House Subcommittee Finds Defects in Military Crisis Response
A House Armed Services subcommittee found serious deficiencies in the U S military command structure exposed by the Pueblo seizure and the downing of a C121 recon plane. The 77 page report urged a civilian military panel to review emergency operations and wireless distress handling, criticizing Navy and Defense agencies for delays and insufficient contingency planning.
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Washington
A_ House
Pueblo
United States
House Armed Services Committee
Otis G. Pike
New York
Pike
Subcommittee
North Korea
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Defense
Japan
Defense Intelligence Agency
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Yund
Navy
Defense Departments
North Korean
Air Force Delays C5A Purchases to Push Contract Revisions
The Air Force signals delay of remaining 39 of 120 C5A ships to press major contract changes with Lockheed Georgia. Secretary Seamans says the halt is a negotiating weapon while a Whittaker report cites cost growth to 5.125 billion from 3.39 billion.
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Air Force
Washington
Robert C. Seamans, Jr
Lockheed Georgia Corp
Laird Says U S Must Maintain Poison Gas Stocks
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird told about 75 interns that the United States must keep chemical and biological warfare stockpiles as a deterrent against attacks by other nations. He noted public debate after incidents like Okinawa but refused to commit to ending CBW research, stating it would be unfair to the American people and allies to abandon the program.
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Adm
Frank L. Johnson
Japan
Pueblo
Mminimal
Defense Intelligence Agency
Joseph F. Carroll
National Security Agency
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
DLA
Navy Department
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
North Korea
NSA
United States
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Defense Department
Okinawa
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Philip
Whittaker
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American Express
Springfield
Cheshire Road
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Tee
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Adams Supermarket
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Moss
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