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Show Three Athena Missiles Set This Thursday Three Athena Missiles are scheduled for launch Thursday, Sept. 28, from the White .Sands test site at Giwn River. Two of the missiles will require nearly clear skies to achieve tost objective.;. Each will emit four flash cartridges f-r aiding optical op-tical Instruments. Although short in duration and of relatively low intensity, the flashes should bo visible in the vicinity of Albuquerque Albu-querque and El Paso. If weather conditions are not suitable for meeting meet-ing optical requirements Thursday night, the two missiles with flares will be reschedule for Monday night, Oct. 2. If the Thursday Thurs-day night firings go as scheduled, people evacual-" evacual-" ing booster impact areas in the vicinities of La Sal and Monticello, and in areas ar-eas in New Mexico, will not be required to leave their homes again on Monday Mon-day night. All three of the Air Force re-entry missiles will bo programmed to impact on the White Sands Missile Mis-sile Range. The firings are scheduled for compl3-tion compl3-tion by 2 a.m. Friday. |