Air Force salvage line saves taxpayers millions yearly
Davis Monthan Air Force Base runs a vast dismantling operation turning obsolete planes into usable parts. The 274th Aircraft Storage and Disposition Group salvages engines, guns, radar, and more, returning money to the treasury while keeping 1,000 acres of desert storage active for surplus aircraft and components.
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Underground school opens with roof recess at Abo
Artesia New Mexico AP reports the nation's first underground school at Abo Elementary where 460 students eat play on a roof playground atop a 21 inch slab. The 18 classrooms lie 13 feet below ground and double as fallout shelters for 2000 people.
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Trinity Water Project Sought by Congress for Lavon Area
Army Engineers asked Congress on Tuesday to authorize a Texas water project on the east fork of the Trinity River. The $24.14 million plan would enlarge Lavon Reservoir and nearby channels, raise and strengthen levees below the planned Forney Dam to be built by Dallas, and was submitted to a Senate Public Works subcommittee for possible inclusion in a water projects authorization bill this year.
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New York Times Plans Western Edition Start Oct 1
The New York Times will begin regular printing and distribution of its western edition on October 1. Assistant General Manager Andrew Fisher said dry runs would start next week and the Los Angeles print would run concurrently with New York using high speed equipment delivering news at 1000 words per minute.
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