Senate weighs cuts to Safeguard ABM bases amid inflation
The $8B Safeguard antiballistic missile program faces Senate cost cutting fights as inflation delays work at Great Falls Montana and delays threaten two other sites. The Armed Services Committee backs Great Falls and Grand Forks funding while Warrensburg and Cheyenne face preliminary money. Inflation, labor pay hikes, and bids push the project toward a new contract push with the Army and Pentagon seeking a March or fall 1974 operational target.
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Grand Forks
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U.S
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Stuart Symington
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Missouri
Wyoming
Symington
Heath to meet Lynch in Ireland over IRA border issues
Prime Minister Edward Heath will meet with Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch to urge action against IRA cross border attacks into Northern Ireland. The talks come after a British patrol intrusion, a soldier killed, and renewed border violence as both sides seek ways to curb the conflict.
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Edward Heath
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Lynch
Heath
Republic
Britain
Belfast
Ulster
United Kingdom
IRA
Ardoyne
Londonderry
Health care jobs face geographic and skill gaps in United States
The American Hospital Association notes 283000 health care jobs open now, with demand set to nearly double to six million by 1980. Professions highlighted include licensed practical nurses, radiological technologists, physicians assistants, registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, cytotechnologists, and dental assistants. Salaries span from about $4,500 to $20,000, and training ranges from one year to several years. A general low mood described as shock affects body functions.
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New York
American Hospital Association
Edwin L. Crosby
AHA
Latin American Backlash Grows Over U S Import Surcharge
Washington reports rising Latin American concerns over Nixon's 10 percent import surcharge with a Buenos Aires meeting of finance ministers to forge a common front. Officials note only 22 percent of Latin American goods are hit, yet the region's long trade surplus and potential retaliation shape diplomacy as U S seeks to reassure partners.
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Nixon
Buenos Aires
United States
Latin America
Congress
State Department
Special Commission For
Alejandro A. Lanusse
Argentina
Lanusse
U.S
Computer May Ease Traffic in Honolulu Plan
Honolulu launches citywide computerized car pooling to cut rush hour traffic by at least half. Mayor Frank Fasi announced the plan, starting with 7,000 city employees and expanding to the entire workforce. A city computer will match households with four coworkers based on living and work locations, with IBM's Clay Loges playing a leading role.
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Frank F. Fasi
Clay Loges
International Business Machines
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