Navy chief says fewer carriers needed with more powerful ships
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt warns budget cuts squeeze the fleet as the Soviet navy expands. He favors a smaller number of nuclear carriers complemented by inexpensive, helicopter and VTOL capable ships, including a sea control vessel, to preserve survivability and project power.
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Washington
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
U.S
Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Pentagon
Executive Branch
Defense Department
Packard
Defense
David Packard
Proxmire Rules Out Need for New Bomber Fleet
Sen William Proxmire says the Air Force is trying to hoodwink the public into funding a multibillion dollar bomber fleet. He cites SCAD a subsonic cruise armed decoy that could render B52s as effective as or superior to the proposed B1 bomber, potentially undermining the case for the new project. The Wisconsin Democrat made the remarks in a Senate speech draft.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Air Force
Proxmire
SCAD
Wisconsin Democrat
Senate
Belfast Bar Blast Kills One
A bomb wrecked the Mountview Tavern on Shankill Road Belfast injuring 15 and killing a soldier in a weekend of violence seen as IRA escalation. Police hunt two car suspects while security forces lock down the city and probe related blasts at Londonderry magistrate loss and a detective’s car.
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Shankill Road
Mountview
Poice
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Britain
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Electricity Department
Londonderry
Patrick Maxwell
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