GAO Finds NASA Bid Evaluation Flawed in Space Shuttle Case
GAO says NASA miscalculated key costs in comparing Lockheed and Thiokol bids for the $800 million space shuttle contract. Errors potentially trim Thiokol's $122 million lead to about $48 million. GAO urges NASA to reevaluate the award while not recommending renegotiation.
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Bill Waller
Trent Lott
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Lock
National Space Technologies Laboratory
Mississippi Test
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Louisiana
Mississippi
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James Eastland
James Fletcher
Warton
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Waller
Hancock County
Guerrillas Battle Troops in Israeli Resort Nahariya
Arab guerrillas arriving by sea stormed a three story Nahariya apartment building late Monday night. A 29 year old woman, her 10 year old daughter and a year old son, and an Israeli soldier died. Five soldiers were wounded. The final assault began about 2 30 a m. A boat was found on the Mediterranean shore nearby.
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Mediterranean
Yitzhak Rabin
Qiryat Shemona
Ma’alot
Lebanon
Kissinger admits unintentional loophole in arms pact
In a Senate arms control hearing Kissinger acknowledged a secret loophole in the Soviet Union arms agreement that was unintentional and only closed recently. He said the documents remained secret to align with public statements and insisted no deliberate concessions were made. Reuters notes said the loophole involved a possible submarine missile conversion issue.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Kissinger
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Henry A. Jackson
More tapes sought despite Nixon stand
The House Judiciary Committee issued 49 new subpoenas for White House tapes and documents as part of its impeachment inquiry, despite President Nixon's pledge to release material. The votes split along party lines, with four Republicans opposing in part and two passes by voice vote.
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Nixon
Washington
ITT
Ellsberg
Internal Revenue Service
White House
Senate Approves Quick Aid Bill for Livestock Producers
The Senate approved an emergency loan program aiding cattle pork and poultry producers hit by falling meat prices. An amendment removed a $3 billion ceiling and set a $350,000 maximum loan per producer to expand authority and curb consumer opposition. Senator George McGovern urged it as essential relief.
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UPI
Senate
George 8. McGovern Dl.d
Agriculture Secretary
Tax reform efforts fail and push to salvage amendments
The Senate defeated a liberal tax reform package 65 to 33 while liberals pressed a last-ditch bid to attach it to the debt ceiling bill. Senator Humphrey proposed ending the oil depletion allowance and boosting the personal exemption to 800 with a 175 credit, costing about 4 billion yearly.
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Washington
Treasury
Britain conducts underground nuclear test in Nevada
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Britain carried out an underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert to maintain deterrence. The test, described as small, was done under the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty and 1968 Nonproliferation Treaty framework, drawing condemnation from UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim and Labor MPs.
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United States
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U.N
Kurt Waldheim
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Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
U.S
Nevada
Moscow
Sudanese courtcles Black September guerillas life term
Eight Black September guerrillas were sentenced to life imprisonment in Khartoum for the March 1973 murder of U S diplomats and a Belgian envoy. President Jaafar Numeiry flew them out and handed them to Palestinian authorities, sparking Arab criticism.
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UPI
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Numeiry
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Cleo A. Noel
George Curtis Moore
Guy Eid
Dren
Israel
Rizkabu Ghassan
Black September Organization
Partly cloudy skies and mild weather through Wednesday
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with a chance of showers and thundershowers through Wednesday. Page references hint at page 2 for details and related sections across living, stock market, sports, and classifieds.
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