Simple answer would solve arms debate
Washington Answer Man jokes about renaming weapons and war machines with peaceful or whimsical terms to reflect a shift toward image over function. He suggests renaming subs Loveboat and tanks Gandhi Tractor while rebranding the M16 Schweitzer and bayonet Peacenik, arguing for a softer public perception of military power.
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Arnold Sawislak
Washington
UPI
Pentagon
White House
Rose Garden
Image
Harry Truman Realiz
Neptune
Schweitzer
Congress
War Department
Defense Department
Naming the Pentagon for Peace: A Satirical Exchange
A dialogue mocks renaming weapons to friendly terms to win support. It notes defenses sold by rhetoric, cites Peacekeeper and Toostie Roll as examples, and ridicules clever branding as a tool to secure military budgets.
Crucible purchase may give J&L edge
Dallas based reports say LTV Corp may gain a strategic advantage if its Colt Industries deal to buy the closed Midland Crucible steel plant in Pennsylvania proceeds. J&L would run the facility, boosting capacity and product mix as the steel industry seeks recovery.
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Dallas
UPI
Midland
LTV Corp
LTV
Colt Industries
Crucible Steel
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
J&l
Bill Stephens
Rauscher Pierce Reisnes, Inc
Crucible
William Gibbons
Lykes Steamship
Stephens
Eugene W. Frank
U.S. International Trade Commission
Tom Gramm
Inmate Women Train To Drive Big Rigs At Peewee Valley
Eight female inmates at Peewee Valley prison in Frankfort Kentucky are enrolled in a pioneering eight week truck driving program run by Professional Motor Transport Activities Inc. The course aims to improve post release employment for participants with 320 hours of training including classroom instruction on regulations mechanics and attitudes followed by behind the wheel practice. Eight women were chosen from eighteen applicants based on motivation and outlook with an eye to placing graduates in trucking jobs through MTA.
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Frankfort
UPI
Peewee Valley
Kentucky
Professional Motor Transport Activities Inc
MTA
Elizabethtown
George Wilson
United States
Wilson
Alan Cannon
Canes
Cannon
Louisville
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Tim Armentrout
Comshare, Inc
Ann Arbor
Mich
Armentrout
UPI Photo
Agent Orange
Friendship House
Carter
Peking
China
NEW Castle News
Newman
Hannaly
Jrs
Misses
Fashion Plus
Fox
Orion
S.M.L
Jcpenney
New Castle
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