Navy To Pay Some Price For Subs From 2 Firms
The Navy awarded identically priced contracts to Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics to build three Sturgeon class nuclear attack submarines at 107.4 million dollars each, under different contract types that officials call mutually beneficial. The six submarines total cost about 214.83 million, with variants in profit margins and negotiation expectations. LEGISLATION TO RUN AGAIN MADISON AP Assemblyman Robert Huber announces he will seek another term.
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TE-Bird Wins Rogue River Rooster Crow Title
TE-Bird owned by Floyd Fitch of Grants Pass won the 16th Rogue River Rooster Crow with 63 crows in 30 minutes before about 3,000 spectators. It led 115 roosters, including Navy Lt. Brian D. Remer’s entry from USS Ranger, and Gov. Tom McCall’s Call-Me-Tom with 23. The record for 30 minutes is noted as 109 set by Beetlebaum in 1953.
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Galaxy to Carry 350 Troops on Test Flight
The C5 Galaxy, the world’s largest plane, flew a successful first test flight in Marietta Georgia. Lockheed Georgia officials say the military freighter could be adapted for commercial use though near term plans aim to the Air Force. The aircraft weighed 497000 pounds at takeoff and carried 350 troops plus equipment.
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Marietta, Ga
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Lockheed-Georgia Co
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Lightning Strikes Governor LeVander’s Lodge at Camp Ripley
A bolt of lightning hit Governor Harold LeVander’s summer lodge at Camp Ripley Minnesota causing fire damage to the first floor central room and two second floor bedrooms. The cabin, unoccupied during the weekend visit, housed mementos from visiting dignitaries. Camp Ripley lies seven miles north of Little Falls.
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