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...more on order this year. A Navy technical team in Tucson is dissecting two more Hughes missiles to determine how serious the slip-ups have been. In the meantime the Navy is soliciting signs of interest from other suppliers. Said a Navy official: "I have a feeling this will shake things up quite a bit and Hughes will rapidly get its act into shape...
...carriers could earn more than $1 billion this year. That turnaround reflects shrunken payrolls and the dramatically improved economy. Nonetheless, some airlines, like Republic and Western, have continued to struggle. Says former Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman Mar vin Cohen: "It's possible there will be a further shake-out in the industry...
Kohl's prompt action effectively quieted speculation that a wholesale Cabinet shake-up would follow Lambsdorffs' resignation. The Chancellor also wanted to forestall pressure from Franz Josef Strauss, the leader of the Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (one of the three parties in the governing coalition), who makes no secret of his desire for a major Cabinet post. Strauss, however, played almost no role last week, since he was mourning the sudden death of his wife Marianne, 54, in an automobile accident...
Next it was back to Washington for a state dinner for Sri Lanka's President, Junius Jayawardene (entertainment by Frank Sinatra), and a ceremonial trunk-shake with an 18-month-old baby elephant, a gift from Jayawardene. Reagan was told that the elephant's name was Jayathu, which in Sinhala means victory. Said Reagan: "In view of her name, I appreciate your fine sense of timing...
...sounds of combat. But this time they are not the sounds of defeat. The Morazan operation, part of an 8,000-man nationwide counterinsurgency sweep that also covered the departments of San Miguel, Cabañas, Usulután and Chalatenango, was the first assault since a military shake-up sent two officers to posts overseas shortly before Duarte's inauguration. Another auspicious sign for Duarte came when a Salvadoran judge sentenced five former National Guardsmen to 30 years in prison for the 1980 murder of four American churchwomen. As a result, the U.S. Congress will release $19.4 million...