Ashtray Budgets Probe Hits Navy Over Grumman Purchase
The 900 ashtrays bought for 120 Grumman electronic surveillance planes at Miramar drew sharp criticism as wasteful. Three Miramar officers faced dismissal amid a defense budget furor, with critics urging reversal and blaming systemic cost-plus procurement instead of individuals.
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Navy
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Defense Department
Grumman
Long Island
Miramar Naval Air Station
San Diego
Im Bates
D-Calif
Bates
Miramar
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Washington
John Lehman
Weinberger
Pentagon
Congress
Justice Is Questioned Over Lenient Drug Case
A reader criticizes a judge for giving six months to a man charged with LSD marijuana and armed robbery while another six months jail term is given for a simpler marijuana case. The letter argues education and bias influence sentencing and calls for consistent justice.
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L.S.D
June 7 1985 historic milestones list prominent events
This date marks Daniel Boone's early exploration of Kentucky as recognized by the Kentucky Historical Society. It notes Louis XIV's 1654 crown, Richard Henry Lee's 1776 independence resolution, Lincoln's 1864 renomination, the 1948 Benes resignation in Czechoslovakia, the 1968 Sirhan Sirhan indictment, a 1981 attack in Iraq, and a 1980s G7 summit in London.
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Kentucky
Historical Society
Daniel Boone
Bluegrass
Louis XIV
France
Rheims
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Continental Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F Kennedy
Iraq
Roswell Debuts Black and White Photography Exhibit
A traveling exhibit of American Black and White Photography opened at the Roswell Art Museum. Gordon Martek of the American Photography Institute spoke about prints by Matthew Brady, James Walker, and Ansel Adams. Mrs F R Schenck named executive secretary for the Chaves County Heart Association. Al Stubbs, Daily Record editor, spoke at the New Mexico Press Association plenary on political editorials.
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Roswell Art Museum
Gordon Martek
American Photography Institute
Matthew Brady
James Walker
Ansel Adams
F.R. Schenck
al Stubbs
The
Daily Record
New Mexico Press Association
Legislators Return to Santa Fe for Education Funding
Legislators head back to Santa Fe for a one day session to push a plan on education funding amid factions. The piece names The Dinosaurs The Man Himself and The Big Libs as groups shaping the debate while noting a possible second special session if oil price projections force revenue changes. Three conservative senators Badagher Martin and Morgan enabled the session and Jack Morgan may seek higher office.
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Anaya
Santa Fe
Badagher
Martin
Morgan
Les Houston
Jack Morgan
NEA Opens Talks With GOP in Bid to Broaden Outreach
The 1.7 million member NEA contributed 15000 to a Republican fund dinner and held talks with GOP chair Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. as labor seeks allies in politics. The move signals a bipartisan shift as NEA weighs issues over party labels amid Reagan era dynamics and AFL-CIO opposition.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Walter F. Mondale
GOP
National Education Association
Frank Fahbrenkopf Jr
Reagan
NEA
Afl-Cio
National Republican Party
House
Senate
Ken Melly
Republican Party
Federation
Lane Kirkland
New Labor
William Brock
Kirkland
Democratic Party
Paul G. Kirk Jr
Kirk
Mondale
Press-fed conflict tests revolving door between government and press
The piece examines the revolving door as Leslie Gelb returns to The New York Times after directing the State Department's politico military affairs bureau. It questions conflicts of interest and notes Gelb lost a story over his brief government tenure while sparking suspicion about his February 13 report on U.S. nuclear contingency plans.
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Washington
Leslie Gelb
The
New York Times
State Department
Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
Gelb
John T. Chain Jr
U.S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Controversy Over Top-Secret US Nuclear Plans
Jack Anderson reports a 1975 top secret document showed US contingency plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Bermuda Canada Iceland and Puerto Rico without notifying governments involved. The piece sparked questioning of State Department disclosure and ethics as Gelb faced internal friction and editorial bounds.
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Times
White House
United States
Bermuda
Canada
Iceland
Puerto Rico
Gelb
Foggy Bottom
Chain
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D.N. Solberg
Albuquerque
Norma Hood
Pat
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Baca
Howard
YUPEE
Donald M. Rothberg
Jack Anderson
State
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