Navy chief foresees helicopters replacing some carriers
Admiral Zumwalt says the Navy faces a squeeze from a growing Soviet fleet and shrinking budget. He envisions a future with fewer high cost carriers and more powerful nuclear ships plus numerous less costly vessels equipped with helicopters and VTOL aircraft. He notes a fourth nuclear carrier is still needed but urges cost reductions.
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Washington
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
U.S
Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Navy
Defense Department
NATO
Mediterranean
Deaths and political notes from the day in brief
Obituaries for Dr. Frank Nolan 66 heart specialist and Los Angeles civic leader who died after a brief illness in Glendale. Charles C. Woodson Sr. 72 cited as a longtime Lyndon B. Johnson friend at LBJ Library dedication in Austin. Separate interview with defense leaders discusses Navy needs, budget, and nuclear carrier plans amid Soviet growth.
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Los Angeles
Frank Nolan
Glendale Community Hospital
Nolan
LBJ Happy Over Library Dedication Weekend
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson appeared in good spirits during the LBJ Library dedication weekend. A crowd of 8,121 attended the first public viewing, while 4,000 had come for Saturday’s ceremonies and tent barbecue on the Texas campus. Attendees included Robert McNamara and his wife after a long journey from Ghana.
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Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ Library
Johnson
LBJ Ranch
Johnson City
University of Texas
Defense
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Work Bank
Ghana
McNamaras
Luci
Patrick Nugent
Arthur Krimm
United Artists
LBJ
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Charles Halleck
Nixon
Air Force One
Five Firemen Hurt Fighting Altus Cotton Warehouse Blaze
Five firemen were injured while battling a large blaze at the Western Oklahoma Cotton Compress warehouse in Altus. Unofficial figures estimate $230,000 total loss with about $200,000 in destroyed or damaged cotton and damage to 4,000 to 5,000 bales. The fire burned eight sections, with only one half of one section consumed, and off duty firefighters were recalled after a 12 hour effort.
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Altus (Ap
Oklahoma
Former Guthrie Policeman Shot in Guthrie Tavern
In Guthrie Oklahoma City AP Elmer Hoag a 30 year old former Guthrie police man was shot twice in the face with a .22 caliber weapon after an argument in a Guthrie tavern Police arrested 37 year old Joe Brannon and 25 year old Paul Davenport at their homes about two hours later Both Brannon and Davenport were treated at a city hospital for stab wounds No charges were filed Sunday Guthrie Police Sgt Don Roach said the killing followed a tavern dispute
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Joe Brannon
Paul Davenport
Hoag
Brannon
Davenport
Guthrie
Don Roach
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Chief of Naval Operations
Robert A. Dobkin
Charles C. Woodson Sr
del Rio, Tex
Pentagon
Packard
David Packard
Soviet Union
Fermin Bohorquez
San Isidoro Fair
Las Ventas
Spain
BJ Library
M. & D. Finance CO
E Avenue
Altus
Oklahoma City
Elmer Hoag
Sheridan
N. Sheridan
McCord
Gibson’s Pharmacy
S. Sheridan
H.i.s
Lawton
NORTH
Sheridan Road
Sheridan Mall
Butler
Bankamericard
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