Marine Corps contractor links in congressional probe
A congressional subcommittee report says hundreds of faulty electric generators built by Consolidated Diesel Electric caused combat capability issues in Vietnam. It links missing pistons frayed wiring and cracked tanks to possible Marine casualties and notes suspected influence by contractor insiders in Pentagon procurement.
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Lawton Constitution
Marine Corps
Washington
Vietnam
U.S. Ting Subcommittee
Consolidated Diesel Electric Co
Old Greenwich
Conn
Danang
Consolidated
Elmore
Ross
Pentagon
Jennings McLain
McLain
Marine Corps Procurement Division
Subcommittee
No Imor
Santene Elmore
Thomas O'Brien
Dewey Electronics Corp
Morris
Bridge Hand Yields Five No Trump For North South
Oswald recounts a dramatic duplicate match where West opened five hearts and a sequence led to five no trump by South. The result scored 660 for North South, dropping Oswald and partner to a zero compared with the expected 650. Jim notes the absurdity of the situation for duplicate players.
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Oswald
Jim
South
North
Stayman
East
Dummy
Toxic Compound Kills Youngster
In Oklahoma City Henry Anthony Lovelace died after allegedly sniffing a spray decongestant while watching TV with two juvenile witnesses aged 15 and 16. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
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Henry Anthony Lovelace
N. Anita
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Liquor Store Bandit Nabbed by Detective Bill Vetter
Detective Bill Vetter head of the Police Department's intelligence unit arrested a bandit after the man surrendered a paper bag with $211 whisky and a dart gun. The suspect was caught following a tip about a nearby package route and the detective acted before displaying his badge.
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Oklahoma City (Ap
Bill Vetter
Vetter
Bermuda Founded by Accident in 1609 Sea Venture Sinks
A sailing vessel named Sea Venture bound for Virginia sank off Bermuda in 1609. Survivors settled on the islands, leading to the colony's founding.
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Bermuda
Sea Venture
England
Virginia
Islands
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Raulston
President Nixon
Nelly
Nixon
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David Eisenhower
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Maine
New England
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James Jacoby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Oklahoma City
Sheridan
N. Sheridan
Liquor Store
Gibson's
Butcher Bill Says
Bill
Humpty
Oklahoma
U.S.D.A
J.S. Department OF Agriculture
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