Jungle booby traps haunt Thai border towns
Along the Thai Malaysian border near Betong Salient Malaysian forces report quiet towns yet a jungle packed with booby traps. Communists operate across the line in Betong, while Malaysian units guard roads to Temengor dam and the east west road linking Gerik and Jeli.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to be modernized at $60 million plan
Pentagon will invest 60 million dollars over five years to upgrade Portsmouth Naval Shipyard enabling it to become the North Atlantic main overhaul and conversion yard. Union leaders say modernization may raise efficiency and competitiveness, though current employment at about 7,000 is not expected to grow. Areas slated include crane rail system power plant inside machine shop and berth dredging to handle 1980s ships.
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International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
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