New Weapons Exhibit Highlight Advances In Military Tech
Washington reports a closed weapons exhibition for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee showcasing a $250000 bomb sighting system that computes faster than a human mind and a radar controlled sky sweeper anti aircraft gun costing $275000. Officials note the devices operate in bad weather and rely on electronic controls to coordinate fast modern warfare.
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Washington
Defense
Senate Appropriations
Defense Department
Omahoney
Dwye
Defense Lovett
Finletter
Karl AR Bendetsen
Army
Bendetsen
Costs of fighter planes and soldiers rise over eras
A government hearing quoted Finletter and Lovett comparing military costs across wars. They cited fighter plane engineering hours rising from 41 860 to 1 131 992 and airframe costs from 26 741 to 179 309, while soldier equipment varied from Revolutionary 400 pounds monthly to 60 tons in Korea. Also noted were warehouse fires at Max Factor destroying cosmetics worth about 75 000 and lengthy fire response by seven companies. Alabama and Mississippi railroad mileages were listed as 4 742 and 3 762 respectively.
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Finletter
Lovett
Senators
Korea
Hollywood
Max Factor & Co
Training Dates For 29th Division Set
The Second Army announced summer training dates and sites for 43 National Guard units in its area. The Virginia 176th Regimental Combat Team trains June 14-28 at Camp Pickett Virginia. Other units include the 29th Infantry Division (Maryland and Virginia) June 28-July 12 at AP Hill Virginia, 28th Division Artillery at Camp Pickett July 2-12, District of Columbia National Guard 114th Engineer Company June 6-20 at Bethany Beach Delaware, Ohio National Guard anti aircraft July 6-20 at Camp Grasling Michigan, Virginia National Guard 197th Tank Battalion July 6-20 at Fort Knox, Ohio anti aircraft July 13-27 at Camp Perry, Delaware National Guard July 20-August Bethany Beach and Virginia anti aircraft units July 6-20.
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Fort Meade
Second Army
National Guard
Virginia
Votes for ceiling on income tax power approved by Virginia
The Virginia House of Delegates narrowly approved a plan limiting the income taxing power to 25 percent in peacetime, aligning with a national push. The body accepted a resolution already endorsed by 27 other states urging an amendment to the US Constitution to curb Congress's 1913 Sixteenth Amendment tax power.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Delegate
Rave
Congress
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