Army Charged With Ineptitude Over M16 Contract Awards
A Senate Armed Services subcommittee faulted the Army for an inept procurement process awarding M16 rifle contracts to General Motors and Harrington & Richardson without competitive bidding. It said two other firms offered lower prices and urged end to such methods, noting urgent needs but criticizing the neglect of price and competition.
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Robert T. Gray Washington
Senate
Army
Senate Armed Services Committee
Vietnam
General Motors Corp
Harrington & Richardson
Maremont Corp
Seco, Maine
Cadillac Gage
General Motors
Maremont
House
Mittee
Subcommittee
Colt Industries Inc
Seattle youth receives skin graft from deceased boy
Douglas Keil a 14 year old from Juneau Alaska was flown to Seattle for treatment after severe burns. An 11 year old Seattle boy who died by hanging provided donor skin. The graft was performed at University Hospital with consent from the donor's mother.
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Seattle
Anchorage
Alaska
Douglas Keil
Juneau
University Hospital
David McMahon
Gunman surrenders after eight hour standoff in Westbury
Winston Mitchell, 27, former convict, held police at bay in a basement laundry room with his 22 month old daughter Sabrina Crider hostage. He surrendered to authorities after intervention by Dr. Jesse Pone, an internist who rushed to the scene. The two shooting victims, Mary Ellen Crider and James Crider, were listed in satisfactory condition at Meadowbrook Hospital. Police charged Mitchell with assault, reckless endangerment and possession of a loaded gun. The standoff began after an argument with Mary Ellen Crider in the Green Shingled ranch home.
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Westbury
N.Y
Pone
Hositage
Sabrina Crider
Winston Mitchell
Jesse Pone
Massachusetts
Mitchell
Meadowbrook Hospital
Mary Ellen Crider
Miss Crider
James Crider
Car Production Rises In First Eight Months 1968
Detroit reports a 20 percent rise in automotive output for the first eight months of 1968 from the four major manufacturers. American Motors Corp leads August gains with 12,912 units versus 10,839 a year earlier.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
AMC
Wisconsin rules block write in for McCarthy on November ballot
Wisconsin elections officials say write in for Sen Eugene J McCarthy cannot be listed on the November presidential ballot. McCarthy must file as an independent by Sept 17 to appear with electors. petitions requiring 3000 signatures are needed to appear on the ballot.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Leo B. Fahey
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dane County
Ment
Bill Scanlon
Kirk Chafee
Sun Prairie
Fahey
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SAVE
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Jupiter
E Tribune
Gene Is
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Gerald
Ist District
Greider
Friends of Greider Committee
Earl Schultz
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