DETERIORATION OF RUNWAY FACILITIES AT SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 31-641 UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF H. Res. 84 HEARINGS HELD MARCH 18, 19, 24, AND 25, 1964 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES CARL VINSON, Georgia, Chairman L. MENDEL RIVERS, South Carolina O. C. FISHER, Texas PORTER HARDY, JR., Virginia LUCIEN N. NEDZI, Michigan EVERETT G. BURKHALTER, California A. FERNÓS-ISERN, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner LESLIE C. ARENDS, Illinois BOB WILSON, California FRANK C. OSMERS, JR., New Jersey FRANK J. BECKER, New York CHARLES E. CHAMBERLAIN, Michigan ALEXANDER PIRNIE, New York DURWARD G. HALL, Missouri DONALD D. CLANCY, Ohio ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont ED FOREMAN, Texas RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania CONTENTS Arnett, James A., pavement engineer, Air Defense Command, Barnett, Col. James A., Deputy Director for Construction, Leslie, George W., civil engineer, Director of Civil Engineering, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Headquarters: Clarke, Brig. Gen. Frederick James, Director of Military Con- 185 Zackrison, Harry B., Sr., Chief, Engineering Division, Military Construction, Office of the Chief of Engineers__ Baltimore District: Giacomini, Joseph M., construction manage- Detroit District: Boucher, Col. Jeff W., district engineer. Dzwonkiewicz, Frank, Chief, Central Testing Laboratory-- Sorensen, Elmer A. N., Chief, Construction-Operations Divi- New England District: Hyzer, Brig. Gen. Peter C., district en- 141 13, 172 155 13 13, 89, 119 13, 82 North Central Division: Davis, Wilson L., Chief, Soils and Ma- 13, 89 Ohio River Division Laboratories: Narrow, Israel, Chief, Concrete Laboratory- Keller, Daniel J., geologist, Soils and Foundations Labora- 98, 151 13 Roberts, William M., Chief, Physical Tests Branch.. 83 Haycock, S. P., Office of the General Counsel, Washington.. General Accounting Office: Eady, Robert C., audit manager, Detroit Regional Office.. Hampton, James E., civil engineer, American Aggregates Corp., 55, 173 II. Letter, April 8, 1964, to John T. M. Reddan from Brig. Gen. Frederick III. Ohio River Division Laboratories summary data sheet of petro- graphic tests of American Aggregates Corp. coarse aggregate____ IV. Letter, August 15, 1958, to Director, Ohio River Division Laboratory, Corps of Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio, from Elmer A. N. Sorensen, Chief, Construction Division, Detroit District_ V. Excerpt from Minutes of Rigid Pavement Laboratory portion_of All-Division Airfield Pavement Design Conference, Corps of En- gineers, held at the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, VI. Ohio River Division Laboratories petrographic test reports of American Aggregates Corp. coarse aggregate of August 18, August 13, and June 13, 1958.. VII. Letter, April 6, 1964, to Walton Woods, subcommittee staff investiga- tor, from Col. Jeff W. Boucher, district engineer, Detroit District_ VIII. Letter, April 10, 1964, to Hon. Porter Hardy, Jr., from Col. James M. McGarry, Jr., Assistant Director for Legislation and Investiga- DETERIORATION OF RUNWAY FACILITIES AT SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1964 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., Hon. Porter Hardy, Jr. (chairman of the subcommittee), presiding. Members present: Congressmen Hardy, Otis G. Pike, and Walter Norblad. Staff members present: John T. M. Reddan, special counsel; Walton Woods, investigator; and Phyllis M. Seymour, secretary. Mr. HARDY. Let the committee come to order. We are opening a new hearing this morning under authority of rule 11 of the House of Representatives, and particularly under House Resolution 84 of the 88th Congress. I have a brief opening statement that I would like to make. Before doing so I would like the record to show the presence of Mr. Pike, Mr. Norblad, and myself, constituting a quorum. I want to extend a welcome to some of our colleagues who are present this morning. Mr. Nedzi, a member of the full committee, is with us, and we are glad to have our colleague, Mrs. Griffiths, who is intensely interested in the subject matter under consideration, with us. I want to express appreciation to Mr. Nedzi and Mrs. Griffiths for their helpfulness in connection with some of the preliminary work the subcommittee has done in this matter. The Chair would also like to acknowledge the presence of our colleague, Mr. McCulloch. We had the pleasure of a telephone conversation with him yesterday, and I appreciate his presence, indicating his interest also. I have a brief opening statement that I would like to make. On July 28, 1958, the Air Force entered into a contract with the Western Contracting Corp., of Sioux City, Iowa, in the amount of $9,552,000 for the construction of airfield congrete pavements and related facilities at Selfridge Air Force Base in Michigan. The contract was completed in June 1960, by which time the cost had risen to $9,872,000. By July of the following year, the runway had deteriorated so badly that the Corps of Engineers recomended extensive repairs. 1 56 5265 26351 AL 11/98 31150-194 P |