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...shot us," said Staff Sergeant David Kuusela, who commanded an armored personnel carrier during the battle. "We took a lot of losses today that we normally don't." But Kuusela added that EXFOR's yearlong preoccupation with mastering the new gear had allowed some of its combat skills to rust. "If their battlefield technique was a little better," he said, "they might have rolled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WIRED FOR WAR | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

Shirley Park '98 said she believed the problem was a result of "rust from the pipes [combined with] no water pressure...

Author: By Sadie H. Sanchez, | Title: Adams House Awakes to Find Water Outage | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

...common sense. You seem to be fascinated with this guy because he's rich, but Gates has never had an original thought in his life. The thought of this guy's gaining control of cyberspace and guiding the development of computers in the future is chilling to contemplate. BOB RUST Thousand Oaks, California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 3, 1997 | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

Such maddening shortages are commonplace in this northern Ohio town. Once a Rust Bucket epicenter, the metropolitan area (pop. 770,000) has become a hub for auto-part exports to Canada and Mexico since the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect in 1994. Norton Manufacturing, a crankcase maker in nearby Fostoria, could hire 30 electricians, machine repairers and tool-and-die workers--if it could find them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHERE THE JOBS ARE | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

...sits in front of a faded little store and tells you everything you need to know about the economics of this dying cotton-and-cattle town. The average house here costs $30,000. The average income is barely $20,000. Everywhere buildings are boarded up, abandoned, sinking in the rust-red dirt. The population is 616 and dwindling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TEXAS DELIVERANCE | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

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