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...people killed in accidents in 1985 was nearly 2,000, far above the previous record of 1,229 in 1974. Aerovias officials had rented the jet to handle increased demand for trips to Tikal. Air-traffic controllers at Santa Elena said the pilot gave no indications that his plane was in trouble before it went down. SOVIET UNION A New Dimension in Sea Power...
More: there is always more, a deeper level to spot and land on, like a plane swooping down from bright white and blue into a heavy snow. People like Joe Kraft play Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist all their lives--they cannot help themselves--requesting "more" where others are horrified by, or are deaf to, or fear, or pretend not to recognize the word. The more that is sought is a statement of innocence; one believes in his heart that enlightenment will be cheering, though experience proves that more often it is punishing. Still the optimistic pursuit continues, the pursuer buoyed...
...could not find insurance at an acceptable price. Now Lederle Laboratories, the only other maker of the vaccine, is talking of halting output in July if a threatened cutoff of its liability insurance materializes. Beech Aircraft figures the cost of liability premiums at a stunning $80,000 on each plane it sells. Says William Mellon, director of corporate communications: "The owner-pilot market has all but dried up, and one cause is the cost of product liability. It has driven the price of a new airplane out of the reach of the average person who wants to buy one." Some...
...Pentagon panel that issued a report last year titled Keeping the Nation's Secrets concluded that programs could be designated black for reasons other than national security. That can lead to some anomalous situations: the Air Force and Navy will jointly develop versions of an advanced-technology fighter plane, and though the Air Force openly states that its version will cost $35 million apiece, the Navy is keeping its figures under wraps. Yet Senator Barry Goldwater, who has become increasingly critical of some Pentagon practices, has argued that black programs undergo "far more scrutiny and review than 'white' programs with...
...quickly found himself in a quarrel with the Defense Minister, General Luis Piņeiros Rivera, and the army chief, General Manuel Maria Albuja. Shots were heard inside the ministry. Piņeiros promptly fired Vargas, who in turn charged Piņeiros with accepting a kickback in the purchase of a plane for the national airline. Vargas also alleged that Albuja had diverted defense funds in order to build a private house...