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...largest new weapons system in the Reagan defense plan will be the $25 billion program to develop and build a new manned bomber to replace the vintage B-52s. Three and a half years ago, President Carter killed plans for such a plane, when he scrapped the B1, which was being built by Rockwell International. But the company will be back in the bidding for the new bomber with a modified design of the B1, now renamed the LRCA for Long Range Combat Aircraft. The Air Force is also considering a stretched version of the General Dynamics...
...with an attempted steal of second. After leaving the scene of his crime with an out, Michel and the rest of the Tigers didn't attempt another steal all day. The Captain has one of the league's finest guns. HARVARD at PRINCETON (first game) HARVARD ab r h b1 Chicarello,dh 3 0 0 0 Wellef,cf 3 0 0 0 Bauer,sa 3 0 1 0 Martelli,1b 3 0 0 0 Bowles,rf 2 0 0 0 Allard,If 3 0 0 0 Skaff,3b 3 0 0 0 Wark,C 2 1 0 0 Lyman...
...stave off until almost the 21st century the day when the manned bomber will be obsolete. For another. Carter's decision may make it harder to negotiate with the Soviets for a new treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. The reason: by dropping the B1, he is dramatically increasing U.S. reliance on the cruise missile, which the Russians view as the most worrisome threat in the American arsenal. The initial Soviet reaction to Carter's move was frosty. Commented Tass, the official Russian news agency: "The implementation of these militaristic plans has seriously complicated efforts for the limitation...
...missiles-is unknown. The prime candidates are the 240 "G" and "H" models that have been built since 1959. The remaining 90 B-52s are up to 21 years old. The cost of refitting the B-52s will soak up much of the money saved by abandoning the B1. The rest of the money may well be diverted to other military projects or used to shrink budget deficits...
When Harold Brown took office in January, he was leaning toward the B1. Said he: "The big advantage [of a manned bomber] is that it complicates the other side's problems. The question is how much can you afford to pay for that as compared to the other ways you could spend the funds." Brown had served as Air Force Secretary in the Johnson Administration and believed thoroughly in the manned bomber as an essential element of the American strategic triad (the other two: land-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles and sea-launched missiles). Even earlier, as the 33-year...