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...Sununu, who helped engineer the Bush victory in his state. "Dole was instrumental" in plotting the Tower strategy, said a senior Administration official. "He was the architect, and Sununu carried it out." Dole is known to be skeptical of the skills the White House brings to a battle. (With good reason: Bush's aides confessed last week that they did not even know in advance of Tower's pledge to swear off drinking, or that their nominee would admit to breaking his wedding vows. Portraying Tower as unfairly treated by the Democratic majority, Dole said he may ask the Senate...
...airworthy, they nonetheless welcomed the industry-sponsored report. Besides adding an extra margin of safety, the measures could head off more stringent Government regulations and help the carriers defend themselves against potential lawsuits for negligence. The repairs, which would range from replacing rivets to reskinning entire jets, could be good for business too. Passengers may find some reassurance in the program, even though they will pay for it in the form of higher fares...
Cash-strapped Pan Am, by contrast, cannot afford to purchase new jets. ! Instead, the airline is overhauling its 35 747s. But keeping older planes in good running order is also costly. Pan Am spends an average $815 in maintenance costs for every hour that a plane is carrying passengers, vs. $377 for Delta, which has a newer fleet and advanced maintenance equipment. Some experts and airline employees have contended that cash-strapped airlines will be tempted to skimp on maintenance. But when the FAA conducted an intensive probe of one such carrier, Eastern, no serious faults were found...
...meat, provided it is "lean meat in smaller and fewer portions than is customary." Says Dr. DeWitt Goodman, a member of the panel from Columbia University: "The recommendations are compatible with gourmet, delicious eating." Some Americans may dispute that, but they will have to decide which is more important -- good taste or good health...
Taliaferro illustrates the theory that serious crime makes a good prisoner. A former drug addict who killed his wife, he has become a productive citizen of the Stillwater prison. He has almost completed his bachelor's requirements, and hopes to become a college professor someday...