Air Profits in U.S. Defense Purchases Scrutiny Report
The House Appropriations Committee released a 397 page staff report criticizing Defense Department procurement as unconscionable and giving contractors a profit. It cites delays, misleading schedules, and political pressure while noting reforms and reliance on negotiated contracts over bidding.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
Wilsone
Nurse to wed. man seeks name change to Evans
Lt. Col. Sylvia M. Evans, U.S. Army Nurse Corps retired, plans marriage to Lloyd Allen Peterson who petitions Superior Court to assume the surname Evans. He says his wife wants to carry on her social and business activities under her current name after the wedding.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Allen Peterson
Lloyd Allen Evans
Peterson
South Pasadena
Superior Court
Evans
Sylvia M. Evans
U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Westinghouse Strikes Hit Two Major Bargaining Foes
Westinghouse focuses on settling a 150 day strike by 10,500 UE members while 20,000 of 44,300 IUE AFL CIO members return after a 156 day dispute. The Sharon transformer plant rebels, wage changes, and arbitration actions shape the ongoing talks and local status of nine of 36 dismissed workers.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Idependent Electrical Workers Union
Afl-Cio
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Sharon
TUE
Westinghouse
Philadelphia
James J. Matles
ICE
Rempers
Sharon Jocal
Family Tragedy Sparks Picket Action and Firings
Kennewick Washington reports a 16 year old girl was shot and killed during a family quarrel as her father Herschell Stonebraker faced arrest. The incident followed a labor dispute with a company threatening layoffs for 3300 workers and suspensions were handed to several union members. The company announced suspensions ranging from 30 to 60 days and said a union meeting would decide further actions. local officials noted the daughter Patricia Stonebraker died from a gunshot wound delivered at the rural home.
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Sharon Ijue
Kennewick
Wash
Odey
Way
Patricia Stonebraker
M. Pat Sensney
Herschell Stonebraker
Will Lin
Barrera
Bel
Sensney
Stonebraker
British Agog as Soviet jet lands at London Airport
A Soviet TU104 jet airliner arrives at London Airport to a stir among British experts. Reports say the craft may carry 50 to 60 passengers with two powerful engines, and it outpaces British rivals in capability, drawing praise and questions about future air power.
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London
Ivan Seroy
Daily Mail
Daily _Espress
Russia
News Chronicle
Britain
America
John
Cat
Cunningham
The
Express
London Alport
Fone
Solon Urges New Study of Vote Bill in Senate
Senator Humphrey urged sending all Senate plans to revise presidential election methods back to committee for more study. Proposals vary from proportional state electoral votes to two statewide electors per state, aiming to balance urban rural power and curb machines. Senate debate began Tuesday with no votes set until next week.
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Sacramento
Senate Finance
Senate
Knight
Assembly
Solon
Washington
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Sen. Mundt
RSD
House
Besfore
Mendt
Umphrey
Owever
San Leandro
Mariel
Nance
German Cadets Arrive for U S Naval Study
Nine naval aviation cadets from West Germany arrived in the United States for flight training. They are volunteers and will form the nucleus of a new West German naval air force. They will travel by train on Thursday to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola Florida for 14 months of training.
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New York
Upi
West Germany
United States
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
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