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Defense Bailouts Stirred by Grumman and Other Contractors
Defense officials warned of taxpayer costs as bailouts funded contractors like Grumman and Lockheed amid troubled F14 and jumbo jet programs. The piece notes buy ins, total package procurement shifts, and congressional scrutiny led by Sen. William Proxmire while defense leaders defended patient industry support.
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Bethpage
N.Y
Defense Department
Capital Hill
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Navy
Grumman
Lockheed Corp
Lockheed
Air Force Co
Gap Instrument Corp
Hauppauge
Gap
Sloan
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Pentagon
Proxmire
Department
Defense
Grum
Fld
Tomcat
Thomas W. Jones
Northroplion
Navy Will Re Corp
McDonnell Douglas
Joseph G. Gavin Jr
TPP