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...dean, Paul N. Ylvisaker, who is one of the four deans on the HIID governing board, has also publicly expressed his opposition. The relationship between the HIID and the Ed School has been cordial, "but could stand great improvement," according to one HIID staffer. Harberger's appointment would torpedo closer ties...
...ship for the Marines and two oilers. The oiler shortage typifies the Navy's plight. While at least 21 oilers are needed to keep the fleet steaming, only 16 are available and ten of these were commissioned before the end of World War II. Mines are also scarce, and torpedo stockpiles are so low that there are not even enough to arm all U.S. attack subs for two patrols...
...Administration, the only one with the President's ear, and blacks felt that he was unfairly and too quickly removed as a result of Jewish pressure. While Jewish groups did protest Young's secret meeting with the P.L.O., Jewish leaders insist they only wanted to torpedo the policy, not Young, noting that in one poll of Jewish leaders, only two called for Young's removal from his post...
Last week Chrysler announced that it would sell its automotive subsidiaries in Britain, France and Spain to France's Peugeot-Citroën for $430 million in cash and Peugeot stock. If the deal is approved by the European governments involved-indeed, Britain may torpedo it -Peugeot would become the biggest auto manufacturer in Europe and fourth largest in the world, with sales right behind those of Chrysler itself. Chrysler would get out of the European market completely, except for its 15% share in Peugeot, thus shedding 70% of its foreign production and about a fourth of its worldwide...
...runway 800 miles from its launch site. Brown flew out to New Mexico's Tularosa Basin for a highly publicized demonstration of the U.S. Navy's sleek Tomahawk cruise missile. As big jack rabbits nibbled unconcernedly at the sagebrush in the blazing morning sun, a camouflage-painted, torpedo-shaped object whistled barely 100 ft. above the White Sands Missile Range at 500 m.p.h., headed dead on target. Brown listened to the whine of its turbofan for a few seconds, then put down his binoculars and turned to reporters near him, the first press group to witness the highly...