Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would launch any offensive with its air power, and he has kept his own 513-plane air force at home. It would have to be swept from the sky before American bombers could operate freely. Iraqi Mirages and MiGs, armed with air-to-air missiles, would take their toll of attacking U.S. F-15 and F-14 interceptors. Air-defense missiles would probably down some B-52 and F-111 bombers. Thousands of antiaircraft guns ringing missile launchers, military bases and nuclear and chemical plants would destroy some low-flying F-16 and A-6 attack bombers. Once the shooting...
...sale," in which the agency will unload shuttered thrifts and seized assets by the end of the year. Up for grabs will be everything from junk bonds to golf courses to shopping malls. The $50 billion asset sell-off will refuel the bailout process, but it will take its toll on the U.S. by depressing, to some extent, an already weak real estate market in many parts of the country. And taxpayers will be stuck for any losses on properties sold for less than the frequently overstated book values that Washington inherits when it shuts insolvent...
...government is pessimistic about the prospects of lowering the death toll. A recent Senate Judiciary Committee study projected that the U.S. murder rate will increase by 8 percent this year, in spite of the highly publicized War on Drugs. The number of drug-related murders in the U.S. has almost tripled since 1985, according to the FBI. The 1989 figure of 1402 deaths, however, underestimates the number of drug murders, as it does not include murders involving disputes over drugs, just those committed under the influence of drugs, according to The Washington Post...
Unlike many French companies, Hermes uses local talent to guide overseas operations. Says Chrysler Fisher, an Oklahoman who is president of U.S. operations: "The word elitist makes my blood curdle." Fisher has installed a toll-free phone number to make Hermes products available "to any customer in Des Moines." A postman in Waco, Texas, became Hermes' first U.S. designer after drawing scarves featuring a Pawnee Indian chief and a wild turkey...
...slow growth has taken a heavy toll on many industries. Ford, Chrysler and General Motors idled 45 of their 62 U.S. and Canadian plants for up to four weeks in the first half of 1990. Along with the closings, the Big Three have laid off or fired 38,000 workers. "Manufacturers are very cautious," says Stanley Gault, chairman of Ohio-based Rubbermaid, a leading maker of household products. "The economy is just hobbling along...