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...hand, soon began to move in on the company's operations. As usual, he could seldom be found when needed, delayed making decisions, kept papers requiring action in his pocket. Dietrich also began putting in his oar. When the top men threatened to quit, Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott visited the plant, reportedly hinted that unless Hughes cleared up the trouble, it might be a good idea for him to sell out to somebody else...
...made to bring engine production in line with overall reductions in plane production and the reduced Air Force flying program (TIME, Sept. 14). Another reason for the cut: jet engines have been improved to such an extent that not so many spare engines are needed. Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott explained that the flying time of a jet, without an overhaul, was originally estimated at 100 hours. But the new engines run for more than 250 hours. Said Defense Secretary Charles Wilson: "This is just like ordering a big beefsteak, a pound, and finding you only want a half-pound...
...shortages are made up; then it will stop production. After the cutbacks go into effect, the only secondary supplier will be Ford, now tooling up to make Pratt & Whitney's J-57, whose schedules were not cut. However, all of the cutbacks are being made slowly, because, said Talbott. "We're not going to let these plants suddenly go boom and shut them down...
...Scrap plans for a buildup to 133 combat wings by next July and substitute a goal of only no wings. Though Air Force brass would like to see most of this cut come out of the 28 tactical wings which the U.S. has promised to NATO, Air Secretary Harold Talbott passed the word that the U.S. NATO commitment must stand unchanged. The alternative: a major reduction in the planned size of the Strategic Air Command and U.S. air-defense forces...
Armed with stacks of statistics, Henry Kaiser and son Edgar appeared before a Senate subcommittee last week to defend their performance in making airplanes at Willow Run. But in the midst of the defense, an aide passed them a note containing some startling news: Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott had just canceled Kaiser's orders for C-119 Flying Boxcars, along with $225 million in orders for 244 assault transports from Chase Aircraft, 49% Kaiser owned. On that note, the hearing abruptly ended...