Word: pentagon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Senate Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee. Vance caught the appraising eye of the chairman-L.B.J. In 1961 John F. Kennedy made him general counsel of the Department of Defense. There Secretary Robert S. McNamara soon put his talents to work in his stormy campaign to bring more efficiency to the Pentagon...
...litany of corruption does not stop at the Pacific's shores. Pentagon investigations recently made public have confirmed that the American taxpayers have been losing between $25 and $50 million a year as a result of collusive bidding practices for Army construction projects in South Korea. The arrangements have resulted in sizeable kickbacks for South Korean and American officials living in Korea willing to direct contract to a special construction association. Where it has met resistance, the association's strongarm subsidiary has threatened potential contractors, beaten American and Korean citizens, stolen U.S. Government bid documents, and engaged in numerous forms...
...criminal activities against the Republic of Cyprus, providing a pretext for the Turkish generals to proceed with their occupation of northern Cyprus, speeded the disintegration of the junta's power base in the army. As the Pike report showed, these activities were closely monitored by Kissinger and the Pentagon, who failed to lift a finger to prevent them despite the regular contacts between Ioannides and the CIA in Athens. The innocent blood that flowed abundantly in Greece and Cyprus brought about the restoration of democracy to its birthplace. Cyprus is, of course, still bleeding, with no end to its martyrdom...
...Defense cutbacks. Carter's announced intention to cut $5 billion to $7 billion from the Pentagon budget has caused intense concern among contractors in the West, with its big aerospace and military complexes. West Coast executives are asking: Will Carter kill the B-1 bomber? The B-1 alone would employ 6,000 by next year...
Summa appears to be doing well in the absence of the boss. Traffic on Hughes Airwest's Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas route is up 11% from last year. Hughes engineers are building a prototype attack helicopter in competition with Bell for a $1 billion Pentagon contract. KLAS-TV in Las Vegas is bristling with $1 million in new equipment. In October, the new $4 million Hughes Aviation Terminal opened formally in Las Vegas. Among its features: banks of slot machines, a U.S. customs station, and a liquor store that sells Coors by the case...