A Letter From The Publisher, Apr. 7, 1980

Correspondents Joseph Kane and Jerry Hannifin have covered defense and aerospace news for TIME for years, and often in tandem. Their contrails crossed frequently during the four years that Kane spent reporting on the Pentagon in TIME'S Washington bureau, where Hannifin is our aerospace expert, and after Kane moved to our Los Angeles office in 1977. This week's cover story on the burgeoning Boeing Co.

and the new multibillion-dollar contract to build cruise missiles marks the eighth Kane-Hannifin collaboration. Says Kane: "The liaison is complementary. Hannifin is an accomplished pilot and is fluent in...

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