71. Consumers did not feel the strike as there were sufficient stockpiles of newsprint and other paper. 72. In the remote tribal region of northwestern Pakistan, most people are heavily armed and in most villages there are stockpiles of ammunition and weapons for sale. 73. Nuclear weapons stockpiles are due to be slashed at summit talks President George W. Bush is holding with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 74. Surgeon General David Satcher said stockpiles of antibiotics were sufficient to respond to the anthrax threat. 75. There was no stockpile of food. 76. They told reporters afterwards that arms stockpiles were on the agenda but were not the only issue they discussed. 77. Also successful efforts of Japan Inc. to slash payrolls and cut production were reducing stockpiles, but at the expense of Japanese consumer spending. 78. The stockpile was so large that it took bomb disposal experts, aided by firefighters, three days to clear the well. 79. The stockpiles were then to be verified by the end of August. |