Comptroller questions M16 contracts amid hearings
The Comptroller General asked for an Army report on negotiations behind two $56 million and $42 million M16 rifle contracts awarded to General Motors Hydramatic Division and Harrington and Richardson. Mare mont officials told the House sub committee they were puzzled why they did not win. The hearing noted the procurement criteria and delivery schedules and referenced Amendment 10.
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Frank H. Weitzel
Army
David R. Swear
England
Maremont Corp
Berge Thomasian
Maremont
House Armed Services Committee
Ito General Motors Hydramatic Division
Ypsilanti
Mich
Harrington and Richardson Co
Worcester
Mass
Comptroller General
Peter N. Kyros
Maine
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Wiliam D. Hathaway
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Uni
Rock Island
Vietnam
Rock Island Arsenal
Resurrection City doubles size in Washington camp
Volunteers working late into the weekend helped the Poor People's Campaign more than double Resurrection City U S A in West Potomac Park. About half of the planned 3 000 residents are fed as SCLC plans strategy meetings and possible demonstrations near the Capitol.
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Washington
Resurrection City
U.S.A
West Potomac Park
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph David Abermathy
SCLC
Capitol
Andrew Young
America
Nev
Aging Workshop Opens in Saco With Local Volunteers
Volunteers from ten county communities attended open registration for a five day York County Council on Aging workshop at Cascades Lodge in Saco. About 30 workers joined orientation for sessions starting that week, featuring instructors Miss Sally Archer and Paul Mico. The program runs mornings and afternoons with 8 pm evening programs, ending Friday with a banquet.
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York County Council On Aging
Cascades Lodge
Saco
Shirley Bessey
Y.C.C.A
Sally Archer
Boston University School of Nursing
Gereontology
Paul Mico
Social Dynamics Inc
Shipping Traffic to North Vietnam Slips After Ban
U S officials report 39 ships arrived in North Vietnamese ports in April, four fewer than March, after President Johnson limited bombings. Haiphong and other ports remain at or near capacity, tempering expected traffic gains despite exemptions.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Cam Pha
Hon Gai
World Briefs Highlight Global Tensions and Conflicts
President de Gaulle meets with his cabinet as France faces intensifying strikes. Rebel youth urge war on The Establishment in East and West. Czechoslovakia’s new leaders say the Soviets will continue liberal reforms. Biafran secession leader vows guerrilla war after Port Harcourt capture. Paris talks seek a peace in Vietnam with risks of breakdown. Allied forces report heavy Viet Cong losses in Complete Victory. US intelligence notes reduced North Vietnamese shipping despite restricted port bombing. Washington economists urge tax hikes to avert crisis. Poor People’s Campaign houses over half its 3,000 Resurrection City protesters.
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France
Czechoslovakia
Port Harcourt
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
U. S. Command
North Vietnam
Ashington
Washington
Resurrection City
Swamp-Bred Frog Sets Long Jump Record at Twain Contest
In Angels Camp California Corrosion the six inch frog leaped 18 feet half an inch to win the 40th annual frog jumping contest. Owner-trainer Leonard Hall of Concord California guided the winning amphibian as crowds watched. The event echoes Mark Twain and his Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
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Leonard Hall
Concord
Calif
Hall
Gitchee
Twain
Calaveras County
Angels Camp
France Gripped by Nationwide Strike Wave
In a sweeping labor action across France workers from coal mines to auto plants joined demonstrations and walkouts, paralyzing transport and daily life. Paris, Orly Airport, and key factories including Renault and Peugeot faced sit-ins as government inaction followed.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Peugeot Auto
Sochaux
Renault Auto
Marseille
Ciotat
Citroen Auto
E Bank of France
Les Halles
North
Rebellious youth war declared on the establishment
Paris reports a rising student revolt spanning East and West Europe and the United States. Protesters wield red and black banners at Sorbonne signaling a crisis for De Gaulle's Fifth Republic and challenging the bourgeois state, the Communist party, and its bureaucracy.
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Paris
Communist Party
Soribonne
Charles de
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