Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines at Sea
Ocean Springs Mississippi resident Gilis Cato calls Airport 1975 absurd and praises airships as inherently safe. The former Navy lieutenant commander recalls World War II era blimps at Lakehurst, later service in Hitchcock Texas and Rio de Janeiro, and salvage work shaping his views on lighter-than-air craft amid energy shortages and inflation.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Gillis Cato
George C. Scott
Cato
LTA
Lakehurst
N.J
Navy
Hitchcock
Texas
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Thiokol reinstated as NASA shuttle engine contractor
NASA said it is reinstating Thiokol Chemical Corp of Brigham City Utah as contractor for an $800 million solid fuel rocket engine for the space shuttle. The move follows Thiokol's initial selection, with Lockheed Aircraft Corp. having bid to do part of the work.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Brigham City, Utah
NASA
Thiokol
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
James F. Fletcher
Fletcher
GAO
Lockheed
Waller presses for Hancock County space shuttle tests
Gov. Bill Waller urged NASA to require Thiokol Chemical Corp to locate space shuttle rocket testing at the former Mississippi Test Facility in Hancock County. If NASA rejects, he would seek to revert the site to county control to unlock the land for industrial expansion. He cited the 130000 acre buffer, rail access, the Pearl River, and an interstate highway as upside for Hancock County’s economy and possible land repurposing.
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Jackson
Miss
Bill Waller
NASA
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Mississippi
Hancock County
Thiokol
Waller
Washington
James Fletcher
General Accounting Office
Space Agency
Fletchers
Utah
Fletcher
Pearl River
GAO
Waller plans statewide agency and staff reductions
Governor Waller outlined a push to cut the number of state agencies and employees. He urged voluntary internal reorganization and attrition, citing 600 retirements and about 3,000 voluntary departures in the past year. He noted Mississippi has over 150 agencies, contrasted with Florida's 25, and promised expert help to achieve a 10 percent staff reduction while preserving employment opportunities for Black workers where feasible.
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Capitol Bureau
Jackson
Miss
Bill Waller
Waller
Congress
Mississippi
National Space Technology Laboratory
Hancock County
Department of Mental Health
Florida
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Nixon plans Moscow accords while NATO backs de tente
President Nixon told 14 NATO leaders in Brussels he plans to sign new agreements in Moscow but Kissinger cautioned that curbs on strategic arms likely will not be among them. He pledged no deals that would hurt allied interests and said the aim is to end the nuclear arms race, bolster deterrence, and widen economic cooperation.
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Brussels
UPI
Nixon
Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
NATO
Soviet Union
Ronald Ziegler
Three governors discuss joint effort to land VW plant
OLIVE BRANCH Miss. governors Bill Waller Winfield Dunn and Dale Bumpers met in De Soto County to discuss mutual economic benefits and possible locations for a large Volkswagen manufacturing plant. A Texan business dealer noted VW may narrow to four U S sites including North Mississippi and the Memphis area.
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Olive Branch
Miss
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
South Mississippi
Bill Waller
DeSoto County
Winfield Dunn
Dale Bumpers
Meridian
Gil Carmichael
Volkswagen
New York
America
United States
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Sun
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Trent Lott
Alexandria, Va
National Space Technologies Laboratory
Michoud
Louisiana
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Aerospace Developments, Ltd
London
Shell Oil Co
Germany
Terry Kent
Merrit Island
B. Moran
Laura Lee Rochester
AMA
American Medical Association
Hughes
H. Hughes
Howard Hughes
Robert Maheu
Maheu
Gulfport Municipal
Detroit
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