November 15, 1993

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HEADLINE NEWS

PRESSURE BUILDS TO FREE SATELLITE IMAGING SALES

WASHINGTON An alliance of three companies has become the latest venture to propose selling higher-resolution satellite imagery, but a debate rages in the U. S. intelligence community about whether to allow commercialization of such technology.

By JAMES R. ASKER5 min

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SENATOR CALLS FOR U. S. TO ABANDON OPEN SKIES

WASHINGTON Calling the U. S. drive for Open Skies a failure, the Senate's top aviation lawmaker is seeking suspension of U. S.-U. K. talks until the Administration and Congress set a new course for international aviation policy. In a strongly worded letter dated Nov. 3, Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D.-Ky.), chairman of the influential Commerce, Science and Transportation aviation subcommittee, urged Transportation Secretary Federico F. Pena to abandon the Open Skies concept of free access to other nations' aviation markets and advised the Clinton Administration to adopt "a real world view" of how international aviation agreements work.

By JAMES OTT4 min

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95,000 RUSSIAN LAYOFFS, LAUNCH BREAKDOWN FEARED

PARIS The Russian space and launch vehicle industry will be forced to cut as many as 95,000 jobs and will have trouble delivering on its commitments through the 1990s, according to Euroconsult, a major European think-tank organization.

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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AIRLINES ASK PENA TO BAR LAX EVICTIONS

LOS ANGELES The leaders of nine U. S. airlines that operate at Los Angeles International Airport last week asked Transportation Secretary Federico Pena to prevent the city from shutting down their operations if the matter is not settled in federal court.

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