Forty-two Strong funds will continue to be offered and 27 will be merged into others, a Strong spokesman said.
Board members say that Mr. Hughes was a strong spokesman for the theater as well: articulate, charismatic and intelligent.
He made a particularly strong spokesman for the issue, as an Iraq war veteran who was awarded a Bronze Star, a former West Point professor and ex-military attorney.
For years, Senators Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, have been two of the industry's largest beneficiaries — and two of its strongest spokesmen, opposing regulations intended to protect consumers.
For years, Senators Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, have been two of the industry's largest beneficiaries and two of its strongest spokesmen, opposing regulations intended to protect consumers.
"You can sense — not a full recovery just yet — but an automotive industry patient that is getting stronger and stronger," a spokesman for the Detroit show, Sam Locricchio, said.
Sales of its Xperia Z smartphone helped and are expected to remain strong, a spokesman for the company said.
"This year civil servants have been working harder than ever, continuing to deliver vital frontline services and ensuring Britain emerges from the recession stronger," the spokesman said.
Sales of jewelry, children's clothing and small appliances were all strong, said the spokesman, Tim Lyons, although catalog sales are expected to fall by 20percentt from last year.
"It was too strong," Randall Smith, a spokesman for the United States Forest Service, said this evening as he explained the decision to remove the firefighters.
"The girl who died and the one who went missing were swept away by strong waves," a spokesman for the National Fire Agency told AFP.
