Nomenclature muddles senators over weapon systems
The Lighter Side column mocks Senate delays in military procurement funding. It jokes that the Pentagon’s system names AWacs PELS UTTAS and others confuse lawmakers, prompting a playful trek through historical inventors Bell and Edison and imagined terms like ELDVTS MARS and PAVRS.
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Three Jailed in Levi's Pants Theft Case In Pennsylvania
The FBI arrested Stephen Perrone the Pennsylvania House sergeant of arms Albert Veltri and Andrew Marapese in connection with the theft of about 368 219 dollars worth of Levi Strauss pants. Thousands of stolen pants valued around 185 000 were recovered from a garage and a Westmoreland County warehouse.
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Spying probe targets government computer networks
Congressional probes into government spying focus on the nationwide computer systems that store data on millions of Americans. Rep. Moss moves to block two large data banks run by the FBI and Agriculture, while NBC reports a Defense linked breakthrough could unify different computer systems to compile medical, credit, tax, and FBI file information. Senate and House staff explore computer data banks as hearings loom. Abzug subcommittee plans to press FCC on wiretapping limits, and Moss challenges the FBI plan for a nationwide criminal history network.
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