Pentagon waste tallies billions in defense spending
GAO finds at least 14 billion dollars wasted in a single year at the Pentagon from May 1963 to May 1964 due to carelessness and rule violations. Examples include nonstandard tropical wool trousers, over 445 million on P6M seaplanes produced before a workable aircraft, misassigned troops, and overpriced or unnecessary parts and travel.
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McNamara
Department of Defense
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
GAO
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Eighth Army
Korea
Air Force Logistics Command
Japan
Anderews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
GAQ
Air Force
Glenard P. Liscomb
R-Calif
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Nuclear ship Savannah sails to Europe with passengers
The nuclear powered cargo ship Savannah departed Portland Maine on August 9 bound for Oslo arriving August 24. The ship had 22 paid passengers with room for 14 more and 24 berths reserved for training crew and technicians. Fares for two in a three berth cabin are 3850 for the New York Rotterdam voyage and as low as 264 to 305 for other cabin arrangements. FBI Director Hoover notes small acts of courtesy by law enforcement and a mother grateful for help locating her missing son.
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Europe
Portland
Maine
Oslo
Norway
Isbrandsten Lines
U.S
New York
Travel Agent
Elizabeth M. Hyatt
Rotterdam
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Successful Investing For I 0 Rog er Spear
A reader asks whether to retain positions in General Motors Jersey Standard Long Island Lighting and Corn Products amid mixed results. The response notes Corn Products shows mixed first half gains but risks from Knorr Soups reception and abroad costs, while other holdings remain solid high grade growth stocks.
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Roger E. Spear
General Motors
Jersey Standard
Long Island Lighting
Bohack
Bobeck
Pension Bill Faces Senate House Negotiations In Washington
The Senate sent back for further talks with the House a Foreign Service pension bill valued at 2.9 million dollars critics say would boost windfall profits for some former officials. The measure would retroactively raise survivors benefits for 178 retired diplomats and include other pension plan changes. In other items, a Greenfield Ind hospital reports the death of 60 year old Ross McDaniel from injuries in a car crash near Carthage Aug. 6.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Foreign Service
Greenfield
Ind
Ross McDaniel
Charlottesville
Carthage
McCarthy a Possible Johnson VP as Labor Wary of Him
The Inside Report notes President Johnson favoring Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota for vice president though labor leaders led by AFL-CIO President George Meany and UAW chief Walter Reuther oppose a Johnson McCarthy ticket. Johnson’s Kennedy setback both frees and constrains his choice amid party pressure and loyalty history.
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Humphrey
Washington
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Senate
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Johnson-McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
South
Barry Goldwater
Bobby Kennedy
LBJ
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Los Angeles
Congressional
Erance Nativa
Fettsers
Barry Gold- American
Poetic Fragments and 1964 Political Winds
A collage of verse snippets and political analysis from 1964 discusses culture trends and the McCarthy Humphrey Kennedy dynamics. It notes Johnson era restraint, McCarthy’s limited VP appeal, and Humphrey’s broader Labor support while citing unions and political maneuvers in New York California and beyond.
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David Dubinsky
The
Ladies Garment Workers Union
Alex Rose
Hatters Union
New York
Liberal Party
Mr. Johnson
Bob Kennedy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Los Angeles
Jesse
Big Daddy
Unruh
California State Assembly
Bobby Kennedy
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Judge to rule if Indiana can be sued over state fair explosion
In Indianapolis Judge Robert B. Lybrook will decide if sovereign immunity bars suits seeking damages for the Halloween incident at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Seventy three people died and many were injured in the blast. Filed against the state or State Fair Board, cases moved to Johnson Circuit Court after a venue change from Marion Superior Court.
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Indianapolis
UPD
Robert B. Lybrook
Johnson Circuit Court
State of Indiana
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Indiana State Fair Board
Lybrook
Court of Marion
Ton Funk
Psychology professor warns teens about coattail riding and status symbols
Willis Richardson a retired professor and pastor notes youths seek status through cars and country club privileges. He asks for a psychology of money as a status symbol and as a reward for work, urging readers to face the reality behind superficial displays.
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Willis Richardson
Earlham
Frankilin Colleges
Crane
Thant Warns Cyprus Troop Withdrawal Possible
United Nations Secretary General Thant warned Cyprus may see a troop withdrawal if financial support does not arrive, while noting improving climate for a political settlement. He cited mediation progress and urged a negotiated solution rather than military action amid broader global concerns.
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United Nations, N. Y
UPI
Gneral Thant
United Nations
Cyprus
U.N
Dae Ya Rape Lee Meer Ees
Thant Madel
James Baines
Jment
Southeast Asia
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