Navy cost overruns spark review on defense spending
A congressional subcommittee hearing detailed rising costs in 3b defense programs, including Army and CIA cases, with totals far exceeding initial estimates. The GAO cited flaws in the Saud acquisition system, while accountability actions followed disclosure by Fitzgerald.
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Vandals Hit L A School Six Times
Vandals struck Grape Street Elementary in South Los Angeles for the sixth time since last Wednesday, causing about 30100 in repair costs. Twenty classrooms were vandalized, windows smashed, furniture broken, and materials destroyed as officials note a lack of available police protection.
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Battle Sea to Reach Blast Ship Near Pearl Harbor
A US Navy tug Abnaki fought 45 knot headwinds and 15 foot waves to reach the explosion damaged freighter Badger State. Twenty four of the three crewmen who abandoned Friday are missing, a body lies on the Flying Dragon, and 14 survivors ride the Greek ship Khian Star toward Japan. The tug aims to rendezvous amid stormy, six mile visibility as demolition teams assess the freighter’s bomb load.
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Egypt condemns Israel boat seizure and Mirage drawings theft
Egyptian spokesman Dr. Fsmat Meguid accused Israel of stealing five gunboats and mirrored Mirage plane drawings by its Bern attache, saying the acts show disdain for sovereignty and legality. He said France is unhappy about the incident and denied any link to reports France may sell tanks and jets to Libya.
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Origins and quirk of shifts and coin counting inquiries
A reader asks about graveyard and swing shift origins during wartime production. AFL-CIO officials describe graveyard as midnight to morning and swing as 4 pm to midnight, noting the shift’s rotation between day and night work. A separate query spots coin counters and lists LA vendors selling new and used models with prices.
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West Side Center Divider Project Praised
A reader thanks the community for installing a center dividing island along Santa Fe Avenue, noting daily observation on the improvement during the year of a trip to the moon and praising the West Side as the best. The message commends the people responsible for the action and celebrates progress on the West Side.
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Plane search extended for missing Fullerton Cessna
Civil Air Patrol planes entered the third day of a Sierra search for a single engine Cessna Cardinal missing on a flight from Fullerton to Lake Tahoe with two aboard. Pilot Jerry Weiss of Los Angeles and an unknown passenger disappeared after refueling in Sacramento. CAP teams report mixed signals and no confirmed crash, while Incline Village and Desolation Valley areas remain under ground and air tracking with reports of possible distress signals.
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Galbraith says wage price controls needed to curb inflation
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith, former Kennedy adviser and ambassador to India, said the United States will face ongoing inflation until the federal government imposes wage and price controls. He noted other countries use wage price policies and warned a system of restraints is unlikely soon.
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Nixon Signs Tax Reform in 1969 Budget Move
President Nixon signs the 1969 tax reform bill, reducing the 10 percent surcharge to 5 percent for 1970 and expanding exemptions. The package includes a 15 percent across the board Social Security boost, relief for 63 million taxpayers, and targeted benefits for poorer households. It marks a three year rise in the personal exemption to 650 in 1970. 700 in 1972. 750 in 1973, with full effects phased through 1974.
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Accuse Cohn of Violating Bank Laws in Chicago Case
Chicago officials say Ray M. Cohn a New York financier is charged with violating Illinois banking laws. An indictment handed down in November accuses Cohn and associates of illegally holding more than 15 percent control of two Chicago banks.
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New Snow Storm Hits Wide Area
A blast of heavy snow blankets the Northeast and Midwest driving travel warnings from Maine to Ohio. Officials report nearly 40 inches in spots delaying fuel and food deliveries as western New York and surrounding states brace for continued winter conditions.
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Toy trunk lid fatal to Long Beach toddler
A one year old Long Beach boy died when a toy chest lid slammed on his neck in his bedroom Monday. He had been playing with his twin, while a 4 year old girl babysat nearby. Anthony Villarte died en route to Long Beach Community Hospital.
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