Navy Missile Contract Defies Congress in Production Status
Washington reports that the Navy awarded an $92.1 million contract to Raytheon to bury an airplane missile, despite a law requiring certification by the secretary of defense that the weapon is production ready. Officials acknowledge a technical violation and vow corrective action, while Congress views the move as an attempt to bypass legislative controls and assert Pentagon independence.
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Lead Candle Wicks Pose Health Hazard
UPI reports the Consumer Product Safety Commission flags candles with lead-core wicks sold in churches as a potential health risk. Though no manufacturers are named, two firms Queens Farm? Works and American Wreck Co are noted as continuing production of lead-core wick candles. The agency may require labeling and advises careful inspection to identify lead-core wicks.
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Marine Chief to cure race friction in corps units
Admiral Louis Wilson ordered commanders to remove racial tensions in Marine units. He warned combat readiness suffers when black and white Marines lack mutual respect and confidence. The move follows a Pendleton clash in which black Marines reportedly attacked white Marines, hospitalizing six. About 16 white Marines at Pendleton were identified as Ku Klux Klan members, not involved in the assault.
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Ad Agency Official to Speak at Chamber Meeting
James Mortensen, view chairman and CFO of Young and Rubicam, and managing director of National Advertising Inc., will address the Cedar Rapids Marion Chamber at a Jan 18 dinner meeting at Roosevelt. The event begins at 6 13 pm with social at 5 pm. price is 7 50. Reservations due Jan 12 at the Chamber office.
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Judge Morrison Case Skips Judge In Court
John Morrison appears in district court on a charge of public obscenity but the usual judge Morrison would hear the case does not. The charge stems from a October dispute with Richard Gora a 24 year old service station attendant. Gora pled guilty in Morrison's court and was fined by another judge who heard the case due to Morrison's involvement.
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Grandmother Receives Late Marriage Proposal by Mail
Banbury England Patricia Hoey 51 receives a marriage proposal by mail from a wartime sweetheart who believed she had been jilted. A crumpled eight page letter mailed from Germany in September 1945 arrives decades late, prompting a surprising romantic twist as she is already married to her current husband.
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Former Greek police director shot dead in Athens
Evanghelos Malling, a former director of the Greek Security Police, who had been released after conviction for torturing political prisoners, was shot and killed on Wednesday in Athens, police reported.
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Plan Bill on Penalties For Taking Foreign Gifts
WASHINGTON AP The chairman of the house ethics committee Rep Jubal says he plans to introduce legislation next year providing penalties for federal officials who accept gifts from foreign governments Flynt a Georgia Democrat also announced Wednesday that former Watergate assistant prosecutor Philip Lacovara will head the ethics committee probe of allegations that numerous congressmen accepted cash and other valuables from representatives of the South Korean government Flynt said the first problem for the investigators will be to find out exactly what law has been violated and whether it can be enforced He said it appears that even though the Constitution specifically prohibits federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments there is no law on the books that directly prescribes an enforcement procedure aid penalties for situations of the sort alleged in the Korean scandal The justice department is investigating some allegation of curial bribery by South Koreans But most of the allegations involve congressmen who accepted gifts and money as campaign contributions.
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Fire destroys seven Ontario apartment complexes in wind
A fire in Ontario spread through a residential area in heavy winds, destroying seven apartment complexes and damaging several other buildings. Four firefighters were injured but none seriously. About 2000 residents were evacuated from a five block area, with a nearby junior high school also emptied.
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