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Space boom in Brevard sinks as layoffs rise in Cape Kennedy area
Brevard County faces recession as space industry cutbacks shrink the workforce from 100,800 in 1968 to 94,900. NASA and Air Force staffing fall while Boeing reports a distant peak and gradual decline. Tourism and Disney World attract new activity, but uncertain shuttle plans threaten future jobs and local growth.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Cape Kennedy
UPT
Brevard County
Fla
Moonport
Brevard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Air Force
A.M. Pitard
Boeing Co
Boeing
Humber
Pitard
Cliff Reuter
Florida
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am
Reuter
Melbourne
Cocoa Beach
Robert Markshe
Cape Canaveral
Apollo
Cape Royal
General Electric
Florida Institute of Technology
Port Canaveral
Merritt Island
Thomas Roberts
Kurt H. Debus
Lou Frey Jr
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