Word: jointed
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Green Beret commander Henry Shelton is next up to run the gauntlet in hopes of emerging as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been recommended for the post by William Cohen. If confirmed, Shelton,55, would be the first Special Operations officer to serve as the country's military advisor supremo. The ground commander for the 1994 U.S. invasion of Haiti and the head of the Special Operations Command, Shelton is by all accounts a no-nonsense muti-service military man in a multitask world. Which fits the agenda that awaits him: smoothing...
...space station Mir have been postponed because of commander Vasily Tsibliyev's heart condition. As a replacement, Russian officials may ask NASA to allow American astronaut Michael Foale to take part in the repairs, a move sure to attract fire from Congress, which has become increasingly critical of the joint U.S.-Russian program over the past several weeks. TIME's Andrew Meier reports that the Russian decision to cancel the spacewalk was made to give Tsibliyev a much needed day off after a series of harrowing incidents, and a chance for further medical exams to better assess his condition: "They...
...alliance is determined that the enlargement strengthen Europe as a whole, to benefit nonmembers as well. In particular, the Madrid Summit will provide an impetus for bolstering the Partnership for Peace, which for the past three years has fostered joint exercises and closer coordination of defense planning among the allies and 27 neutral and former Warsaw Pact states...
...safety of Mir has long been a concern in the U.S. (TIME, May 12). Congress, which controls NASA's funding--including the $472 million the agency pays Russia for flights to Mir and for other joint projects--was already questioning whether it was wise to fly such a derelict ship. With two more Americans still set to ride aboard Mir before this cycle of joint flights ends, in May 1998, many on Capitol Hill want to pull the plug on the missions. "The incident," says Indiana Representative Tim Roemer, "should prompt further debate over how much we are willing...
...such short supply that students routinely share them. The countertops in the home-economics room are peeled back like popovers, and college guidance is dispensed from a renovated boys' bathroom. And since the school lacks a cafeteria, students troop out at noon to eat at bars, a pizza joint or a gas station, which often means a candy bar and a Coke...