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House Armed Services Committee chairman Les Aspin did not quote that bumper- sticker slogan last week, but he made the same point. Reversing his previous support for the Stealth bomber, Aspin urged a halt in future production for two main reasons: 1) the virtually undetectable plane's costs are soaring ($63 billion for 75 planes), and 2) the ebbing of the Soviet threat has left the bomber without a clear-cut mission. Says Aspin: "Much has happened in the past year, but nothing that has happened has improved the case...
...midst of a heated campaign for the district attorney's seat, the movie begins with incumbent Raymond Horgan (Brian Dennehy) losing ground to the challenger, Nico Della Guardia (Tom Mardirosian). Horgan needs something quick and sensational, he thinks, to halt his slide...
...announcement was unexpected, since both countries have recently achieved some economic gains. Although Brazil has been delinquent on its long-term debt, President Fernando Collor de Mello has launched promising economic reforms since taking office in March. Argentina last month began paying some interest after a two-year halt...
...hint of lower interest rates helped ease fears that the 7 1/2-year-old economic expansion, which has slowed to an anemic annual rate of less than 2%, might groan to a halt. The government offered further reassurance last week when it reported that retail sales rose a healthy 0.5% in June, after falling for three straight months. At the same time, the Producer Price Index, which measures the wholesale cost of goods, rose just 0.2% in June, indicating that inflation is under control...
...Sandinistas seemed disinclined to push their protest as far as full- scale revolt. Nevertheless, Chamorro acted wisely to bring a swift halt to the unrest. As the rapid acceleration of violence showed, militants of all political stripes are eager to use any pretext to bash former foes. At the height of last week's confusion, her staunchest conservative critic, Vice President Virgilio Godoy, called for the formation of "Brigades of National Salvation," apparently hoping to deputize the armed groups that clashed with strikers. Not surprisingly, Chamorro's prudence was denounced by Godoy and other conservatives within her 14-party alliance...