Mar 23 1970
From The Space Library
NSF released Federal Support for Research and Development at Universities and Colleges and Selected Nonprofit Institutions, FY 1968: A Report to the President and Congress (NSF 69-33). Federal Government had obligated $1.4 billion for R&D in FY 1968-5% increase over FY 1967. Average annual increase of Federal obligations to universities and colleges for R&D 1955-1967 had been over 21'%. Dept. of Agriculture and DOD reported cutbacks in academic R&D funding in FY 1968, including $21 million in defense R&D. Number of academic institutions receiving Federal support rose 8%, from 573 in FY 1967 to 62(1 in FY 1968. One hundred top-ranking institutions received 93% of R&D totals obligated by NASA and AEC and 88% of DOD R&D total in 1968. MIT was largest recipient again, with $80 million, "three-fourths of which was obligated by DOD and NASA." (Text)
North American Rockwell Corp. would lay off 8000 employees between April 1 and Nov. 1, Wall Street Journal quoted NR Chairman Willard F. Rockwell as saying in interview. Most reductions would be in aerospace operations at Southern California facilities. About 30% of workers to be laid off were engineers and 10% were management employees. (James, WSJ, 3/23/70)
First volume of third edition of Bolshaya Sovetskaya Entsklopediya, new Soviet encyclopedia, was released in U.S.S.R. It credited Wright Brothers with first airplane flight. Second edition; which appeared from 1950 to 1958, had contended that Russian, A. F. Mozhaisky, was designer of first airplane, which had been flown first during summer of 1882. This version had appeared in U.S.S.R. as late as 1968: in history of Russian aviation and astronautics published by Ministry of Defense. New edition of encyclopedia said Mozhaisky's airplane was built in 1885 and "crashed on take-off." (Gwertzman, NYT, 3/24/70,6)
House Committee on Science and Astronautics submitted to Congress Issues and Directions for Aeronautical Research and Development, report of Subcommittee on Advanced Research and Technology. Report recommended that U.S. establish national aeronautics and aviation policy emphasizing aeronautical R&D, Government-industry roles be clarified, and DOT be statutory member of NASC. Report found reason for concern over maintenance of long-term U.S. leadership in aeronautics and aviation. Technological R&D base needed to be rebuilt and existing technology should be used more fruitfully. (Text)
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