Jun 7 1972
From The Space Library
Congressional resolutions were introduced to honor Dr. Wernher von Braun, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Planning, on his retirement from NASA. Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.) submitted S.R. 84 expressing "gratitude and appreciation" to Dr. von Braun for "Outstanding contributions to and achievements in the space program" and "recognition of the benefits which his contributions and achievements have conferred and will continue to confer upon mankind." Rep. J. Irving Whalley (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 628, "expressing the Nation's gratitude and appreciation." (CR, 6/7/72, S8885; H5391)
Former astronaut James A. McDivitt-Special Assistant to Manned Spacecraft Center Director for Organizational Affairs since May- announced his resignation from NASA and Air Force, effective Sept. 1, when he would become Senior Vice President of Consumer Power Co. in Jackson, Mich. He would be on terminal leave from July 1 until Sept. 1. McDivitt, Air Force brigadier general, had commanded Gemini 4 (June 3-7, 1965) and Apollo 9 (March 3-13, 1969) and had left Astronaut Office in June 1969 to become Manager for Lunar Landing Operations in Apollo Spacecraft Program Office. (NASA Release 72-131)
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs, met with aviation representatives in Washington, D.C., to discuss joint Government and industry action to combat aircraft hijacking and extortion which were threatening civil aviation. At press conference following meeting he said: "The success rate for the hijacker has been dropping sharply over the past 3-1/2 years-from 85 percent in 1969 to 37 percent thus far this year." Government would "continue to press for full compliance with aviation security relations ... , for increased resistance to hijack demands, and for full cooperation with the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation]." (Text)
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