Faulty Generators Reported in Vietnam Combat Use
A congressional subcommittee report finds hundreds of malfunctioning generators sold to the U.S. government undermined Marine Corps combat capability in Vietnam. It cites contractor influence over Marine personnel, possible prosecution by the Justice Department, and notes makers blamed untrained mechanics. Generators built by Consolidated Diesel Electric Co. faced defects, yet won contracts totaling over $27 million for about 7,000 units since 1967, with key figures Daniel Elmore and Daniel Ross implicated in the arrangement.
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Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Marine Corps
House Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee
Justice Department
Consolidated Diesel Electric Co
Old Greenwich
Conn
Danang
Consolidated
Daniel Elmore
Daniel Ross
Elmore
Ross
Pentagon
Today In History for August 9 1971 events list
On this date 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing killed about 40 000 people. Francis Scott Key born 1780 Terra Rubra Missouri. First US steam locomotive Albany to Schenectady 1831. Spain accepted McKinley peace terms 1898. Edward VII crowned 1902. Gandhi arrested 192_. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy died 1963. Plane crash in North Sea killed 39. Airliner crash Peru killed 99. Railway accident Spain killed 40.
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Japan
Nagasaki
Albany
Schenectady
Spain
William McKinley
Edward VII
England
Queen Victoria
Mohandas Gandhi
John Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Boston
North Sea
Norway
James Kasler
North Vietnam
Uruguay
Peru
Weather snapshot for Texas with scattered storms and warm Tuesday
Snyder area reports highs in the 70s and 80s with overnight lows in the 60s. Forecasts from Northwest to Coast show scattered thundershowers mainly west and north, isolated showers in southeast, and variable winds along the coast through Tuesday.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
India Russia Sign Treaty in Peace Pact Amid Pakistan Tensions
New Delhi India and the Soviet Union signed a 20 year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation to deter aggression and stabilize Asia The non aggression pact obliges mutual consultations and abstention from aiding third parties with a potential clash looming over East Pakistan refugees and India Pakistan tensions
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New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Swaran Singh
Asia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Singh
East
United States
America
Central Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Peking
China
U.S
Apollo 15 crew begins debriefings at Space Center
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden started multi week debriefings at SPACE CENTER Houston to detail their 12 day lunar mission. They underwent medical exams then moved to technical sessions while moon rock boxes arrive for study and analysis.
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John S. McCain Jr
U.S. Pacific
Hickam Air Force Base
Okinawa
David R. Scott
James Irwin
Maj
al Worden
Irwin
Moon
Air Force
Hawaii
Ellington Air Force Base
Scott
Worden
Rioting Explodes in Central Belfast After Internment Decree
Fresh rioting erupted in central Belfast as internment without trial was imposed on IRA guerrillas by Prime Minister Brian Faulkner. Four dead in a week of unrest, with mobs hijacking vehicles, barricading streets, and troops firing rubber bullets amid widespread chaos and shutdowns.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
Patrick McAdorey
Weekend Showers Hit Snyder Area With Heavy Storms
Showers dotted the Snyder area with up to 1.5 inches in the rural zones and south western Snyder. Lake J. B. Thomas station logged about 1.5 inches while the Colorado River began feeding the lake by 9 am. El Paso area storms produced winds over 55 mph and expected continued thunder showers across West Texas.
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Snyder
Lake
J. B. Thomas
Colorado
el Paso
West Texas
Texas
Lamesa
Red River
National Weather Service
Mistrial Declared In Newton Case
Oakland AP says Huey P Newton, Black Panther cofounder, faces a new trial after an 11 to 1 hung jury in his retrial for the fatal shooting of Oakland officer John Frey. Judge Howe will set a new date while Newton remains free on 50000 bail.
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Oakland
Calif
Huey P. Newton
Newton
Criminal Calendar
Donald Whyte
John Frey
Ruthie A Ellis
Charles Garry
Garry
Black Panther Party
Woolever Services Held Today
Mrs. Earl Hattie Woolever 79 died 2 p.m. Sunday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a brief illness of an apparent heart attack. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Union Baptist Church with Rev. J N Tucker and associates officiating. Burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband Earl and six daughters six sons, one sister, 22 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Pallbearers include grandsons Darrell Bills Naxcy Jerry Jimmy Terry Stanley Donnie Ted Woolever.
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Earl
Hattie) Woolever
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Union Baptist Church
J. N. Tucker
Littlefield
Jesse Ramsey
Elvis Bishop
Kerrville
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Hattie Irena Tumlison
Hamburg
Ark
Scurry County
Earl Elex Woolever
Snyder
Route 1
Willie Bills
Geraldine Davis
LaOma Floyd
Patsy Sitton
Ardell Babcock
Monahans
Ludine Stone
Hayward
Calif
Buck Woolever
Buster Woolever
Houston
Agnes Booe
Sacramento
Darrell Bills
Naxcy
Jerry Davis
Jimmy and
Terry Babcock
Stanley Woolever
Donnie Woolever
Ted Floyd
Richard Way 23 Dies in Andrews Hospital
Funeral services are pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home for Richard Way 23 of Andrews and formerly Snyder. He died at 3 10 p m Sunday in Andrews Hospital and is survived by his mother Mrs Woodson McEwen of Andrews, paternal grandmother Mrs Christine Way of Dallas, maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs C V Barnett of Snyder, one sister Vickie Ann McEwen and four brothers Terry Lynn Way Danny Del Way Virgil Don Way and Jimmy Way all of the home.
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Bell Seale Funeral Home
Richard Way
Andrews
Snyder
Andrews Hospital
Woodson McEwen
Christine Way
Dallas
C. V. Barnett
Vickie Ann McEwen
Terry Lynn Way
Danny del Way
Virgil Don Way
Jimmy Way
Cotton Crop Estimate Up 1971 Output Rises
The Agriculture Department places the 1971 cotton crop at 10,931,700 bales, up 8 percent from 1970 and the highest since 1965. Texas is 3,305,000 bales with a 324 pound per acre yield. Harvest area is 11,609,600 acres, vs 11,163,800 last year. lint yield per acre 452 pounds versus 347 in 1970 and 434 in 1969.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Crop Reporting Board
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Burgee
LAW Guide
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