B1 bomber costs rise 44 percent in GAO report
GAO reports the B1 bomber's cost has surged, estimating a per plane price of 5150 million and total program costs rising to 11.4 billion by mid-1960s figures. Sen. Proxmire cites weight penalties, testing delays, and possible contract penalties as concerns urging reevaluation. Pentagon officials note Clemen ts voiced personal views on accelerated development of B1 and Trident, with no formal funding plan announced.
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Washington
UPL
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Proxmire
GAO
Air Force
Defense Department
Proxmite
Clements
Pentagon
Zumwalt warns on budget cuts endangers Navy strength
Norfolk Virginia Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt warned that congressional budget cuts threaten Navy readiness. He cited mothballing ships, reduced staffing, and shore installations cuts as the fleet aims to trim 60 ships next year. He urged targeted pay and bonus programs to retain nuclear trained personnel and sustain recruitment.
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Norfolk
Adm
Elmo M. Zumuyalt
Zumwalt
Norfolk Naval Base
United States
U.S
Congress
Nixon
Prosecution Doubt for War Exiles Returns Possible
Vietnam era draft resisters abroad may return to the United States without prosecution, says Robert Seeley of the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors. He cites destroyed files and administrative errors as reasons for nonprosecution and notes federal judges often sentence resisters to probation rather than jail.
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Philadelphia
UPI
United States
Robert Seeley
Central Committee For Conscientious Objectors
Canada
Selective Service
Seeley
Atttorney
Classified Ad Fragments Point to Missing Listings
Fragmentary lines from a classifieds page show partial phrases about items for sale and services. The unreadable text hints at column placements and potential buyer guidance but lacks complete details or identifiable names or prices.
Kitty Hawk airman pleads guilty to riot and assault
Airman apprentice John W. Brown pleaded guilty to riot and assault aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk in October. He testified of a race riot after conflict with white Marines guarding the hanger deck. Brown received hard labor without confinement for a month, rank reduction, and $900 in fines. A co-defendant Willie Faison had riot and assault charges dropped. In Sacramento, a $951,000 bill to buy Gov. Stanford's former home for state park use was approved by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.
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Brown
J.J. Hahn
C. Walter L. Unland
Orlando
Fla
Seaman Appren
Willie Faison
Los Angeles
Faison
Sacramento
UPI
Leland Stanford
California
Assembly Natural Resources Committee
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Long Beach
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del Amo Hawthorne
Carson
By Dave Riley
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