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Old news from
May 12, 1970
EVENING EDITION
U. S. SST Commitment May Increase by $3‐Billion
Transportation Dept Under Sec Beggs says he would ask for Govt-backed loans to start production of plane if private financing were unavailable, says plan would increase Govt commitment from about $1-billion to about $4-billion, statement to Cong Joint Econ Com, possibility that Govt may have to finance production increases" opposition to project in Cong, com chmn Proxmire sees no 'hard ceiling' on Govt's liability; Cong approval of Nixon Adm request for another $290-million to continue prototype program in doubt, com hears new charges against plane's feasibility; full-scale mock up takes shape at Boeing plant, Seattle; illus
Exams May Keep Some Crews From Competing at Syracuse
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2 Auto Makers Contend Air Bag Tests Need Years
GM and Ford reprs hold air bags will require many more yrs of lab testing before they become standard equipment; say there are still major problems to be resolved, including greater liability of mfr if bag malfunctioned; GM pres Cole holds deadlines set by Volpe unrealistic; says co has only ltd lab and background data, estimates it would take up to 10 yrs to find out how durable and reliable system was and additional 30 mos before indus could tool up and mass produce it; Natl Hwy Safety Bur Dir Toms holds problems could be solved in time to meet Fed deadlines; test results shown at NATO conf, Milford, Mich
House Passes $429‐Million For U.S. Merchant Marine
HR approves Sen amendment authorizing $120,000 for Acad as part of $429-million approved for Adm maritime program
Writers to Hear Gerstacker
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Brown & Root Gets Job
Brown & Root reptdly signs $100-million contract with BP Alaska, designating it as prime contractor for production facilities in Alaska
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Rubber Paying for Rails
lauding TB&TA bondholders approval of use of TB&TA surpluses to offset operating deficits of NYC subways and buses as significant step toward pub acceptance that motorists should help pay for mass transit
Union to Picket City U. Branches Over Dismissal of Lecturers
United Federation of Coll Teachers, which represents about 6,000 untenured CUNY faculty members, to set up picket lines at 3 campuses and Grad Division as result of Higher Educ Bd's failure to reappt over 400 lecturers; federation pres I Kugler also contends Bd has downgraded many full-time lecturers to part-time status and says both actions are violation of union contract; federation requests special meeting with bd officials; bd denies charges
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