:07 - TThy the California Will Hot (Jot the Lowest Rat- 

 ing on Sheet \T again, 



It is up to ne to show why the California will 

 net "bo at the tail ond again under this particular met li- 

 ed of rating, I beliove I can show this "but before I 

 get off on to that I want to say that the California 

 would not have "been in that position undor an oouit- 

 able rating. This whole difference is "based on costs. 

 Furthermore, it is "based on the "C 17 costs which form 

 only about one -fifth of the total costs on the Cali- 

 fornia, Vast differences that erist in different lo- 

 calities were not considered, I refer to differenc oD 

 in accessibility, quality ef work, public benefits and 

 the trouble encountered in handling the various lines 

 of work. The careful consideration of these things 

 would go a long way toward raising the standard of 

 the California, However, even if the so factors will not 

 be considered nerfc year I have every reason to beliovo 

 that I will go ahead on this Sheet 77. 



I cannot look to Special Uses and Juno 11 

 claiES to raise ny rating for two reasons: Thero are 

 so few of them and they are so widely scattered that 

 I can not see any possible way to reduce the cost of 



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