work in the nearly $1 billion system, which is almost 70% funded by Washington. Because of a lengthy strike at the supplier, the Budd Co., only 20 of Metrorail's planned fleet of 136 cars are ready for service. "We're not going to accept this thing until it's totally right," declares Dade County Manager Merrett Stierheim. That moment will come none too soon. Traffic inches along 1-95, the area's main thoroughfare, six hours of the day, and downtown parking rates...
...said, felt "it would somehow be improper to tell him [the on-site commander] how best to protect his force." Cited by title, but not by name, for failing to supervise security adequately or to clarify the rules of engagement, were Vice Admiral Edward Martin, commander of the Sixth Fleet; Admiral William Small, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe; and General Bernard Rogers, Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in Europe. The report noted, however, that just before the bombing Rogers had warned the Joint Chiefs about the increasing threat to the Marines and asked that their withdrawal...
...week's end, Democratic Front Runner Walter Mondale, who had previously urged that the Marines be redeployed in Lebanon, called for their withdrawal within 45 days. Mondale said the U.S. fleet, "which has proven its effectiveness," should remain off the Lebanese coast. Colorado Senator Gary Hart charged that Reagan "gave the phony impression of assuming responsibility, but it wasn't his job to put up fences and sandbags in Leba non. The hook he is on is how to get the Ma rines out of Lebanon...
...raised in Kansas City, Annapolis-trained Long, 63, spent part of World War II aboard the battleship Colorado. Entering the submarine service after the war ended, he received his first command at the age of 34. After a stint in Washington helping to develop the Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, Long went back to sea at the helm of the Patrick Henry, among the first of the new subs. By 1977 Long was a full admiral and Vice Chief of Naval Operations, and two years later he was made Commander in Chief of U.S. Forces...