European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday january 17, 1969 Pentagon contract Washington a g. Rickover charged in testimony released thursday that defense contractors Are collecting an unnecessary ?2billion a year on Penta gon contracts because of procurement regulations that Are toothless Loose and the Admiral observing that similar criticism Over the years has earned me Disfavour Amon some of my superiors called for a drastic overhaul Tygress of defense department procurement procedures. Nei ther the Pentagon the com Merce department nor the Gen eral accounting office will or can do it he testified during hearings on defense Industry profits by the joint economic subcommittee headed by Proxmire. A wis. The hearings held last no vember were called after a ser end of an Era the co a cuties exit with a cry new York up the Gir Sall beamed big smiles but there were tears sparkling As Brig Tlyas the glitter on their costumes As they danced out of the spotlight for the last time. Twenty eight years of tradition catered into history with a final Bounce and wiggle As the world famous copa girls made their exit at Manhattan Brassy Copacabana nightclub wednesday chorus line at the club has been suspended indefinitely by managing director Jules Podell who wants to try something the new thing is just that no girls a spokesman said. . Socialite beaten by 4 masked men Washington up four masked gunmen beat and kicked Washington socialite Gwen Cafritz at her mansion wednesday night and terrorize the household for almost four hours before escaping with Cash and jewels which police said might run up to $250,000 i value. It was the second robbery i four years at the Large Tri level White Stone Home on washing ton s fashionable foxhall Road. Police said mrs. Cafritz 56,widow of builder Morris Cafritz was punched kicked and Force to open the Safe by the bandits who wore ski masks and said she was All bruised but did not require Hospital treatment. Minimum of $75,000 Washington robbery squad detectives said the amount taken from the people Intlehouse was Worth a minimum of $75,000 and could go up to$250,000." it will take at least two Day before we can itemize every article and the amount of Money stolen a spokesman robbers escaped in a car belonging to a member of the household. It was found abandoned a Block victims were bound and gagged with adhesive tape in 1965, just after the presidential inauguration fou men broke into the Cafritz Home and escaped with a estimated $400,000 in jewelry. There were six girls in theline on its Farewell night wearing elaborate Rhineston tiaras and spangled Silver min dresses which flared opening front to reveal Pink underdressed. They put on a Brave show performing behind featured dancer Patti d Beck while Erro Dante Sang but not All of them could hold Back the s been pretty around Here today said Victori Mydlarz a 19-year-old from Buffalo . Three of the girls could t keep from crying during their last coming to an edit would have been closing night in any Case for most of the girls who danced wednes Day because the engagement for which they had signed was coming to an end. Some would go on to new dancing jobs but some had other. Plans. Nineteen year old Barbara Presti for example has been working part tune As Teller trainee in a Bank and May make it a full time new York night life the suspension of the copa chorus was something like the end of an Era. Back to the roaring Days of world War ii. When there were 12 girls in the line the copa cuties had been a landmark of the Bright Ligh Belt. The list of famous actress Sand singers who worked at the copa during their Early Strug gling Days includes june Allyson Julie Wilson Olga san Juan an Barbara Feldon. Heavy inroads television has made heavy inroads on the nightclub Busi Ness and handsomely costumed Beautiful dancers Aren the Novelty they once were. With the copa concentrating on Star attractions the Only new York nightclub which still offers a chorus line is the latin Quarter and the girls there arson strike. Ies of articles on defens eing by the ass dated special assignment team revealed that there is no inde pendent auditing of More than$10 billion a year spent by the defense department for goo Sand services. This is Money Al located for contracts which Are not subject because of various exempt is to review by Thi re negotiation Board. At Otie Point in Rickover s Tes Timony Proxmire t observed this is shocking this is really shocking what is so shocking about it sir replied the Admiral. It has been going on for Many Rickover head of the program to develop nuclear propulsion plants for naval ships a 1. A defense department offi Cial refused to approve one of his program s $50 million icon tracts because he thought the contractor "should5 get is Hignel profit than the latter had previously agreed to accept another department of de sense procurement official told me i had no business negotiating a profit lower than suggested by procurement Regula tions.2. In another Case i found that one supplier was charging the government $8 an hour for design work while he charge commercial customers Only $6 an hour for the same he said the Pentagon held that generally accepted accounting principles were Fol Lowed in this Case the Genera accounting office concluded the defense department had been overcharged $5 million. Defense department officials said Rickover claim they have no knowledge of excessive profits yet they have no knowledge of the profits being made on More than 50 per cent of their other charge she gave these other indict ments suppliers of propulsion tur Bines Are insisting on 20 to 25per cent profit compared with 10 per cent a few years nuclear equipment suppliers Are requesting 15 to 20per cent profit. Profit percentages on ship building contracts have doubled in the past two division of a Large company recently priced equip ment to a Navy shipbuilder at a 33 per cent and regulations cover ing defense contracting Cost Are toothless Loose and outmoded and riddled with Loop holes said Rickover. As Industry becomes More sophisticated in finding and exploiting loopholes in the Law Congress must become More diligent in closing them he said. Horse a around no this horse has t been living it up unfermented Oats. 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There was Marshland there was Marsha Thompson 19, of Sioux Falls,s.d., All decked out in an or Ange mini dress that stopped about eight inches above her word of mrs. Abels suggestion spread a number of legislators sprang to the defense of tha mini even one As mini As Marsha s. The Only objection i can finds that they Are too Long re ported rep. William Hill a Marshalltown after a Quick Check among his colleagues. I wish i could Wear them sighed state sen. Charlen Conklin a Waterloo. Long View at least one legislator took a Long View of the dress creates a diver Sion from our work said stat rep. Charles Grassley 35, ii Hurtford. Not Only that the bring shame to the finally it was Grandfather View which prevailed. Marsha is Secretary to her Grandfather rep. Loo Sanders a Esther Vine Sanders said he saw nothing wrong with Marsha s mini but because of the juror he might suggest that she lower her hem lines
