San Diego Rohr Industries Inc. 1978 - 1980
Dates
- Creation: 1953 - 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
SAN DIEGO ROHR INDUSTRIES, INC. -- 1978 - 1980: A collection of letters, memos, brochures, photos, news releases & news clippings. Examples are: Two brochures with drawings describing Rohr’s “Aerotrain Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle” (n.d.); photocopy of “NATO PHM Program. Accomplishments and Cost Sharing Aspect” (2 pp.) & 5 attached b & w photos of mock-up model of NATO PHM vessel which includes Bob Wilson and two Rohr employees; b & w photographs of in flight commercial jets-- Boeing 727,737, 747, DC-9 & DC-10, Series 20; 1 colored photograph of Bell-Halter SES 110 (n.d.); 1 copy of a letter (10/10/80) from Congressman Wilson to Wilfred J. Egging-ton (Rohr Marine, Inc.) & draft copy re/ “I still feel a joint venture is possible with SES;” 1 copy of Rohr Marine, Inc., “Military Logistics SES” showing rendering and graphs (n.d.) (4 pp.); 1 Western Union TWX (7/23/80) from Carl L. Sadler (Chairman & CEW, Rohr, Ind., Inc.) re/ failure to fund Export-Import bank would threaten “marketing of this country’s commercial transport aircraft;” 3 photocopies of Gary Shaw, “Navy Orders Rohr To Halt SES Work; Budget Cut to Zero,” San Diego Daily Transcript (1/19/80); 1 copy of the termination letter that Rohr Marine received from the Naval Sea Systems Command, Dept. of the Navy (1/9/80); 1 copy of US Flag Magazine (Vol. 2, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1980) (16 pp.) with emphasis on “Overseas Reinforcement -- ‘In a Timely Manner;’” a loose collection of corresp. (Nov.-Dec. 1979) from A. Schifano (Contracting Officer, Naval Sea Systems Command), General Robert E. Huyser (HQ., Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base), Congressman John M. Murphy (Chairman, Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee) & Fred W. Garry (Chairman & CEO, Rohr Ind., Inc.) & photocopies of Prima & Ross, “S.D. Vessel Killed, Major Layoff Looms,” The San Diego Union (12/14/79), “The Pentagon--A drive to increase U.S. troop mobility,” Business Week (12/10/79) p. 42 & “Sealift Survivability” 5 questions & answers (3 pp.) re/ demands for mobility and sea/airlift needs of the military; 1 folder containing Rohr, Marine, Inc., New Transport Technology, 1979--photos, graphs and other promotional literature related to “emergency military logistics requirements” with a focus on SES vs. C-5s; stapled packet containing letter (11/8/79) from Congressman Wilson, attached 2 pp. photocopy of a letter (11/2/79) from Congressmen Wilson, Price, Dickin-son, Bennett & Whitelusk & pp. 3 & 4 of the November 1, 1979 Aerospace Daily re/ “Please support the Senate position on the SES ... The Senate appropriated 45 million dollars;” 1 photocopy of “SES Discussed November 17, 1978 List of the Japanese Participants Tokyo [15 listed];” photocopy of excerpts from The Washington Star (11/2,3,4/79) --articles by John Fialka-- “The War Game A Mobilization on Snafu,” “The War Game A Logical Nightmare,” “All Kinds of Foul-ups Hamper Army Mobilization,” “The War Game Chaos at Home,” & “Decrepit Draft Machinery Conked Out in Mobilization Test;” draft & finished copy of Congressman Wilson’s press release for 7/2/79 re/ “More Jobs for San Diegans. The Navy made it official today by selecting Rohr Industries as one of two companies which will develop, design and test equipment systems for an air cushion ship for the Navy” -- it was a $35 million contract; 2 copies of a letter (2/3/78) signed by Congressmen Moss, McFall, Leggett, Wilson, Van Deerlin & Burgener re/ “You are invited to attend a Special California Delegation Briefing on the Surface Effect Ship Program ... Wednesday, February 15.... The Surface Effect Ship Program is nearing completion after nearly 17 years of work by the Navy and the expenditure of almost $400 million; copy of inquiry from “Mr. Eggington’s Office (Rohr, S.D.)” (2/6/78) re/ questions for the DOD Secretary “about manpower costs and how the SES might effect them.”
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