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Robert E. McGarrah, emeritus professor of management at the U. of Massachusetts (Amherst) died July 8, 1995. He was a recognized authority on military spending and was a consultant to the Pentagon especially during the administration of Secy. of Defense McNamara. Born in Scranton, Pa., in 1922, McGarragh earned his bachelor's from Lafayette College, his MS in engineering at Princeton, and his PhD at Harvard. He was lt. in the Navy and was in the Pacific theater during WWII and the Korean War. McGarrah is the author of several books on government spending, especially in the area of national defense. Surviving are his wife, Barbara, a daughter, two sons, and five grandchildren. To the family, we extend our condolences.

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