Army cancels Lockheed Cheyenne contract over faults
The Army declared Lockheed Aircraft in default on a contract potentially worth $1 billion to produce the Cheyenne helicopter after experts ruled the model failed to meet specifications. The cancellation delays Vietnam gunship plans, with officials noting stability problems and a costly project history.
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Lockheed Aircraft
CSA Transport
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Lockheed
Lockheed ‘Board
D. J. Haughton
Vietnam
Resor
Pentagon
Indiana Atty Gen. Seeks Probe of Gary Hatcher Admin
Indiana Attorney General Theodore Sendak urged a federal investigation into Gary to probe a “reign of terror” by Mayor Richard G. Hatcher’s administration. He said the FBI and Justice Department will examine last Saturday’s armory disturbance during a Whitcomb dinner, with county officials accusing city hall staff of aiding vandals.
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Indianapolis
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Indiana
Theodore L. Sendak
Gary
Richard G. Hatcher
Sendak
Hatcher
Ray Wild
Harvard Law Selects Woman Class Marshal For 1969
Diane G. Van Wyck of Gladstone New Jersey, a 34 year old Harvard Law School class of 1969 member and Cumberland Calby College graduate, won the class officers election on Monday becoming the first woman marshals in school history.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard Law School
Diane G. van Wyck
Gladstone
N.J
Calby College
Maine
Harvard Law
Laird appeals to North Vietnam for POW release
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird urged Hanoi to promptly release all American servicemen held in North Vietnamese camps or, at least, ensure humane treatment. He noted more than 200 men have been prisoners for over 30 years, longer than WWII captures, and pressed for Geneva provisions including names, sick and wounded releases, inspections, humane treatment, and mail access.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Hanoi
Laird
U.S
Pentagon
Paris
North Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Richard G. Capen Jr
Cincinnati Voters OK 5.2 Mill School Tax Increase
Cincinnati voters approve a 5.2 mill property tax hike ensuring nearly 85,000 public school pupils a full schedule for the year. turnout was heavy at 7 percent, with Hamilton County reporting strong participation after three prior failed attempts.
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Cincinnati
Denver
Chicago Teachers Union
Hoart of Education
Hamilton
Pentagon releases photos of missing prisoners. aid urged
Capen cited a substantial share of the missing possibly being prisoners. The Pentagon issued a packet of photographs, many old, showing American prisoners growing thinner, kept in isolation, with wounds mis treated, and staged scenes such as attending religious services, playing table tennis, and receiving large meals.
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Capen
Pentagon
Symington and Fulbright urge base cuts abroad
Senators Symington and Fulbright urged a retreat from long standing European military commitments to rescue the U S economy and fulfill domestic needs. They questioned how and when such commitments were made while noting faded base missions and the need for constitutional oversight and risk.
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Senate
United States
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Europe
Czechoslovakia
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D-Mo
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
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