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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...
...letter to Rep. Henry S. Reuss (D-Wis.), Kistiakowsky, a former adviser to President Eisenhower, said that the SST "could not be used by the majority of the people" in the United States. He added that the expense of tickets on the airplane and the inability of the SST to fly short distances mean that only the rich will be able...
...SST would jeopardize the environment, Kistiakowsky said, because its "sonic boom" would create noise pollution and the huge amounts of kerosene required as fuel threaten the atmosphere...
...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...