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Lockheed says ho fouadafioa for waste charges
WASHINGTON,D.C., Dec. 18—
Major procurement and cost
problems In the aero-space In
dustry result from far broader
and deener rooted problems
a book review
‘Howard Hughes’
Five hundred billion dollars
Is half a trillion. A trillion
Is a 1 with 12 zeros behind
It.
That’s about what you run
into when you go probing your
eyes Into a book, Howard Hug
hes, (Random House); $7.95,
by John Keats.
It is eyebrow deep In reality
and you will “fly” with laugh
ter after the fourth chapter.
The author in biography form
begins with an account of young
Howard’s early days In Hous
ton. In a sensitive way, he ex
plains the death of the boy’s
parents.
At the age of 18, young How
ard Is standing before a Texas
Judge asking that he legally be
declared an adult to take over'
the management of his late
father’s business.
The judge decided to take
the Idea under advisement. Dur
ing the next three days, the
Judge returned and granted the
substanlal estate to the 6’3”
shy boy.
Now, In a day of the silent
screen,’that’s when the movie
world begin togetloud.Accord
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than the type of items cited by a
former employee In criticizing
Lockheed’s management of the
C-5 program, Lockheed -
Georgia Company President
lng to the author, Hughes must
experience someuiing lor him
self before he would be con
vinced. So, the richest kid in
the West set out for some
experiences In Hollywood.
First, the motion picture
world captured his attention.
After he “blew” and re-made
a couple of million there, he
turned to the world of airplanes.
Since he was a kid, according
to Keats, the Texan was inter
ested In airplanes. At one time,
he was taking flying lessons
from three difficult Instructor
pilots. And it’s no wonder be
fore he reached the age of 30,
he broke the world’s fastest
speed record with 352.2 miles
per hour. However, In one fight,
the man that loved experiences
almost lost his life In a plane
crash. However, his friends
discovered him safe in the mid
dle of a beet patch somewhere
in California.
According to Keat’s biogra
phy, a flea market couldn’t
hold all of Howard Hughes ex
periences. From Houston, to
Hollywood, to New Orleans, to
New York, to Europe and to
Miami, not to mention around
the world, all in all, the book
is easy to read.
If one wishes to understand
why Howard Hughes Is a her
mit today, Keat’s biography
presents a full legend of a
man In his own time.
The book Is available at the
Forsyth County Public Library
in section 900.
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Lawrence O. Kitchen said today.
Kitchen noted the newly re
leased General Accounting Of
fice has substantiated Lock
heed s contention that there Is
little or no foundation to the
mismanagement and waste ch
arges made by Henry Durham,
a former Lockheed employee
on the C-5 program.
Testifying before the Joint
Subcommittee on Priorities and
Economy In Government, Kit
chen pointed out that Defense
Department, Congressional,
and industry leaders had re
peatedly stated the total pack
age procurement contract as
implemented on the C-5 was
Washington interns impressed
with Georgia educational programs
Michael O’Keefe, director of
Washington Internships In Edu
cation (WIE), reports that his
26 institute interns are impre
ssed with the quality of many
of die educational programs
administered by the Georgia
Department of Education and
being conducted by the Atlanta
City Schools.
WIE, a George Washington
University project, picked Geo
rgia for a three-day inspection
this week because the Georgia
Department of Education and
the Atlanta system are promi
nent In several areas, O’Keefe
noted.
He explained that the Geo
rgia Department of Education
is considered nationally as a
forerunner In vocational edu
cation projects; that the South
generally may have some ans
wers to desegregation problems
since It has had to “wrestle
with them” longer than have
other sections of the United
States; and that Georgia's me
“an unworkable concept for a
major system and’ was at the
root of the problems that devel
oped on the program.”
“I contend that among the root
causes of cost growth for major
weapons systems Is any pro
crement process that does not
permit meaningful milestone
attainment prior to full commit
ment or, If total commitment
is Involved, as In the C-5, the
process does not permit
rational cost trade-offs to min
imize the effect of technology
unknowns, nonavailability of re
sources, economic escalation,
or ambiguous contractual lan
guage,” he explained.
thods of financing public edu
cation have become of interest
throughout the country.
On departing Atlanta, O’Keefe
noted that the visitors were
pleased with the realistic at
titude toward the educational
problems of Georgia and in
Atlanta; with the optimism with
which the Atlanta community
approaches their education pro
blems; with the quality of lead
ership In such schools as tie
Atlanta Area Technical School
and at the Georgia Department
of Education Television Ser
vices network; and with the
generosity with which the lead
ers, officials and staff of the
department of education and
the Atlanta public schools gave
their time to the visitors.
