Lewis Research Center awards rocket contract
NASA’s Lewis Research Center in Cleveland has awarded an 11.1 million dollar contract to Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group of United Technologies in West Palm Beach for six RL-10 rocket engines. The engines will be built, tested and delivered through January 1987 for the Shuttle Centaur upper-stage vehicle used in NASA and Defense Department missions.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis Research Center
West Palm Beach, Fla
United Technologies Corp
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group
NASA
Defense Department
Guns and vests traced to Boston police officers
Seized weapons and seven tons of munitions from the boat Marita Ann off Ireland were traced to four Boston area law enforcement officers. The Boston Globe reported authorities traced eleven bulletproof vests to two city officers and two Metropolitan District Commission officers after seizing the trawler Valhalla in Boston Harbor.
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Ireland
Boston Sunday Globe
Metropolitan District Commision
GE billing trial begins over $800,000 overcharges
In Philadelphia, General Electric faces trial on charges of false claims and statements tied to refitting Minuteman contracts. Jury selection starts under Judge Louis Bechtle, with potential debarment and huge fines looming if convicted, as House subcommittees scrutinize defense contractor billing.
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General Electric Co
Pentagon
U.S
Louis Bechtle
Ewald Ziltlau
Air Force
Verne Orr
GEIS
House Armed Services
Congressional
Department of Defense
Edward
G. Dennis Jr
Tractors talk but drivers ignore high tech advisor
Texas A&M scientists test a John Deere tractor fitted with a microcomputer and voice synthesizer to offer fuel saving advice. In field trials three operators largely ignored or misunderstood the guidance. Early results suggest 20 to 30 percent fuel savings under normal conditions, offset by cost of the tech if widely adopted.
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Texas
Texas A&m University
Ance
Bill Stout
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Stout
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