Symington Seeks Ceiling On U S Laos Spending
In Washington Senator Symington proposes a 200 million dollar ceiling on U S spending in Laos as Senate probes U S military roles there. He says security rules hide costs while others estimate at least 250 million annually with broader air operations and mercenary forces under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
U.S
Laos
Stuart Symington
Symington
D-Mo
State Department
United States
Charles Bray
Congress
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Fulbright
Armored Hoover Limousines Cost Rise Cited in Hearing
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover’s armored fleet in Washington New York and Los Angeles faced higher costs as inflation drove a 327695 price tag in 1970. Hoover testified that escalating armoring costs and security needs justify maintaining four vehicles and purchasing one new each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Los Angeles
Hoover
House Appropriations Committee
Noover
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
Sikes
Hooever
Clyde Tolson
Tolson
New York City
Atty
Ram
Irish Terrorist Blows Up Jeep in Northern Ireland
In Rosslea near the border a British army jeep exploded after reportedly hitting a land mine during a patrol, with no casualties. Earlier a terrorist trap in west Belfast failed to detonate on an army patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Rosslea
Irish Republic
West Belfast
New Metallic Contraceptive Faces FDA Scrutiny
The FDA may require makers of new metallic and drug treated contraceptives to prove safety and efficacy. Searle plans to market its copper Cu-7 device. Alta Corp. eyeing a yearly hormone releasing IUD in about two years. FDA to rule next month on evidence adequacy. outcome could delay marketing by several months. Researchers in Sweden, Peru, and the United States report copper devices overcome Pill and older IUD drawbacks, though copper and metal exposure risks and hormone cancer concerns are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Sweden
Peru
United States
Thomas P. Carney
G.D. Searle & Co
FDA
Searle
California
Alta Corp
Philip Walter
Walter
Carney
Inflation Hikes Costs of FBI Limousines
Attorney General John N. Mitchell testified before the Senate on securities thefts and counterfeiting, warning of impact on confidence in markets and legitimate deals. He cited a Philadelphia seizure of 82 counterfeit IBM stock certificates worth 2.8 million and a 146 percent rise in trading, with airport mail facilities as a fertile theft avenue. He described cases where forged securities were used to gain control of a large life insurer, converting assets for personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Thas
Mitchell
Wall Street
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Philadelphia
IBM
Kennedy International Airport
Securities and Exchange Commission
Postal Service
Penn Central Seeks Major Job Cuts to Cut Losses
Penn Central Transportation Co trustees seek to fire 8,900 workers to save about 135 million annually if the federal government approves crew-size waivers. They argue three-man crews could replace five or six-man crews in Ohio and Indiana, with many states already using smaller crews. The move aims to return the railroad to profitability through layoffs and improved operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn Central
Penn Central Transportation Co
Ohio
Indiana
Wildcat Strike Closes Drawbridges In New York
New York City faced a widening municipal strike as 1500 sewage treatment workers walked off, threatening raw sewage intake into rivers. Bridges reopened. seven of 25 drawbridges to Manhattan restored easing traffic jams while incinerator and other workers joined the action.
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New York
Manhattan
Arthur Lewis
Department of Sanitation
John V. Lindsay
Harlem
Bronx
Midtown
Lower Manhattan
Lindsay
National Guard
Albany
State Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
District Council 37
Victor H. Gotbaum
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
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Sen. J. Fulbright
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Mitchell Bates
Sey Clark
John J. Rooney
D-N.y
Rooney
Waldorf Astoria
Besston
Spa
Wildcat
N.Y
Housing Authority
Nicholas Kisburg
The
Teamsters
Army Corps of Engineers
State Supreme Court
Samuel Hoseberg
Teamsters Local 237
Water Resources
Maurice Feldman
Y.M.C.A
Austin
Blue Ridge Oil Co
North Market St
Frederick, Md
Crown Oil & Wax Co., Inc
East Patrick St
Damascus Fuel Co
Damascus
Economy Oil Co., Inc
Wisner St. Frederick
Ewing Oil Co., Inc
East Church St
Frederick
Griffith Consumers, Inc
Main St
Mt. Airy
C. Oland Meitzler, Inc
Wisner St
Suburban Oil, Inc
Rocky Springs
Weil Bros., Inc
Hamilton Ave
A. P. Woodson, Co
Laytonsville, Md
Stup & Costello, Inc
Gaithersburg, Md
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