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U.S. Sen. Kaine to visit NN Shipbuilding to discuss sequestration
Virginia's newest U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is embarking on a three-day tour of the state next week to talk with the defense industry and military about the impending federal sequestration cuts. Kaine's first stop will be at Newport News Shipbuilding Tuesday,...Tags: Defense, Newport News Shipbuilding, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Theodore A. 'Ted' Dietz, electrician
![Theodore A. "Ted" Dietz, a retired shipyard electrician who earned the sobriquet of "40-Watt Dietz" from fellow volunteer crew members aboard the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown, died Feb. 3 of heart failure at his Severna Park home. He was 91.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2013-02/74409129-13115848.jpg "Theodore A. "Ted\" Dietz, a retired shipyard electrician who earned the sobriquet of \"40-Watt Dietz\" from fellow volunteer crew members aboard the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown, died Feb. 3 of heart failure at his Severna Park home. He was 91.")
Theodore A. "Ted" Dietz, a retired shipyard electrician who earned the sobriquet of "40-Watt Dietz" from fellow volunteer crew members aboard the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown, died Feb. 3 of heart failure at his Severna Park home. He was 91.
Born and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Services and Shopping, Annapolis, Brooklyn (New York City), Severna Park
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Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
Sun SentinelCarnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers Latest Update on Carnival Triumph February 13, 2013 – 5:45pm EST Carnival Cruise Lines has announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph, currently being towed...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Arts and Culture, Carnival Cruise Lines, Cruises, Trips and Vacations
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Kansans talk about travels on stranded cruise ship
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA stranded cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico will make port Thursday afternoon in Alabama, five days after a fire disabled the boat. Some Kansans are on board and others just finished a cruise on the same ship. "We had sewer gas so bad in our hallway to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Carnival Cruise Lines, Travel, Cruises, Cruise Line Ports
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Arguments in shipyard-union case set for March
Last week the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to hear together oral arguments in challenges to two agency decisions upholding new unions, including one at Newport News Shipbuilding. The Daily Press first reported on the fledging machinists...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Employees, Work Relations, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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The Harbor Report: The man below the Duffy
This week, I had the chance to meet with Gerardo Martinez, the service manager at the Duffy Electric Boat Company, located at 2439 West Coast Highway. Gerardo has been an employee of Duffy boats for 16 years. When I walked in and introduced myself, I...
Tags: Boats, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Fusing the Ford
Daily Press photographer Rob Ostermaier spent some time chronicling a day in the life of a late-shift welder at Newport News Shipbuilding. The shipyard's welders ensure the structural integrity of the nation's aircraft carriers and submarines. The...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Gerald Ford, Aircraft Carriers, Manufacturing and Engineering
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The Harbor Report: 104 years and counting
Only one real topic on the harbor this week, and that's the 104th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade with the theme "Surf, Sand and Santa" going on from the 19th to the 23rd. I had a chance to sit down with this year's parade chairman, David Beek,...Tags: Arts and Culture, AAA, Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Holidays
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GDEB wins boomer replacement R&D contract
The Navy announced the award a Connecticut shipyard a $2 billion award to research and develop the next class of ballistic missile submarines late Friday. Groton, Conn.,-based General Dynamics Electric Boat will lead the Ohio-class replacement...Tags: Research and Development, Petroleum Industry, Science and Technology, Military Equipment, Missile Systems
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Cruising to exotic Caribbean
CURACAO — There is absolutely nothing wrong with Cozumel or the Bahamas. But once you've seen them, it's time to branch out. Cruise lines are experimenting with all kinds of interesting Caribbean itineraries that expose travelers to a broader...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Royal Caribbean International, Arts and Culture, Celebrity Cruises, Europe
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Shipyard, Huntington Ingalls executive shake-ups
Newport News Shipbuilding and its parent company, Huntington Ingalls Industries, have announced several executive moves in the last two months. * Tuesday (Jan. 8), HII announces Chris Miner has been promoted to vice president of Newport News...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Newport News Shipbuilding, Hampton Roads, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Aircraft Carriers
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Congress' defense budget and more funding for Enterprise planning
House and Senate military budget writers have agreed on a $633 billion defense authorization bill that in some cases goes beyond Pentagon suggested spending levels for programs. Perhaps most significantly to Hampton Roads (and southeastern Connecticut),...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), The Pentagon, Defense, Newport News Shipbuilding, U.S. Congress
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