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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1970
Page
22
The Defense Department slashed planned F-111 purchases by more than $1 billion over the next two fiscal years and eyed canceling 46 of 121 planes. Grounded since December after a fatal wing failure, the troubled swing-wing aircraft faces ongoing cost growth, technical problems, and budget pressures amid Nixon admin efforts to trim military spending.
NASA announces major budget cuts as it shifts into the 1970s. 30,000 jobs will be cut and Mars missions delayed by at least two years. Lunar flights will be limited to two per year for the remaining seven launches. Saturn V rockets beyond eight will not be built. Thomas C. Paine warns the agency will realign to fit the expected fiscal 1971 budget.
President Nixon named Murray M. Chotiner a special counsel to the President and adviser on the White House staff. Chotiner, a longtime confidant, will report to H.R. Haldeman and may work on political matters. The move follows his earlier roles in Nixon campaigns and public affairs.
Gov. Francis W. Sargent said President Nixon will explore all avenues to use the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Electronic Research Center in Cambridge for federal research. The center, funded with about 20 million, is slated to close July 1.
In Fort Pierce Florida AP reports more than 75 tons of dead whales were bulldozed into mass graves afterinshore suicides last weekend. About 150 were buried above the high water line. Local students butchered several for biology class and dissection. Authorities note some victims were identified as pilot whales, with others later identified as false killer whales.
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