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...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...
...want to antagonize the Reagan Administration, which was worried about the huge liability costs if Agent Orange was shown to cause the veterans' ailments. Whatever the reasons for its failure, the decision not to complete the study leaves open a vexing problem: whether Agent Orange will exact a toll on Vietnam vets and their descendants for generations to come...
...priest for every 2,200 parishioners. The causes for the continued decline: fewer and fewer men are finding the priesthood attractive as a career, and those who are already ordained are resigning at the alarming rate of 37% a year. Death and retirement will also claim their toll. The average age of priests, which was 47 in 1966, is over 51 today and climbing...
...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...