Senate OKs 200 Billion Defense Bill With MX Missiles
The Senate approved a 200 billion defense bill including funds to build 27 of the planned MX missiles after defeating Hart efforts to strip MX funding. A second MX vote upheld production while blocking deployment. Moynihan opposed funding, D'Amato supported it. House action mirrored the debate with differences to be resolved in conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Reagan
Gary Hart
D-Calo
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Alfonso D'Amato
N_Y
Hart
Congress
House
Pentagon overcharges reveal $435 hammer $15 price gap
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger says the Pentagon overpaid for spare parts, citing Gould Simulation Systems invoicing $436 for a sledge hammer $437 for a tape and a $435 claw hammer, as audits show $1.2 billion spent on parts in fiscal 1982. Navy seeks recoupment from Sperry Corp and disciplinary actions follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Sperry Corp
Orlando
Fla. Naval Center
Gould Simulation Systems Inc
Melville
Naval Air Station
Whiting Field
Fla
John Lehman
Sloppy repairs blamed for Saratoga leaks at shipyard
Twelve Philadelphia Naval Shipyard workers face blame for sloppy repairs on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. Improper welding of steam pipes during a 549 million, 28 month renovation caused leaks, with commander Commodore Thomas Seigenthaler citing poor supervision and training. Navy cites two supervisors for failing to follow instructions and train workers, with potential disciplinary actions under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Saratoga
Thomas Seigenthaler
Navy
David McGuigan
Naval Ships Systems Engineering Station
Four killed in separate area traffic accidents
Four people died in separate crashes. Kel lar, 17, from Phoenix stayed with an aunt near the farm while Thomas Clark, 16, of Union Springs, died after a Ridge Road motorcycle collision with a truck driven by 17 year old Nathan Tratt. Sharon Vice, 20, of Norwood, died when her car hit a utility pole and rolled over. Three Massena teens were injured in the same crash and were to be moved to Upstate Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Kellar
Beverly Kellar
Phoenix
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Thomas &. Clark
Ridge Road
Union Springs
Clark
Nathan ‘Tratt
Great Gully Road
North County
Sharon A. Vice
Park St
Norwood
Massena Hospital
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse
Massena
Shelly Bennett
Michael Lanning
Tammy Snyder
Raggnetto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capitol Hill
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Bipartisan
Commission On
Central America
O'Neill
United States
Zens
el Salvador
Capital Hill
Senate Energy Committee
Hft
Senate Judiciary Committee
Henry Jackson
John Tower
Howard Baker
Page
Dey's
Simmons
Shoppingtown
Fairmount
Saea St
Beautyrest
Avery
Sim
Fairmount Faired
Geresee St
Fairmount Paw Bename
Baldwinsville
Downer St
Aldwinsville
Dey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!