Army debates M1 engine contract and second source
An Army official said the AVCO Lycoming engine deal for the M1 Abrams was a compromise to secure tanks on schedule amid delivery and quality issues. He cited late engines, cannibalized tanks, and a push for a second source opposed by Congress and regional lawmakers.
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Army
James R. Ambrose
Lycoming Division
Avco Corp
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Ambrose
Pentagon
Lawrence Korb
Secretary of Defense
Congress
House-Senate
Garrett Corp
AVCO
Congressional
House
Connecticut
Arizona
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Morris K. Udall
Barry Goldwater
Norfolk dog Max stays execution on appeal
Max the mixed breed dog, deemed a public nuisance for barking, received a stay of execution from General District Judge Joseph Jordan while owner Tom Adkinson appeals. The case arose after Samuel Cobb complained, leading to a police ticket for maintaining a nuisance and neighbors testifying sides of the issue.
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Norfolk, Va
UPI
Max
Joseph Jordan
Tom Adkinson
Joseph Pennington
Adkinson
Samuel Cobb
Norfolk Fire Department
Gardner
Pennington
Norfolk
Jordan
Court ruling may gain natural gas users 1B
A three to zero ruling by the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington voids a 1978 FERC pricing method and could yield up to 1 billion dollars in refunds. The court found the new Btu based measurement inflated rates by about 2 percent, potentially saving customers up to 300 million annually and prompting refunds from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Washington
UPI
In S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Frederick Moring
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERC
Btu
Energy Agency
Congress
Abner Mikva
Commission
Saved from chair Moore family glad at stay
UPI reports condemned killer Alvin Moore Jr received relief as U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg halted his execution at Angola and scheduled a hearing on claims of ineffective counsel. Moore, convicted for the July 9 1980 rape and stabbing death of Jo Ann Wilson during a robbery, faced the electric chair tomorrow.
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Shreveport
UPI
Alvin Moore Jr
Louisiana
Moore
Wellborn Jack Jr
U.S
Tom Stagg
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Ross Maggio
Maggie
Jo Ann Wilson
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