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Defense Secretary William Perry said the Pentagon may oppose the findings of the federal base closing commission . The announcement is good news for President Clinton as he searches for a way to keep open California's McClellan Air Force base and Long Beach Naval shipyard without appearing too political. Closing the bases would cost nearly 27,000 jobs in a state whose 54 electoral votes the President needs. "What Clinton would like is to get cover from the Pentagon saying that it is militarily necessary to keep these bases open," saysTIME's Mark Thompson. But the Pentagon may have...
...Defense Base Closure Commission has voted to eliminate the Long Beach Naval Shipyard and the jobs of its 4,000 employees. California has been hit especially hard in the latest round of cuts. Yesterday, the commission recommended closing Sacramento's huge McClellan Air Force Base, eliminating 12,000 jobs. The closings are bad news not only for California but for President Clinton, saysTIME's Mark Thompson. "This is a real political problem for Clinton. He has to take California to win the 1996 election, and approving these cuts isn't going to make him very popular there." The entire list...
Guided natural history walks on Bumpkin, Gallops, Grape, Lovells and Peddocks islands and tours of Fort Warren on Georges Island. Ferries from Long Wharf, Boston and Hingham Shipyard to Georges Island, connecting island water taxi; boat transportation $6, island programs free...
Like Portsmouth, the Norfolk shipyard was not on the Pentagon's original list and did not at first take its late addition very seriously. The yard was founded in 1767 and built the first U.S. battleship, the Texas, and the first U.S. aircraft carrier, the Langley. The yard employs 10,000 workers and has seven dry docks that can handle any ship in the Navy...
...Does it make sense," demanded Virginia Congressman Owen Pickett, "to close the only naval shipyard in a region that is the home port to 149 Navy ships, including five aircraft carriers?" In spite of the force of the argument, one member of the presidential commission said later, "If Norfolk or Portsmouth thinks we're not serious, they are kidding themselves." Courter, the commission chairman, told a press conference in Norfolk, "We're not here to terrorize the communities," but he added, "This is a very serious exercise...