Defense firm practices hit taxpayer for twice costs
Sen. William Proxmire said defense contractors divert government owned equipment to private use, causing the government to overpay for jet engines and other items. A House Senate Economic Committee subpanel and the GAO found violations of the truth in negotiations act and inventory losses of up to 2.4 billion annually. Federal agencies are rotating stock to reduce losses.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
House
Senate Economic Committee
Proxmire
Committee
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
Defense Department
Preamire
Snohomish River Flood Crest Brings Death and Evacuations
Snohomish River crested at 30.17 feet with floodwaters threatening lowlands. Dike crews, sandbags, and trucks reinforced 23 miles of retainer as about 100 workers battled the rising water. One death was reported, rancher Burt Baker, who died pushing a house trailer from floodwater two miles east of Snohomish.
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William Buckley Everet
Snohomish
Here
Burt Baker
Gilbert Bean
Corps
Bean
Eby Island
Everest
Snohomish County
Ike “Ducks
Snohomish City
Washington
Germans flee floods as Christmas rains swamp Bavaria
Floods across Rhineland Palatinate Bavaria and Hesse force hundreds from homes. U S troops aid evacuation with rubber boats. One drowning reported as Doerflin village is cut off and a pregnant woman is airlifted to Bamberg hospital.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
U. S
Rhineland Palatinate
Bavarian
Hesse
Kronac
Lichtenfels
Lower
Bavaria
Bamberg
U. S. Army
Doerflin
Sing Out Phoenix Plans Free Concert at Camelback Inn
Sing Out Phoenix a group of Phoenix high school and college students will perform a free concert Wednesday evening in the Sunshine Room at the Camelback Inn starting at 8 30 p m Fifty members will attend the event the group previously toured with Up With People which promotes American ideals through song.
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Sing Out Phoenix
Sunshine Room
Camelback Inn
U.S
Quit says Kennecott quits on workers calls
Kennecott Copper Corp workers were urged to resign if the company is as bad as the United Steelworkers claim. A bargaining bulletin mailed to employees included a resignation form. Steelworkers co chair Verne Curtis blasted the move as cruel and said if Kennecott cannot face public scrutiny it should leave Utah.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Kennecott Copper Corp
Kennecott
United Steelworkers of America
Utah
Verne Curtis
Steelworkers Cochairman
Joint
Moscow blast kills nine in gas explosion
Rescue teams in sleet and subfreezing weather searched the Moscow six floor apartment block for victims after a late Monday gas explosion. Police reported nine dead with unknown injuries as officials warned no details would be released. A separate car bombing near the AP bureau caused no injuries.
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Moscow
UPS
Kremlin
Henry Bradsher
Associated Press Bureau
Bradsher
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