Vietnam forces push into Cambodian rebel camps reported
AP dispatch from Nong Samet Thailand says Vietnamese troops with artillery and tanks struck the Rithisen camp, setting fires and fighting guerrilla counterattacks. Casualties cited vary with 63 civilians and 53 guerrillas reported killed by Thai officers, refugees numbered about 61,000. The assault coincides with the 1978 invasion anniversary and GVN backing by the Soviet Union is noted.
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Nong Samet
Thailand
Senet Esigste
Vietnam
Cambodia
Hanoi
Rithisen
Lia Ne
Soviet Union
Fem Ne Toki
Anti
Commanist
Khmer People's National Liberation Front
Bun Soi
Ritchisen
International Committee of the Red Cross
Ampi
Tale of a 300 Hammer and Small-Order Costs
Fox notes strict dod specifications on low volume orders raise hammer costs. Special steel, heat treatment, cadmium finish and silkscreen labeling push prices up. When the navy orders only a few hammers, minimum charges and 100 percent contractor markup amplify expenses and trigger media attention.
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DOD
Fox
Pentagon
Navy
Defense procurement rules strain small firms and bids
Government inspections of subcontractor quality are limited and leaving many bids challenged by low-cost firms. Fort Detrick officials stress responsive and responsible bidders, with SBA certificates of competence used when doubts arise. Tight mil specs boost costs yet are tied to national security while lawmakers push to prevent over-specification.
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Moxie
Fox
Laughlin
Digital Systems
Fred Sharp
Acquisitons
Fort Detrick
Sauk Wi Werre
Sharp
Small Business Administration
Detrick
Ross Beniter
Automation Counselors Inc
Department of Defense
Police search houses for clues after Italian train blast
Italian police scan over 300 homes for clues to a terrorist train bombing near Bologna that killed 15 to 16 people and injured foreigners including three Americans. Investigators search for a man seen departing a Florence tram before the blast and weigh plastic explosives as the probable cause.
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Italy
Bologna
Bologns
ANSA
BAI Radio
Florence
Francesco Modica
Modica
Gwen Bondy
Vallejo
Calif
James Michael Stephens
New York
Peter Lappin
Seven die on Chesapeake roads during Christmas weekend
Seven people died in automobile related crashes across Maryland and Delaware over the four day Christmas weekend. Maryland reported six fatalities including two pedestrians struck by vehicles and Delaware had one. Victims include Russell Lynn Royal Aberdeen Maryland. Howard Edmund Roseseu 31 North Wales Pennsylvania. Etta Louthina Wilmer Cordova Maryland.
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Chesapeake
Associated Press
Maryland
Delaware
Russell Lynn Royal
Aberdeen
Easton
Etta Louthina Wilmer
Bredenberg
Bredenburg
Dover
Del
Catoctin Furnace’s Early Role In Revolution Specs Debate
Frederick County’s first defense contractors faced scarce military specs as the Continental Army ordered cannon and iron pots in 1776. Thomas Johnson warned the council about metal suitability and urged sourcing from other furnaces, while rivals at Rock Forge built a reputation for quality guns. The furnace later supplied ammunition to Washington’s army and figures in 1781 inventories.
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Frederick County
Catoctin Furnace
Thomas Johnson
Thurmont
Ial Council of Safety
Col
James Johnson
Thomas
Johnson
Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore
Frank Mentzer
News-Post
Dene
Rock Forge
Little Antietam Creek
Catoctin
George Washington
Continental Army
Henry Knox
Historans
Ee Mee
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