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Federal Government: Contracts, 1964 May-June

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, telegrams, press releases, memorandum & other items. Examples include: Dept. of the Air Force notice to Congressman Wilson (5/25 & 26/64) re/ launch support services for NIKE-ZEUS boosters to General Dynamics/ Astronautics, San Diego for a total of $4,500,000 & ATLAS boosters with an estimated total of $11,141,500; packet of corresp. (Ap.-May 1964) re/ Dept. of the Army, Office of the Sec. of Defense, Dept. of the Air Force, General Services Admin., FAA, Congressman Wilson & constituent Jerry E. Sweeney (Heli-Birds, Inc., La Jolla) re/ a "source of helicopter contract work for Government agencies;" a large packet of corresp. (Ap.-May, 1964) re/ Bid for Custodial Services, Navy Electronics Laboratory, San Diego by Western Men, Inc. San Diego; other corresp. in this folder deal with such topics as: Dept. of Air Force contract with Univ. of CA, La Jolla for work on earthquake, explosion and sesimic noise & a contract with General Dynamis/Astronautics, San Diego for design, fabrication, integration and launch of scientific space vehicles with a total amount of $10,000,000; FAA contract re/ $290,324 for airport traffic control tower at Montgomery Field; a packet of corresp. (May-June 1964) re/ General Services Admin. & information from Chemolloy Electronics Corp., Santee; further corresp. re/ the barber and beauty shop concession at Camp Pendleton; constituent corresp. re/ local interest in small business construction operations in Alaska; NASA contracts re/ Centaur Hydrogen/fluid launch vehicle stages; Southwest Div. Bureau of Yards and Docks news release (14 May 1964) re/ $80,995 contract for Construction of Commissary Warehouse, U.S. Naval Station to John I Longenecker, La Jolla; packet of corresp. & news clippings (Nov. 1963-June 1964) re/ "releases of information on the definitization of the Centaur contract with General Dynamics/Astronautics" and apparent political rivalry between Wilson and Van Deerlin; constituent Darrel Lachel requests information from Wilson re/ NASA, Lunar Mobile Laboratory (MOLAB), General Electric, Chrysler & Cubic Corp. as to bidding for this contract.

Dates

  • created: 1964 May-June

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Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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