July 22, 1974

July 22, 1974

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SALT Debate: Kissinger-Nitze

Kissinger Assesses Impact of Summit

SALT Debate: Kissinger-Nitze

Nitze: ‘essential Equivalence’ Should Be Arms Talk Goal

Air Transport

Uncertainties Cloud Mercure Production

By Robert R. Ropelewski8 min

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SALT Debate: Kissinger-Nitze

Kissinger Assesses Impact of Summit

They [the summit talks] were the most extensive discussions at that level of the arms race that have ever taken place, and with a frankness that would have been considered inconceivable two years ago, indeed with an amount of detail that would have been considered violating intelligence codes in previous periods.
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SALT Debate: Kissinger-Nitze

Nitze: ‘essential Equivalence’ Should Be Arms Talk Goal

In June, 1972, I supported approval by the Congress of the SALT interim agreement on the basis that it was, in essence, a short-term freeze on new ICBM and SLBM launcher starts; it was not to prejudice the scope or terms of the permanent agreement which both sides had agreed should be more negotiable by virtue of agreement on the ABM treaty and such a freeze.
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Air Transport

Uncertainties Cloud Mercure Production

Paris—Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation Mercure twin-jet transport has begun commercial passenger service with Air Inter on the airline’s domestic French routes, although regular scheduled service on specific routes will not be undertaken until more aircraft become available later in the year.

By Robert R. Ropelewski8 min

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Air Transport

Plan to Ease Fuel Rules Meets Differing Reactions

Washington—Plans by the Federal Energy Administration to begin removal of some allocation restrictions on jet fuel have met with mixed reactions among the nation’s domestic trunk airlines. Despite the opinion differences among some of the carriers, the group as a whole will probably support through the Air Transport Assn. loosening of restrictions if certain safeguards are included in replacement regulations.

By Charles E. Schneider8 min

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Air Transport

Traffic on North Atlantic Drops

June losses extend as much as 22%, advance bookings also show distinct softening; Air Canada alone counters trend

By Rosalind K. Eilingsworth7 min

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Air Transport

Varig to Exploit International Routes

Rio de Janeiro—Varig Airlines is looking toward continued high market penetration on present international routes as a means of continuing its strong rate of growth, rather than extending its network to prestige routes that could dilute the carrier’s overall traffic figures.

By Donald E. Fink7 min

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Space Technology

Major Collaboration Evolves on Spacelab

Discussions now under way between U. S. and European Spacelab representatives will establish the pattern for nearly two decades of intensive collaboration in manned space flight. The talks are being held this week at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Johnson Space Center and at Rockwell International, Downey, Calif., prime space shuttle contractor, with officials of the European Space Research Organization and ERNO, the prime Spacelab contractor.
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Air Transport

Administration Hits Unfair Practices Bill

By William A. Shumann6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Nasa Jt8d Refan Program Nears End

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s program to refan Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines is about 75% complete, with results to date indicating noise reductions of 7-10 epndb. below present engine noise levels can be achieved with the refanned JT8D-109 engines, at a cost that could reach $5 billion for the narrow-body U. S. transport fleet.

By Michael L. Yaffee5 min

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Editorial

Post-mortem on Salt

The most important result of the recent arms negotiations in Moscow is the realization by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that his policy of deep secrecy has failed and that a major public debate is needed in this country on all the issues of nuclear weapons development and control.

By Robert Hotz4 min

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