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  2. From: dfl@panix.com (Danny O'Bedlam)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
  4. Subject: Re: Layoff rumors
  5. Message-ID: <1992Jul24.032618.15040@panix.com>
  6. Date: 24 Jul 92 03:26:18 GMT
  7. References: <14nll1INNk4p@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
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  9. Organization: Panix, (New Yawk City)
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  12. In <14nll1INNk4p@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes) writes:
  13. >Credit the July 17 issue of New York Times for "Huge layoffs of up to
  14. >15,000 employees are also expected in this fiscal year."
  15.  
  16.     after hearing tonights report on All Things Considered that
  17. DECs second quarter results were a $1.8 BILLION loss.  I think that
  18. 15,000 is an incredibly SMALL number.  The other rumored figure was
  19. 30,000 and I'll bet thats right on the money.  
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