House Unit Warns of Submarine Gap in U S Navy
The House Armed Services Committee warns the United States faces a major submarine gap blamed on civilian planners from the McNamara era. In a report on a 21.6 billion military procurement bill approved by the committee, chairman L Mendel Rivers and colleagues use terms like alarming threatening and critical to describe the risk.
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Washington
UPI
House
Armed Services Committee
United States
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Adm
Hyman Rickover
Pentagon speeds bomber defense cutdown plans
The Pentagon disclosed an accelerated laydown of bomber defense reductions. Two F106 interceptor squadrons replace two deactivated F101 units, with the 444th at Charleston AFB and the 84th at Hamilton AFB slated to disband this summer. The F101 equipped 445th at Wurtsmith AFB will remain active for the immediate future. The 49th squadron from Griffiss AFB is eliminated, and no reason was given.
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Washington
Pentagon
FIO
Wurtsmith Afb
Mich
Griffiss Afb
N.Y
Charleston Afb
D.C
84Th
Hamilton
Paine Field
Wash
Kincheloe Afb
Wurtsmith
Kincheloe
Ship Manua Tele scuttled for debt. Air Force moves
A deteriorating interisland freighter Manua Tele was towed to sea and burned after debt default. In 1969 a San Francisco class bid only 73.60 failed to satisfy a $9,000 U.S. repairs claim, leading to salvage removal and scuttling. Concurrently Air Force unit replacements shift earlier, with several squadrons in flux and deactivations planned. A Senate panel warned of a growing Soviet submarine fleet exceeding 350 vessels and urged continued submarine development to avert a strategic gap.
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American Samoa
Interisland
Manua Tele
Manua Island
Here
U.S
BOXBOYS Robbers Help Out at Checkout Counter
Two robbers one armed assisted at the checkout then forced manager Wayne Carlson to open the safe. They wore aprons and directed Carlson to the front as they boxed groceries and emptied cash registers before fleeing with about $1,000.
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Seattle
Wayne Carlson
Carlson
Preparation H Shrinks Hemorrhoids Says Study
An institute reports a medication that in many cases shrinks hemorrhoids. Patients see quick relief from itching burning and pain and reduced swelling without narcotics. Tests in New York Washington and the Midwest support the claim. Preparation H comes in ointment or suppository and requires no prescription.
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New York, N. Y
New York City
Washington, D.C
Midwest Medical Center
Pentagon overstaffing sparks defense reform talk
A Senate committee urged a reduction in civilian defense staff arguing the Office of the Secretary of Defense is substantially overstaffed and that too much civilian power diminishes experienced military judgment. The report also criticizes McNamara’s computer-like efficiency while praising new secretary Clark Clifford.
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Defense
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
Pentagon
Rivers
Clark Clifford
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Lockbourne Afb
Ohio
Suffolk County
Boxboys
Joan
Morris Plan
California
THE
Morris Plan Company of
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Newport Beach
Torrance
Long Beach Boulevard
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Morris
Union Dental Plans
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Mayflower
Lakewood
Souther California
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Aetna
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