Word: mishaps
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some military analysts believe that deadly misjudgments are made more likely by battlefield technology that hands over decisions to computers. Defense officials acknowledged that last week's mishap is likely to hamper efforts to improve the capability of new U.S. weapon systems to fire on an enemy from far away. "We were just really beginning to push beyond-visual-range technologies," says an executive at McDonnell Douglas, builder of the F-15C. "This is going to put a brake on that...
...hide himself while his biological mother and father put on a show to fool the Dindons. Albin's huffing and puffing, Jean-Michel's desire to gain the approval of Anne's parents, and Georges' attempt to mediate produce a series of hilarious, made-for-TV situations of mishap and complication. Albin tries to act heterosexual; Jean-Michel's mother fails to show at the last moment; a restauranteuse identifies Albin...
...mishap made clear once again the enormous price tag on space ventures. Dennis DeConcini, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, noted bitterly that Congress had struggled to trim about $1.3 billion out of intelligence appropriations this year only to see almost that much blown away in the accident. Even before the explosion happened, CIA Director Jim Woolsey wanted $1 billion added to the $27.5 billion intelligence budget for 1994, but that will now be a tougher sell in Congress -- the extra money is earmarked for more space equipment...
...made available to all licensed abortion clinics and hospitals in France. The results proved encouraging, save for a freak incident in 1991 when a woman who was an avid smoker suffered a heart attack while trying to use RU 486 to abort her 13th pregnancy. After that mishap, the government banned use of the pill by heavy smokers and women age 35 and older, who have a greater than usual risk of complications...
...member crew by helicopter. The accident occurred at almost the exact spot along the northwest shore, nicknamed the "Coast of Death" for its toll on sea traffic over the years, where the tanker Urquiola ran aground and lost nearly 30 million gallons of oil in 1976. Last week's mishap could cause serious damage to the seafood farms and tourist beaches that provide the region's two major sources of income...