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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1969
Page
5
Sen. George McGovern accused President Nixon of speaking oddly during Asia travels, calling it a fever like the Apollo 11 mission’s bold stance. McGovern defended the need for later safe observation in quarantine after the astronaut crew.
The Navy awards Lockheed Aircraft Corp a potential 3.2 billion program to build a carrier based antisubmarine warfare plane with a 461 million research and development contract for six prototypes. The award follows a competitive process with General Dynamics as the rival. The S-3A aircraft will replace the aging fleet and is designed for all weather operation with speeds over 400 mph and a range exceeding 2000 nautical miles equipped to carry torpedoes mines and missiles.
The Democratic National Committee took over about $2 million in pre convention campaign debts for Hubert H. Humphrey George S. McGovern and the late Robert F. Kennedy. This moved the party’s total debt to nearly $8 million. A spokesman said Humphrey owed just over $1 million and McCarthy’s expenses were included. The action followed a January 15 cooperative fund raising step.
California Rep. Glenn Anderson introduces legislation to broaden GI Bill aid and create outreach programs that inform veterans about benefits after discharge. A similar Senate bill exists and about half of World War II veterans utilized GI Bill benefits.
Sen Edmund Muskie challenged ABM advocates urging caution about a first strike capability. He warned safeguards could provoke Soviet fears and cited Apollo 11 lunar activity as possible proof of Moscow’s anxieties. Other leaders like Kennedy and Magnuson weighed in as Senate faced a tight vote on the Anti Ballistic Missile issue.
New York researcher Jerome Gordon of Delphic Systems warned Congress that organic phosphors used as pesticides such as Parathion Methylparathion Tepp and Malthion are chemical cousins of nerve gas. He said fifty million pounds developed in World War II are spreading on farms and gardens causing severe illness among migrant workers farmers and homeowners.
The Army argues chemical warfare research yields health, economic and social benefits for the nation. It cites vaccines, weed control compounds, glaucoma relief from nerve gas types, antidotes for metal poisoning, fire extinguishing aids, cyanide detection, and field protection devices now used in hospitals and industry.
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