OTHER NEWS - Nov. 28, 1991

General Dynamics to Cut 275 Jobs: About 275 employees at General Dynamics’ Convair division will lose their jobs because of an unexpected Defense Department funding cut in the advanced cruise missile program, the company said. The layoffs, which could occur as early as next week, are driven by the “easing of international military tensions and the corresponding reduction in defense spending,” according to an employee memorandum circulated by M. C. Keel, acting general manager of the Convair division. About 1,500 San Diego-based Convair division employees work on the advanced cruise missile program, an Air Force weapon launched from B-52 bombers. The layoffs evidently will be limited to 275 employees who are developing a classified version of the missile. The layoffs are not expected to affect an additional 2,000 San Diego-based General Dynamics employees who are directly involved in the production of Tomahawk cruise missiles, which the Navy launches from ships and submarines.