GE Gets MIRV Contract for Minuteman Arms Modernization
Washington report says the Air Force quietly awarded General Electric an 887 million contract to produce six MIRV reentry vehicles for six Minuteman 4 missiles as part of plans to mount multiple warheads on 560 Minuteman 3s. The move drew criticism from Rep. Moorhead who urged a moratorium and warned it could accelerate the arms race.
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Washington
Air Force
General Electric Co
Nixon
Soviet Union
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
Pentagon
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Moorhead
United States
Congress
Appropriations and
Armed Services Committees
House Defense Appropriations
Subcommittee
Joint Economic Committee
Defense Department
Study Finds Rampant Crime Across Massachusetts
An exhaustive 1600 page report released by Gov. Francis W. Sargent and Atty. Gen. Robert H. Quinn warns of rising crime in Massachusetts. The 665000 dollar federal grant funds 78 programs including court modernization, police professionalization, crime labs, juvenile reform, drug treatment, and improved data systems. Cities will soon receive applications for grant shares under the plan.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Robert H. Quinn
Sargent
Quinn
Justice Department
Washington
Sargent and
Sheldon Krantz
Five Day Forecast Projections Show Warm Start
Forecasts indicate temperatures through Wednesday will remain above normal with a cooler trend Monday to Wednesday. Showers are expected around Tuesday, affecting morning to afternoon conditions and outdoor plans.
Allied Force Hangs On At Ben Het
Allied forces battle near Ben Het as Viet Cong claim encirclement of the Special Forces camp in the central highlands. U S and South Vietnamese units defend against two North Vietnamese regiments totaling about 3600 men while supply drops and water shortages challenge defenders.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Gen Het
Central Highlands
U.S
National Liberation Front
Ben Het
United States
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Dak Tn
Finch Abandons Knowles Fight Over Health Chief Nomination
Secretary of Welfare Robert H. Finch abandons his bid to secure Dr. John H. Knowles as the nation’s top health officer amid AMA and Dirksen opposition. Finch says Knowles cannot function effectively and will ask Nixon to nominate another candidate. Brooke calls the move a democratic setback.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
John H. Knowles
American Medical Association
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
John Knowles
Finch
Nixon
Welffare Department
Dirksen
Boston
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Knowles
Yellow Coach Lines Faces Uncertain Future Amid Financial Strains
Yellow Coach Lines buses operate but no assurance about the future. Boston interests may take over or replace Yellow Coach as Berkshire County public franchise operator. Debts near half a billion dollars include a 243,000 IRS loan for tax nonpayment. Insurance cancellation by Transit Casualty Co. could halt service and imperil the state franchise. President Charles Weeks II met Transit Casualty's John Williamson. reorganization talks continue. A bankruptcy petition seeks creditor arrangements under Chapter II. Mayor Butler and others awaited word on possible shutdown, with buses expected to run at least through June.
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Yellow Coach Lines
Boston Bus [Im
Yellow Coach
Berkshire County
Internal Revenue Service
Transit Casualty Co
Boston
Charles M. Weeks II
John Williamson
Transit Casualty
Weeks
the Eagle
Federal District Court
Andrey T. Campoli
Butler
Rep Rosenthal accuses Army of subsidizing John Wayne film
Rep Rosenthal charges the Army subsidized Batjac Productions for The Green Berets at Fort Benning and elsewhere. GAO audit cites $18,623.64 charged for 107 filming days plus extensive loaned weapons and equipment. Wayne defends the costs as necessary and asserts broader publicity aims. He calls the probe politically motivated. An Army spokesman says reimbursement was proper. Rosenthal seeks a House committee probe into Defense Department supported cinema.
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Washington
Benjamin
Rosenthal
D-N
John Wayne
Duke of
Hollywood
Army
Wayne
Batjac Productions
South Vietnam
General Accounting Office
Batjac
Ft. Benning
Gra.curing
Auditing Branch
Congress
Baljac
Waeps
Benning
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Pentagon
Boondacks
Nixon Heads For Rites At Seaway
President Nixon travels to Canada to mark the 10th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway opening and later visits Montreal Expo 67 site. He rededicates an Eisenhower dam and joins dignitaries including Julie Nixon and Henry Kissinger. The trip includes a New York City dentist appointment before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Nixon
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Montreal
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Massena
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
Eisenhower
Julie
David Eiserhower
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
A. Edgar Ritchie
New York City
White House
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W. Finney
New York Times News Service
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Osaka
Japan
Shell of of England
Hitachi Shipbuilding Co
Blacks
Massachusetts General Hospital
White Mouse
Lawrene
Brooke
Arlier
The
State Department of Public Utilities
Campoli
Green Berets
By Richard L. Madden
New York Times News
UNL
Batfac
House Government Operations Committee
Rites At Seaway
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