Word: sst
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...House of Representatives voted 218-204 yesterday to halt further federal funding of the Super-Sonic Transport plane (SST) as of March 30. However, SST supporters will call for another vote on the issue within the next week...
...House decision was a severe rebuff to the Nixon Administration which had asked for $290 million for the development of two SST prototypes. President Nixon telephoned several undecided congressmen Wednesday afternoon in an attempt to insure passage of the proposal...
...vote climaxed a bitter debate between the Administration and Senator William Proxmire (D-Wise.). Proxmire charged Wednesday night that the SST will increase the incidence of skin cancer by thinning the protective shield of ozone in the stratosphere. In response, the Administration accused Proxmire of trying to create fear among congressmen over the SST's threat to the environment...
...trust the people who are spokesmen for the SST," Kistiakowsky stated. Claims that the SST will cause little damage to the environment are "outrageously disingenuous," he added...
Boeing Aircraft, the producer of the SST, is currently asking Congress for an appropriation of $250 million to manufacture two SST prototypes. Congress has granted funds only through this month and is now considering whether the SST program should continue to receive Federal funds...