Minuteman cost overrun claims raise alarm in Congress
Former Air Force consultant C Merton Tyrrell told a joint House Senate subcommittee that Minuteman II missile costs could total about 7 billion, far above 3.268 billion 1962 estimates. An Air Force spokesman acknowledged possible overruns but cited 5.2 billion as Pentagon cost. The hearing followed other charges of underestimation and delayed payments affecting defense contracts.
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Congress
Als. C. Merton Tyrrell
Performance Technolagy Corp
House-senate
Tyrrell
Pentagon
Congressional
Joint
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Captain Harold Morris Promoted to Captain in Vietnam
Captain Harold Morris son of Mr and Mrs Wiley Morris of 110 N Barnes Carbonale and husband of Mrs Morfie Morris of 108 Crestview Lane Carbondale has been elevated to captain He serves as an artillery liaison officer with the 1015 Airborne Division in Vietnam A 1958 Attucks High School graduate he attended Southern Illinois University two years before joining the Army He previously commanded a company at Fort Ord California before his second Vietnam tour.
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Morfie Morris
Crestview Lane
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Vietnam
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MIRV debate heats up in U S missile policy
Washington reports a Pentagon analysis strengthens arguments for continuing MIRV testing as Soviet tests appear to near independently targetable warheads. Rogers warns tests complicate arms talks but need not derail agreement. analysts stress MIRVs preserve U S deterrence and may threaten Soviet ICBMs in a surprise strike.
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U.S
Congress
William P. Rogers
Soviet Union
Ghana
Nigeria
Brazil
Ivory
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rogers
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