Military procurement efficiency extends from electronics to Rockwell Collins
At Hanscom Air Force Base officials tout a long term savings program begun in 1979 aimed at flexible shared technology with all U S manufacturers. Rockwell Collins plans an $8.8 million investment with a $4.4 million government share, targeting Navstar GPS and ground to air data link development for potential $100 million in future savings.
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John Orphanos
Hanscom Air Force Base
Mass
U.S
Winters
Orphanos
Japan
Europe
Rockwell-Collins
Dick Derr
Coralville
Litton Exec Faces Prison Over Defense Contract Scheme
Litton Special Devices a unit with 400 workers and 25 million in annual sales faces indictments for racketeering and mail fraud. Millspaugh 34 of Buffalo Grove and DiLiberto 68 of Levittown charged with multiple counts as investigators pursue the case and possible further indictments. Litton says it will take action to reassure the Defense Department. The Pentagon has stepped up suspensions of errant defense contractors in recent years.
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Harbist
Litton
Beverly Hills
Calif
Defense Department
U.S
Special Devices
Pentagon
Millspaugh
Buffalo Grove
Ill
DiLiberto
Robert Knapp
Levittown
Knapp
Overweight and Diet Gaps Hit Poor and Black Women
A three year panel report on the National Nutrition Monitoring System finds overweight is higher among the poor and among black women, with fat calories averaging 41 percent and iron and calcium gaps harming women and children. It notes safety of the food supply, but stresses diet variety and moderation.
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American Heart Association
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Gorbachev faults U S replies on arms limits and SALT II
Gorbachev criticizes U S responses to verification for a test ban and arms cuts while noting unsatisfactory replies on medium range and strategic weapons. He cites U S rejection of SALT II and describes an interim proposal reducing warheads to 8000 and systems to 1600 if ABM treaty and Star Wars work are constrained.
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Europe
Gorbachev
Reagan
Natural Resources Defense Council
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Geneva
United States
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