Astronaut Robert White to Lead 1970s Fighter Program
In Saigon Air Force Colonel Robert White, a veteran test pilot and astronaut, is slated to head the Pentagon effort to develop a high speed fighter for the 1970s. White, 43, already commands daily air strike planning for North Vietnam and endures a demanding 12 hour day amid war rooms and briefings. He survived two wars and a gas balloon accident that burned his right arm.
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Boy Delivers Bubble Gum Instead of Cigars
In Atlanta Perry Talley age 13 stood in a hospital maternity ward waiting room acting as stand in for his father Navy pilot Maj Earl Hugh Talley in Vietnam. On August he was told Youre the man around the house now After the baby arrived he called family and friends to share the news and handed out bubble gum rather than cigars.
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New York Airport Fees Favor Kennedy Over LaGuardia
The Port Authority imposes minimum landing charges of 5 at Kennedy LaGuardia and Newark. Larger planes pay per 1 000 pounds of weight with Kennedy 0.35 Newark 0.36 and LaGuardia 0.95 dollars. A DC 9 at 100 000 pounds would pay 35 36 and 95 respectively. LaGuardia's higher rate stems from costly runway improvements.
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Fighter pilot recalls Thailand service and Saigon role
The officer explains daily bomber strike planning and staff duties while noting his reluctance to leave the Thai based 105 squadron. He describes representing fighter pilots views in Saigon and reflects on orders from the other side. Next month he returns to Wright Field near Dayton as his wife and four children await in Fairborn Ohio.
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