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...some estimates, there are several hundred Vietnam veterans living on the mountainous and sparsely settled Big Island, as well as clusters in such diverse places as the Pacific Northwest and the backwoods of Maine. An accurate count is tough to come by. "You don't have to move very far upslope to get out of sight," says Stephen Staten, a psychiatrist who began counseling bush vets at a Veterans Administration clinic in Kona 16 months ago. No one is looking too closely either, since some of the bush vets are armed, unpredictable and have set booby traps around their camps...
...Earlier this month, cash-starved Eastern Airlines shut down after 62 years. Both Continental and Pan Am are operating under Chapter 11 protection. One immediate beneficiary of the new policy is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which will be allowed to keep most of the 57% stake it bought in Northwest Airlines in 1989. Skinner believes that the infusion of foreign money will boost competition in the airline industry and help keep fares down...
...BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS. Chemical weapons work fast, then disappear. . They were used during the Iran-Iraq war, sometimes with devastating consequences for combatants, but with almost none for the environment. Since the gulf war began, allied planes and missiles have pounded Iraqi chemical- weapons plants, situated about 25 miles northwest of the Shi'ite holy city of Samarra, that manufacture mustard gas and nerve agents. Because the plants are surrounded by a 25-sq.-km (9.6-sq.-mi.) "exclusion zone," the likelihood of a deadly plume invading populated areas is small. Explosives would also tend to break the gases down into...
When financially emaciated Pan Am was looking for a well-heeled partner, few carriers were courting the airline. But as soon as the venerable company filed for Chapter 11 protection last week, competitors were suddenly flocking to bankruptcy court. Rival carriers Delta, Trans World and Northwest all expressed interest in buying some part of the bankrupt airline. Even show-biz financier Kirk Kerkorian made an offer, promising to provide as much as $50 million in emergency financing. But bankruptcy judge Cornelius Blackshear rejected all the bids as latecomers...
...Happy-Hour Defense Northwest Airlines Captain Norman Prouse offered a woozy excuse when he and two colleagues faced criminal charges for flying a jet while drunk. His lawyer claimed that because Prouse is an alcoholic, the 15 or so rum-and-colas he downed before flying did not impair him as much as they would a moderate drinker. But the judge served up a 16-month sentence...