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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april a 1963 the stars and stripes Pagi 3 Admiral testifies tfx contract deeply disturbed military men and of the Road two onlookers peer into a enter in the Road which brought sudden halt to � truck in Woolwich England. The Driver jumped to of safety m i truck slowly Ink when the pave ment undermined by the severe Winter gave Way. Washington up rear adm Frederick l. Ash Worth told \ senators in testimony just released that the award of the big tfx warplane contract to general dynamics corp. Dop ply disturbed Many military  Worth said he still preferred the competing hoi inn co.  the  Dollar Contr not. For Tho supersonic Navy air Force tactical Fisher Limo was Given to general dynamics last  Admiral who was the Lone Navy representative on the five member source selection inn re which unanimously poked Boeing i said he did not think morale win damaged by the contract  he said the circumstances surrounding the decision for the selection of the contract have deeply disturbed Many Persona in the sen ice. Trann Tript made Public Ashworth testified at n closed door session of the Senate Perma nent investigation subcommittee tuesday. Transcripts were mod Public after Security clearance. The subcommittee headed by sen. John l. Mccllum. Dark. Is investigating whether political favouritism or improper judgment figured in the a word eventually expected to Cost More than $6 Bil  called off wednesday s hearings when the Senate refused to give permission for the sub committee to meet while the sen ate was in session debating the mass transit  told the subcommittee that there was Little difference be tween the competing plane designs on commonality or interchange ability of  clashed with Pentagon civilian chiefs who in part Justi fied the award to general dynamic on i he grounds the Texas fir presented a More common de sign that would save  said the source Selec Tion Board discussed this at length but concluded there would eventually be Little real difference Between the two competing proposals in this regard. Any differences which did exist were subordinate to the Cost quota  most of the questions asked Ash Worth and other members of the selection Board were prepared by defense Secretary Robert s. Mcna Marn and read by  Gen Robert g. Rugg chair Man of the Board and air fore Board member Brig Gen Almond  both declined to answer n Mcnamara question based on a analysis of the technical rink of the  said the analysis presented by Mcnamara was not All in , said obviously these very few Points Here totalling about 12 could not commence to reflect the problem areas that a know we will encounter. I would consider the list totally  Impersonator loses wins stand in tested poses cab puzzler Washington a the civil aeronautics Board came up with a truly Solomon like decision Here. It Wai in the cose of George  of Seattle a former Boeing co. Employee who got in trouble when he tried to earn an extra $50 by taking a flight Engineer s examination for another Man. Selman flunked. This Watt prob ably As much of a Surprise to him As to the Man who paid him the 980. Emergency order when the Federal aviation Agency heard about the impersonation administrator n. E. Halaby tired out an emergency order stripping Selman of All his airman certificates. These were two in number flight Engineer s certificate and a Mechanic s certificate. Selman appealed to higher authority in the civil aeronautics Board. A cab examiner Russel a. Potter decided that no civil air regulation was involved and thai the alleged irresponsible or do cutting Zzz costly in cracking caper Washington a for falling asleep on the Job i Church John Smith or. Was in jail. Police said Smith. 28.gol tuckered out trying to crack u note in Beth any Baptist Church before Dawn he dozed off. Awoke in Daylight resumed his work an caught by a Church trustee. Smith was held on housebreaking charges. New York judge Dies Buffalo. . Up stat supreme court Justice Harry. Forhead. 57, died Here alter lengthy us nest. Forhead nerved As Erie county Republican chairman from 1948 to 1u56 when he was elected to the supreme court Benc Tor a 14-year term. Onest act specified was not Asso Jing. It says Potter was right on rated with the operation of air j bolts counts. Aft. The regulations themselves ape so Potter said Selman should a Focally require the Holder of Unis Mechanic s certificate i airline transport Pilot certificate to , in the c me of the flight no Leer s certificate. Potter ruled hat this should stay revoked not because of any cheating in Xum l nations but because in falling he test Selman demonstrated hacked the required technical  Faa then argued that Sel Man had failed to adhere to a Standard of Rood moral  now comes the cab with its Rul see How easy these japanese Handcuffs lock Oakland. Calif. A Tom Moore 12, fished in his pockets and pulled out a pair of japanese made Handcuffs.  school buddies. David Fluker. 12, and Kenneth Marshall. 11. Were As boys sometimes Are envious. And  do they work they asked. A demonstration just Liko real ones said Tom. Here. I la show you. See Haw easy they lock he locked David and Kenneth to  and possess Good moral character " said the cab but do not impose this requirement on the holders of other Type  that takes care of restoring set Man s Mechanic s certificate. But As for the flight Engineer s certificate the cab held with examiner Potter that the flight certificate was no revoked As n punishment for Tak ing the examination but As a con sequence of his falling  Potter said no disciplinary punishment is called for. In View of the fact Selman lost his Job with Boeing and was lox Long his flight Engineer s  much was said about Lyndon w. Blair who paid Selman j the $50 for taking the examination under Blair s nurse.  appearance King Iha baud make one of i rare appearance outside Hli Multa at the hotel Negr Eseo in Nice. With urn saudi arabian King and bodyguards on sons. Prince is a  
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