Show Air Force to Build Lab Here The US Air Force plans to construct a seismological In in- in instrument strument laboratory near Vernal at an approximate cost of This information was reo re leased to The Vernal Express Tuesday In long distance tele phone calls from Washington from the offices of Senator Frank E Moss and Rep M Blaine Peterson WHEN COMPLETED the laboratory will wUl be operated by a 0 contractor who will em em- employ ploy 20 to 23 people pt The construction is part of Project d Vela Uniform under the direction of the Advance Research Project Agency The primary objective of the project Is to develop an unproved proved t technique for deteC- deteC deteCtion detection tion and identification of un- un un nuclear explosions I THE VERN VERNAL AL SITE was selected the solons said after careful evaluation of several areas The proposed location In Dog Valley near the Twists was considered suitable en and from a standpoint The Air Force is request request- requesting Ing 2500 acres of public do do- domain main It will require exclusive sive use of only 10 to 15 acres however The project will prohibit mineral exploration and exploitation on the entire tract the Washington report I said The Air Force plans to compensate owners of miner miner- mineral mineral al leases and mining claims report said THE EXPRESS reported last week that the US Army Corps of 01 Engineers has filed with the Bureau of Land Man Man- Management an application for withdrawal from rom general use 2312 acres In Uintah County to construct and operate seis- seis mac facilities |