An item reported that the US secretary of navy J. William Middendorf (1) stated that the US Navy was be strengthened by a kind of rocket ship placed on an air-cushion [hovercraft?] as a defence against the giant Soviet submarines fleet.
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1. John William Middendorf II (22 September 1924 Baltimore ), Republican politician, secretary 8 April 1974-20 January 1977.
