Word: contractors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...known fact that the official name of the U.S.'s major airport of entry is New York International Airport-Anderson Field, in honor of one Major General Alexander Anderson, a gallant soldier in both World Wars who filled the time between as a Queens Borough heating and ventilating contractor with powerful connections to New York politicians...
...really looking forward to meeting the students in North House," Giles Constable '50 said when he became Master of the House this September. "I think informal contacts and activities are far more needed than organized events." Before becoming Master of North House, Mr. Constable worked as licenser, contractor and builder for his own new home. Although he enjoyed performing a number of unskilled jobs, he especially liked designing his book-lined study. During the summer, he and his wife arranged their antiques in their new house. For example, Mr. Constable disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and hung a mirror: "It includes over...
Heavier Rock, Bigger Bang. "We used the same paint," says Stanley W. Burriss, manager of the Lockheed Aircraft division that is prime contractor for the missile. "But just about everything else is new." Burriss estimates that only 10% of the A3's components came from the A2. The new missile is about 16 in. longer than the A2, and its bullet-shaped nose is discarded after the missile has cleared the atmosphere, uncovering the warhead (missile engineers call it the rock) which is heavier, more powerful. According to unofficial reports, the A-3 packs 750 kilotons of bang instead...
Power Struggle. Though primarily a defense contractor, Itek is not bothered by talk of disarmament. Two-thirds of its sales come from aerial reconnaissance cameras and systems that are useful in gathering military intelligence and would be valuable for policing disarmament. A fortnight ago, during the Operation Shoal underground nuclear blast in Nevada, an Itek nine-lens aerial camera went through its first test to see if it could detect the explosion by noting distortions on the ground below. Early results of the test, says Lindsay, are promising...
...mathematically rate the way defense companies perform on all noncompetitive contracts. Such contracts cover 60% of defense spending, and all the big-ticket hardware from Nike to Nautilus. The new system, devised by McNamara's deputy assistant, Graeme C. Bannerman, 53, will award extra profits to a contractor who stays within his bid (contractors now frequently run well over bids), delivers on time, finances the job without the help of Government money, contributes his own technology and accepts a fixed-price contract rather than cost-plus-fixed...