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Show Two Pershing ' Missiles Fired ""Wednesday Two Pershing missiles r launched Wednesday morning morn-ing from Black .Mesa near Blanding impacted successfully success-fully on White Sands Mis-'sile Mis-'sile Range in New Mexico, i Troops from the Federal Republic of Germany Air . Y Force fired the missiles to open the spring 1969 series : of off-range Pershing firings. The first missile was laim-I laim-I ched at 9:30 a.m. and the - second followed an hour later. la-ter. Serving dual purpose, the firings are annual service , practice and also provide important data for improv-i improv-i ing the system and the fir- ing techniques. a The two-stage artillery " ballistic Pershing missile is operational in Europe with I ;U. S. and NATO defense foresee, fore-see, The Federal Republic of j Germany Air Force troops arrived at the Utah site at . Biack Mesa near Blandifig early last week. Four more rounds in the series will be fired by units of the Seventh U.S. Army and the Federal Republic of 1 Germany Air Force later in ijithe month. The last two ""nds in this spring series be fired in May by the "pewnlh U.S. Army troops. The firings from Black i'esa are the first for this flrea since 1967. A1' thirteen rounds fired n the program last year (w launched from Gilson Jiear Hanksville. |
