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Mar. 15, 1993: Rocketing Costs
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 15, 1993 In the Name of God
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 15
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<p>By CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY
</p>
<p>Rocketing Costs
</p>
<p> Would you pay millions of dollars for something you don't
need, don't want and won't use? If you're an American taxpayer,
you may have no choice. Israel has staged a successful rocket
launch with its ARROW anti-tactical missile system, a feat that
will help bolster arguments that U.S. funding of the Israeli
project should continue. To strengthen Israel's security, the
U.S. has spent $126 million on the Arrow and plans to pick up
two-thirds of the projected $322 million in future development
costs. The U.S. has no plans to purchase the system for itself,
but when the rockets go into production, America may help buy
some for Israel. Some Pentagon officials are seething because
they see the Arrow as redundant: the U.S. has three similar
anti-tactical missile systems, including an updated version of
the Patriot, that could be given or sold to Israel.
</p>
<p>No. 357--Mr. Aspin Will See You Now
</p>
<p> If you want to meet Secretary Of Defense Les Aspin, take a
number. According to a recent procedural memo (circulated before
Aspin fell ill from a heart ailment), Pentagon officials have
to cut through a lot of red tape to get a face-to-face with
Aspin. The process: 1) fill out an "initial schedule bid." If
Aspin approves, 2) complete an "amended schedule proposal
format." And finally 3a) meet with Aspin--unless he doesn't
like your final proposal, in which case 3b) you return to Step 1.
</p>
<p>Want to Play Game Boy or Land Safely?
</p>
<p> The airline industry is stepping in where government is
slow to tread. The senior technical committee of the
International Air Transport Association will meet next month to
consider a ban on the use by aircraft passengers of certain
types of electronic gadgetry (portable computers, cellular
phones, electronic games), which may cause the disruption of
airplane flight controls and navigation. The Federal Aviation
Administration's failure to act decisively forced the industry
to move.
</p>
<p>Clinton in Cyberspace
</p>
<p> And they called Reagan The Great Communicator. Bill
Clinton's new budget proposal has been released as an
IBM-compatible floppy disc and is selling surprisingly well.
The disc, which also contains his speech to Congress and other
supporting documents, sold 900 copies its first week, mostly by
word of mouth. They're available by mail from the Commerce
Department for $12 each. Even Chelsea Clinton got a copy: a
nominee for a Commerce post gave her one to share with her
schoolmates in a government class. Maybe they'll have some
fresh ideas about cutting the deficit.
</p>
<p>Religious Right Fashion Trends
</p>
<p> If you see people sporting buttons that say "Poor,
Uneducated and Easy to Command," they're not looking for jobs,
they're making a statement. Leaders and some rank-and-file
members of Pat Robertson's CHRISTIAN COALITION are wearing the
buttons as a defiant badge of honor. The Washington Post used
those unflattering terms in an article criticizing the
preacher's fundamentalist followers.
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