Helicopter Pioneer Calls War Protests Nonsense
Igor Sikorsky, aviation pioneer, dismisses antiwar protests against military helicopters for Vietnam. He notes helicopters save lives and are essential in war, cites his rescue work and future crane-type helicopters as highly important. Born in Kiev, he built early aircraft and founded Sikorsky, shaping transcontinental and amphibian designs.
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Stratford
Igor
Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft
Vietnam
Viettam
Shorsky
Spd
Skorsky
Kiev
Russia
United States
England
France
Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp
Pan American World Airways
Central
South America
United Aircraft Corp
Army Admits Gama Goat Costs Rise and Sinks
The Army told a House subcommittee the Gama Goat amphibious truck has nearly tripled in price to just under 15 000 per unit and still shows sinking tendency in tests. Field issues include steering suspension and engine problems, with 180 failures at Ft Carson noted in reports.
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Washington
Army
House
Vincent H. 11
Materiak
Dis G. Pike
D-N.y
Special House Armed Services Subcommittee
Consolidated Diesel Electric Co
Pike
Donald M. Babers
Babers
Ellis
Ft. Carson
Colo
General Accounting Office
Scientists debate US super-laser threat and secrecy
A former government researcher claims the United States may possess a devastating laser weapon that could render nuclear arms obsolete and threaten aviation. He cites a hidden Air Force project named eighth card and notes reports of laser trials, while Air Force officials deny the specific shooting-down claim as erroneous.
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United States
Anaheim Bulletin
Lowelli Ponte
Nixon
Soviet Union
Ponte
International Research & Technology Corp
Washington
Air Force
Eighth
Air Force Magazine
House probes firing of AF general in Vietnam
Rep. Otis G. Pike questions why the Air Force dismissed Gen. John D. Lavelle in Vietnam amid reports he ordered bombing of targets tied to enemy build ups before the Hanoi offensive. Pike cites secrecy and accuses the administration of attempting to suppress the matter while later intensifying bombing. Gen. John D. Ryan says Lavelle was relieved for irregularities in command.
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House
Vietnam
Washington
Air Force
Hanoi
Nixon
Otis G. Pike
Dn.y
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Pike
Lavele
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee
Lavelle
Hebert
John D. Ryan
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