SAN DIEGO ROHR INDUSTRIES, INC. -- 1976 - 1978: A collection of letters, memos, telegrams, reports, photos and other material related to the Surface Effect Ship (S.E.S.) concept. Examples are: One letter (2/8/78) from Ralph C. Morton (Pres., Morton Equip. & Supply Co.) & Wilson’s reply (2/24/78) re/ San Diego is “in dire need of government contracts to alleviate primairly the unemployment factor,” please help restore the S.E.S. program; 1 letter (3/3/78) from Charles W. Myers (Myers Industrial Trucks) & Wilson’s reply (2/22/78) re/ “reinstatement of the Surface Effect Ship Program in the budget;” 1 letter (3/3/78) from Clarence M. Pendelton, Jr. (S.D. Urban League, Inc.) & Wilson’s reply (2/15/78) re/ “SES program was omitted from President Carter’s 1978 budget, and we are appalled;” small, stapled packet containing corresp. (Jan.-Feb. 1978) from Ione Campbell (City Clerk, National City) & Congressman Wilson & attached “certified copy Resolution No. 12,636...adopted by the City Council January 24, 1978 ...urging the President of the United States, the United States Government and its Agencies to Fund, support and commence the ‘SES Vessel’ program using the facilities of Rohr Marine;” 1 letter (1/25/78) from Robert Baker (Chairman, MACC Bd. of Directors) & Wilson’s reply (2/6/78) re/ support for reinstatement of S.E.S. Program; 1 letter (1/16/78) a student constituent Alan Bornholdt & Wilson’s reply (1/24/78) re/ support for the S.E.S. Program; 1 letter (1/11/78) from constituent Donald T. Starr & Wilson’s reply (1/18/78) re/ “a deeply concerned citizen in regard to our present administration’s defense appropriation policy.... [and] the recent cancellation of the B-1 bomber and now possible cancellation of the Naval Surface Effect Ship;” copies of Western Union Mailgram (12/29/77) from M.B. Laddon (Chairman of the Bd., Langley Corp.) & Wilson’s reply (1/16/78) re/ “urge in strongest terms the continued development of the 3000 ton Surface Effect Ship;” 1 letter (12/28/77) from Garry G. Gould (Pres., Gould Hardware & Machinery Co.) & Wilson’s reply (1/4/78) urging Congressman Wilson “to intercede and have the funding restored for the 3000 ton Surface Effect Ship;” 1 Western Union Mailgram (12/27/77) from T.P. Hearne (Pres., T.P. Hearne Co., Inc.) & Wilson’s reply (12/28/77) “cutoff of DOD funds for the SES Program headed by Rohr Industries...is not in the best interest of our local economy, the nation or our future defense posture.... [It is] a good use of our tax dollars;” 1 letter (12/8/77) from constituent Jay D. Conner & Wilson’s reply (12/12/77) from re/ S.E.S. & Mr. Conner’s “strong opposition to the allocation of any taxpayers’ money to this foolhardy and utterly insane waste;” stapled copies of letter (8/3/77) from Congressman Wilson, to Fred W. Garry (Pres., Chairman & CEO, Rohr, Ind., Inc.) & Ted LeFevre (General Dynamics, Convair) re/ scheduled “visit of the 35 NATO Parliamentarians on August 14 and 15” & attached list of “Military Tour 1972--Participants” (3 pp.); 1 copy (2 pp.) with attached draft copies of “Congressman Bob Wilson, 41st District, Californian” statement (n.d.) re/ proposed FY ‘78 budget request for S.E.S. program “to introduce additional information for the consideration of Congress;” 1 blue folder containing photos of “SES 100A,” “artist concept of U.S. Navy’s 2000 ton Surface Effect Ship,” “A Cutaway View of U.S. Navy’s SES 100A,” & “Artist’s Concept of U.S. Navy’s 2000 Ton Surface Effect Ship As Conceived by Textron Bell Aerospace,” 1 SES decal & information pages re/ “Synopsis” of the background for S.E.S. PMS 304, design data on SES 100A by Aerojet, Division of Textron in 1971 & 1 copy of Rohr Marine, Inc., “SES Action Report: ‘Mayaguez Revisited” (n.d.); 1 copy of “Rohr News Release” (n.d.) re/ “Rohr receives contracts for Falcon 20 Jet Engine Nacelles...totalling approximately $6.4 million;” copies of 2 letters (5/26/77) from Congressman Wilson re/ meeting in his office (6/7/77) with executives from Rohr Aircraft and several members of Congress “to discuss strategy to obtain full funding of the Surface Effect Ship Program;” 1 invitation card “to visit a new exhibit of the U.S. Navy 3000 Ton Surface Effect Ship presented by Rohr Marine, Inc. ... Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of April 19, 20, 21” with personal messsage from “Norm” on the back of the card; stapled packet containing 1 note (5/19/77) “To: Maggie From: Sandy -- The attached is just in case you can not find the first one,” letters (July-Ap. 1977) from W. Graham Claytor, Jr. (Sec. of the Navy), Senators Barry Goldwater & Gary Hart & Congressmen Price, Bennett, Dickinson & Wilson, attached copies of “Notes re: ACVs/hydrofoils,” “statement from Bob Wilson to Congress” & photocopy of “USSR Light Forces...Air Cushion Vehicles” (n.s., n.d.) re/ “FY 1978 defense authorization bill...of $43.9 million to $6 million would result in de facto termination of the SES;” 1 letter (3/21/77) from Robert T. Griffin (Acting Admin., GSA) to Wilson & attached copy of “Explanatory Statement of Proposed Negotiated Sale of Surplus Real and Related Personal Property” (3 pp.) re/ “Government-owned machinery and equipment currently being used by Rohr Industries, Inc. in connection with Air Force Facilities Contract...24 pieces.... Acquisition Cost and Date: $2,417,521, 1952-1964.... Proposed Purchase Price: $750,000 cash;” 1 copy of Sea Power (Vol. 20, No. 3, March 1977) with note from Norm Snow (Rohr) emphasizing article by George Miller, “Beyond the SES: Surface Effect Transports,” pp. 18-21; stapled packet containing note (2/24/77) from Norman Snow (Manager-Washington Ops., Rohr) to Ed Terrar & attached photocopy of William D. O’Neil, “Advanced Naval Vehicles--Who Needs Them?” (1/13/77) (9 pp.); 1 letter (1/12/77) from Robert T. Gilchrist & Wilson’s reply (2/7/77) re/ SES & “Alturdyne’s plants in San Diego and El Cajon” working “with Rohr on the development and engineering phases of the ship’s service electrical generating systems;” stapled collection of letters (May 1976-Feb. 1977) from Congressman Wilson, Wilf Eggington (Pres., Rohr Marine, Inc.) & Glenn F. Guerin (Group Manager, Procurement, Rohr, Marine) re/ “utilizing outside engineering services,” & comments by Wilson on the Public Disclosure aspects of the Lobby Bill & his favoring exempting “contracts with Federal agencies relative to Government contracts;” stapled packet containing corresp. (May-Dec. 1976) from Congressman Melvin Price (Chairman, Committee on Armed Services), Congressmen Bennett, Wilson & Dickinson, Robert N. Parker for Malcolm R. Currie, William Clements (Dep. Defense Sec.) & attached photocopies of “SES Program,” “Notes from DRR & E Position Paper on the SES for Fy78 Budget,” “Proposed Budget...FY 77, FY 78,” & news article by Kip Cooper & James Mitchell, “New Navy Ship Project Is Eliminated,” The San Diego Union (n.d.) re/ controversy over budgeting for the continuation of the SES Program.