Panel eyes more military bases for possible closure
Washington commission chair Anthony Principi tells Defense Secretary Rumsfeld potential additions to the closure list. He seeks explanations for keeping Brunswick Maine Pope North Carolina and Grand Forks North Dakota bases open while reviewing reorganizations of Air National Guard facilities and downsizing of small posts. The Pentagon proposed 62 major base cuts in May, with many smaller facilities affected. The panel says it has not decided on closures and is gathering information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaii
California
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Commission
Anthony Principi
Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Maine
Pope Air Force Base
North Carolina
Grand Forks Air Force Base
North Dakota
Air National Guard
Rumsfeld
President Bush Signs Temporary Highway Bill
Negotiators reached a spending level acceptable to the White House for highway and transit projects, moving toward a new federal transportation plan. House Speaker Dennis Hastert cited a midnight House floor speech as progress, noting 286.5 billion dollars over six years through September 2009. The White House had threatened a veto over cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington House
Senate
White House
House
Dennis Hastert
Congressional
Bush
Congress
Senate Revives Bunker-Buster Nuclear Warhead Plans
The Senate voted 53-43 to allocate 4 million dollars for feasibility research of a bunker-buster warhead as part of a 31.2 billion Energy Department funding bill. Critics led by Senator Dianne Feinstein warn the move would reopen nuclear weapons testing and risk massive radiation fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush Administration
Senate
Energy Department
Congress
White House
Sen
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Feinstein
Government sues body armor makers over defective vests
The United States sues Second Chance Body Armor Inc and Toyobo Co claiming they knew vests overstated protective ability and hid evidence of Zylon fabric degradation. The suit alleges the firms remained silent for nearly three years amid mounting proof of material failure when exposed to light heat and humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Second Chance Body Armor Inc
Toyoba Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
THE
Nuke
Wicker
Perege Bey MT
W. Wadley
Midland
Santa FE Square
Odessa
Witefen Gireween Weng
Janice Graham
Larry
Vina
Charles Marie
Andrews Hwy
PTO
Drexel Mpoerliagts
W. Wadley Ave
Midland TX
Sale
Mammoth
Orig
GALE
E. 8Th Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!