Behr wins ship contract for air riding surface effect design
The Navy awarded Behr Corp a 2.5 billion contract to design a new surface effect ship. Rake Marine Inc of Chuta Vista named as the awardee with a 155 million option for testing a 140 meter prototype. Navy tests of two 1,001-ton prototypes projected speeds over 180 mph acceleration, aiming for antisubmarine and amphibious roles with 1,098 ton ships as future multipurpose variants.
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Assassination panel OKs own budget request
Washington officials report the House panel investigating Kennedy and King deaths approved a bare-bones one year budget of 36.5 million. The figure dwarfs earlier estimates and must pass full House approval. Sprague warned against budget cuts and said high costs reflect FBI CIA and Secret Service involvement.
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Cable car workers crushed by underground pulley in San Francisco
Two machinists were killed when a two ton wheel used for the California line at Nob Hill crushed them after entering an underground chamber before repairs. Leonie De Vost, 55, was named. the other man’s identity was withheld. The line was shut for pulley repairs amid persistent car shortages.
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Taxi price fixing alleged in S F
San Francisco district attorney filed an antitrust suit in Superior Court accusing Yellow Cab and the Board of Supervisors of price fixing. The suit argues city fares are highest in the nation, with a 1.1 mile downtown ride at 2.50 compared with 1.35 in Chicago and 2.10 in Los Angeles. The board, setting fares with Yellow, grants exclusive airport and hotel service, harming competition and bending to governmental immunity claims.
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Betty Ford decorates third White House Christmas tree
Betty Ford and President Ford celebrate a full White House Christmas with the Blue Room tree adorned by state flowers and dove decorations. She vows the holiday will be hopeful and peaceful, says she will not retire, and mentions plans to continue women’s rights work and Christmas at Vail with family.
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Spanish origin in US earn less, younger, less schooling
A UPI report on the 11.7 million people of Spanish origin in the United States finds median family income around 9400 dollars in 1975, with one in four below the poverty line. Only a third of Spanish origin people graduated high school while most had 12 years of schooling, and the median age was 20.7 years versus 73.9 for the overall population.
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