McDonnell Douglas is recruiting some of the...

McDonnell Douglas is recruiting some of the aerospace workers being laid off by its rival, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co., as the Air Force switches from Lockheed’s C-5B cargo carrier to McDonnell Douglas’ C-17. About 8,000 workers at Lockheed’s Marietta, Ga., plant are expected to lose their jobs by the time the company completes its $6.9-billion contract in early 1989. Workers will be employed in either St. Louis or California.