Word: sst
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...effective in the past, the professional persuaders argued that U.S. prestige, thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in profits were at stake in the continued development of the plane. The pressure, economic and nationalistic, seemed irresistible. But last week the House of Representatives, which had staunchly supported the SST through ten years of controversy, stunningly reversed itself and voted to terminate all funds for the aircraft...
...talking about putting money into the movement of people, there are a lot better places you can spend it than on the SST," he said. Hickel called for strong government support for public, rapid-speed, mass transit. "The technology is there," he said, to solve the transportation problem...
...Senate voted yesterday, 51 to 46, to stop Federal funding of the supersonic transport (SST), despite administration, labor, and industry pressure for continued appropriations...
Yesterday's action follows last week's 215 to 204 House vote against the SST...
Although the vote eliminated the continuation of direct Federal aid to SST builders Boeing and General Electric. the administration has hinted at alternate plans including a government-backed search for private capital here and abroad. government-guaranteed loans, or a quasi-governmental corporation such as Comsat. which operates an international satellite communications system...