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x <br /> Economy------------, <br /> Philippine Sea From Page One Massachusetts governor. age <br /> The vice president also was There was one apparent residual 1987, <br /> fuel Naval perceived as potentially the better effc:t•'_ of the market's crash: More previ <br /> ,nications economic manager than Democrat- thazi six in 10 said they were being amot <br /> it Base is rival Michael Dukakis. Half said more cautious with their money crast <br /> they expected Bush to handle the now than a year ago. had t <br /> ay Naval Base economy better,34 percent said the 7 tie Dow Jones industrial,aver- In <br /> Layoffs _ St <br /> From Page One not getting an results." <br /> From <br /> The company had asked for im- Last week, Mid-Continent Presi- even i <br /> y , mediate relief from inspector pres- deist John Reeves said he believes forme <br /> sure, but the judge didn't expect to the non-stop inspections are the re- Stic <br /> issue .a ruling for three or four sul.of the agency taking the blame egy, A <br /> months. for the Wilburg, Utah, mine disas- margi <br /> Delaney noted, "The tragedy of ter. pared <br /> J� this layoff is that the agency has not AnC while other mines have in- percei <br /> ' improved mine safety,and is today spection pressure, Reeves said equit} <br /> 1 actively preventing the company Mid-Continent is taking the worst to 2.9 <br /> l t, from doing so." of it. whole <br /> MINDANAO In testimony last week,mine safe- But DeMichiei said of Wilburg, Inte <br /> >} ty inspector Michael Horst said he "That's history now. Inc. ai <br /> spent 90 percent of his time follow- "Believe me, Mid-Continent has done <br /> ""tl Pressing inspectors around the mine. not been singled out," he said. proad <br /> But DeMichiei said his round- "This is the only operator I know of Aerc <br /> the-clock inspections, which began where it's taken such intensive en- say tb <br /> tual cash com- Aug. 31, appear to show that Mid- forcement efforts to get their atten- bonds <br /> #hat began in Continent complies with safety tion. tual <br /> id their disa- rules only when an inspector is "What will it take to convince stocks <br /> U.S.failure to present. them they're going to have to com- CorE <br /> concessions "Most mine operators are not af- ply with federal law?"he added. arouw <br /> ire congres- fected by an inspector's presence," ment I <br /> he said. But Reeves said every effort at the fe1 <br /> He said excessive buildup of ex- safety by the company's new, top- the st; <br /> Philippines plosive methane and dust and notch safety director and his dou- and to <br /> 80 million in other violations the inspectors bled safety staff have been re- a yiel, <br /> onomic aid found, "only confirmed my worst buffed. are p <br /> itional U.S. concerns, that there was a serious "We don't know what to do. It's Jones, <br /> tal to more compliance problem." like we can't do anything right," pacific <br /> since Phil- DeMichiei said despite putting Reeves said. "Overnight, we've Mutt <br /> on Aquino an inspector at each working face gone from a legitimate operator to Jones'; <br /> 1986. of the mine on every shift, "we're public enemy No. 1." last yE <br />