Word: steeling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...from Washington. Chicago replaced 205 Flxibles with 100 old school buses. In Houston, where only about 275 of 475 Flxibles work on a given day, route expansion had to be halted. The prognosis is not encouraging. Grumman is repairing the A-frame by welding more than 200 lbs. of steel plates to the undercarriage. In New York last week, the first of the repaired Flxibles cracked again during stress tests. The repair process, once it is perfected, will take 36 hours. Grumman has set aside $7 million for the project...
...cavalry, along with National Guard troops and a unit of the army's First Infantry brigade, has been operating in this area for nearly three weeks. The units usually spend eight days in the field before being relieved, each time leaving their steel helmets, which are in short sup ply, for their replacements. Most units operate as single patrols. Explains Captain Juan Vicente: "This is no combined operation. We don't have the men for that...
...trade issue has taken on such importance because of the auto industry's key role in the economy. One out of five American workers is employed either directly or indirectly in making, servicing or selling cars; and industries like steel, glass and rubber are heavily dependent upon
Though increasing fear of malpractice suits and touchy medical egos make candor difficult, both Steel and Couch urge more open, self-critical discussions of medical mishaps by physicians and hospital staffs. Says Couch: "If you hear about some mistake, you certainly are less apt to repeat it. It's a cheap way to gain experience." The teams also recommend that doctors keep patients and families fully informed throughout the hospital stay. "Doctors often underestimate a patient's intelligence," notes Couch, "as well as the family's willingness to be cooperative...
Judging by their colleagues' initial reactions to the reports, the research teams think it may be a long time before physicians squarely face up to responsibility for medical mishaps. Adds Steel: "The profession tends not to monitor such problems...