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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
9
Washington reports the Navy paid three times more to secure cannon parts on a rush basis than it had been paying previously, highlighting procurement haste and cost increases in military supply.
Senator Edward Kennedy opened two days of hearings on the Nixon administration civil rights record and sparred with Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen who warned of alleged harassment of business. Kennedy cited discrimination by big corporations and questioned an emergency Navy procurement costing taxpayers over 194 thousand dollars, criticizing the rush contract to York AMF for breechblock locks and urging probes into defense emergency procurements.
House Democrats demand Nixon unveil budget cutting and tax reform plans before endorsing a one year extension of the 10 percent income tax surcharge. Nixon seeks a strong budget surplus and cautious policy to curb inflation, with hearings likely deferred as lawmakers await specifics.
GOP group welcomes Aty. Robert Mitchell chair of the State Committee on Social Welfare at a 7 pm Friday dinner meeting of Long Beach Suburban Republicans at Lakewood Country Club. Speakers include three Long Beach Young Republicans who attended a Washington DC training school. Dinner costs 3.75 per person.
Semifinals in the Miss Welcome to Long Beach Contest are set for Saturday from 2 to 4 30 pm in the Sunrise Sunset Room at the Pacific Coast Club.
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