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SST Vote Ends Nixon Era Push for Supersonic Transport
The Senate defeated the SST program 51-46 ending nearly a decade of federal funding despite Nixon and industry pleas. Environmentalists hailed the move while SST supporters warned of job losses and billions in costs, as Japan eyed bids and Boeing denied talks. Proxmire hailed the victory as a milestone in environmentalism.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
William Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Capitol
White House
John Volpe
William Magruder
Tokyo
Boeing Aircraft Co
Sease
Spiro T. Agnew
Sen
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
David Gambrell
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Dail