WEE, a Ford Foundation spo
nsored activity, Is comprised
of one-year Interns who have
a master's degree or an ac
ceptable equivalent and who are
committed to the improvement
of U. S. education in Its broa
dest sense. Object of the or
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Referring to Lockheed’s C
-5 problems as for the most part
resulting from “a procurement
concept that did not work,” Kit
chen said:
“Out of the legal dispute that
surrounded the C-5 contract, we
were forced to take a negotiated
fixed loss of S2OO million plus
more than SSO million In addi
tional losses resulting from
various disallowances to my
knowledge the highest loss ever
suffered by any defense cont
ractor on any defense con
tract in spite of the intent
and structuring of the original
C-5 contract to prevent con
tractor windfall profits or cata-
ganizatlon is to bring together
adults between ages 25-40 from
widely diverse backgrounds who
share the goal of improving
U. S. education.
“The program Is designed to
help the interns think in policy
terms about national and state
issues and their relationships;
to become more sophisticated
in dealing with the processes of
decision making, and to become
more familiar with the struct
ures and procedures of large
organizations, “O’Keefe.
WEE interns who visited Geo
rgia included teachers, profes
sors, administrators; a medical
technician and a statistician;
people with backgrounds in po
litical science, urban housing
and some with local experience
in community organizing.
Two weeks ago several
representatives of the Illinois
Legislature also inspected the
Georgia Department of Educat
ion as a model.
Keep on truckin’
but strap in
You won't find many truck
drivers involved in the current
controversy in Georgia over
the compulsory use of seat
belts.
The reason: interstate truck
drivers have been required sin
ce August 1, 1970, to wear the
belts under regulations of the
U. S. Department of Transpor
tation. Penalties of up to SSOO
virtually guarantee compliance!
Since Georgia Public Service
Commission safety regulations
parallel thoseofDOT,commer
cial truck drivers in Georgia
who do not cross state lines
also are required to wear the
belts.
Under DOT regs, all trucks
manufactured since Jan. 1,1965,
must be equipped with seat
belts and DOT-regulated dri
vers must wear them when
driving any belt-equipped tru
ck.
The DOT seat belt regs were
drafted following a special stu
dy of 211 serious or fatal com
mercial vehicle accidents which
occurred between April of 1968
and February of 1969, resulting
in 44 fatalities.
In 74—or 35 percent—of the
211 accidents, the drivers were
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strophic losses.”
Despite the troubles and frus
trations, including financial
ones, experienced by both the
government and Lockheed, Kit
chen said, the C-5 program
“has progressed well as we
overcame the initial and cor
rectable problems attributable
to the cause and effect of total
package procurement.’’
“Today the C-5 is doing the
basic job it was developed to
do in support of this nation’s
military strategy,” Kitchen
said. He added the airplane
lias been operating daily with
payloads of 175,000 pounds and
during the spring offensive of
the North Vietnamese, the C-5
frequently carried close to
200,000 pounds payload.”
Kitchen said the GAO did not
support Henry Durham’s prin
icpal charges subterfuge,
unnecessary procurement of
parts, improper movement of
production aircraft to collect
payments, concealment of
flaws, collusion with the Air
Force, or failure to take prompt
corrective action. Durham’s
charges initially were made
more than a year ago concern
. ing his observations of work on
the C-5 in Lockheed’s big fac
tory at Marietta, Ga.
“These accusations, mostly
unwarranted, have been ex
tremely damaging to Lockheed
and the thousands of men and
women who have worked so hard
to produce highly useful weapon
systems such as the C-s,”Kit
ched said. “The GAO agrees
that Lockheed management was
aware of problems encountered
during the early period of per
formance and that it did lnltate
corrective actions.”
thrown out, and 28 of those e
jected were killed, accounting
for 65 percent of the 44 fata
lities.
Thirty-three of the trucks
were equipped with seat belts
and 10 of the 33 drivers were
wearing their belts. None of
the 10 was killed. Two men
were killed among the 12 not
wearing their belts who were
not thrown out of their vehi
cles. Three of the 11 not wear
ing their belts and who were
ejected were killed.
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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - JAN. 4, 1973
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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens with their son, Mike, after he was
presented two Derby Awards.
Mike Stevens
wins Derby
Mike Stevens S on of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Stevens of
Cumming, received the winning
trophy and a Champion Award
in a Derby Race at the Friend
ship School last Thursday night.
Cub Scout members of Pack
62 entered the Derby Race which
was sponsored by the Cumm
ing Kiwanis Club.
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Scout Master Bill Cothran presents Mike with the Pinewood
Derby Award.
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On Feb. 24, the local cub
Scouts will enter a 9th District
Derby at the Lake Shore Mall
in Gainesville.
Young Stevens is hoping for
another troohv to add to his 1
recent collection •
Herbert R. Cothran is the
Cub Scout Master of the Cum
ming Cub Scouts.