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Show Wednesday, February firms 9 et into recycled rocket business etc ; . .. , ' y .' . THE HERALD, Provo. Utah, 10, 1993 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -Two Utah aerospace firms, faced with layoffs and cutbacks at the end of the Cold War, are hoping to make millions destroying the rock- ets that made them rich. Conventional wisdom would say defense cuts and environmentalism haven't helped Hercules Aero- space Co. and Thiokol Corp., but the manufacturing giants have a newfound respect for clean air and world peace. In what amounts to a nationwide contest to find the best way to "de- militarize" the country's missile stockpiles, Hercules and Thiokol have secured lucrative defense contracts to develop methods to dismantle solid rocket motors and recycle the fuel for other uses. Each hopes to win and have its demilitarization plant running full- . . "If we are not making (rocket motors), we can dispose of them ... It's a worldwide market," he s. steam by the "It's an interesting new growth opportunity in the aerospace business and a new avenue of growth for us," said Hercules corporate spokesman Don Kirtley. Hercules estimates its demilitarization work will comprise 20 percent of its newborn environmental cleanup business, which is estimated to generate $100 million in annual sales by 1997, said Jerry Pemid-1990- said. "Everyone who uses missiles has an aging supply of rocket motors they have to get rid of," said David Harris, spokesman for the U.S. Army Missile Command in Huntsville, Ala. necessary nuisance than a profitable business in the past, when technology consisted of simply blasting and burning rocket motors in remote areas like Utah's west desert. But tightening regulations, pressure from environmental activists, international disarmament treaties and defense downsizing are driving demilitarization work in a new Utah's contractors aren't the only ones involved. John Byrd, chairman of the Department of DeWith the stockpiles growing and fense's group coordinating the desaid environmental between militarization work, regulations making it more difficult to blast and burn 15 to 20 aerospace contractors are rocket motors in the opeh air, aggressively competing to find the direction. DOD had to find a betier way to An exact number of rocket mobest method. solve the problem, Byrd said. more are or that be must tors But industry analysts destroyed recyterson, who heads the Hercules Estioutlook financial cled available. isn't in their readily Aerospace's demilitarization and reserved The Defense Department mates by contractors range from of destroying missiles. environmental restoration operalaunched a $62 million research 100 million million will be a 200 it to pounds tions at its Bacchus Works com"Conceptually and rocket motors conproject two years ago, attracting growth area, but I can't put any of fuel plex in West Valley City. about 20 aerospace contractors. said Phil sist fuel . almost of it for on mum on is its numbers financial Thiokol entirely you," the with New the Byrd said the technologies being an estimate, cleanup By analyst any prospects, although company Freidman, market is huge and includes not developed focus on dismantling a of firm investment indicatSteve Lawson Morgan York spokesman ed the Ogden-base- d just the U.S. but the former Soviet rocket motor and removing and contractor Stanley. Union and the North Atlantic Treaor obsolete of rid the be recycling its fuel through a variety faulty business wouldn't pursuing Getting of methods. bombs and missiles was more a ty Organization as well. if it wasn't promising. V" y jr.; i rr 4 - i f Ml 1 I 6 ; It i 3 t ' ' I il 51 f i J : l'j ' - S T 4 !.' i I ' ' POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN Blcn Freestone thinks little (AP) of the ribbon pin he received for his role in the 1989 black-and-bl- execution of child-kille- Arthur r Gary Bishop. The 'Utah State Prison physician assistant stood ready in the death chamber to revive w itnesses .who might faint and to save the condemned man's life if a stay were called in. last-minu- te Department of Corrections offi- cials presented the colored service-recognitipin to Freestone for his extra effort. But the prison veteran is not impressed. "It wA something they gave me that I don't have feelings about one way or the other," Freestone said. "I put it in a drawer." Since 1987, the department has given 22 employees recognition ribbons for service "above and the call of duty" during exe14-ye- ar Former Corrections Director Gary Deland initiated the practice in 1985 to honor extra effort employees make during "emotionally difficult times." Pins recognizing work for executions are adorned with two black stripes, with a randomly picked colored stripe in the center. Employees were awarded pins after Pierre Dale Selby's execution in 1987. Two years later, several workers received ribbons like Freestone's for service during Bishop's death. "There was an enormous amount of work that went into those executions and very little is ever done for the employees (who do the work)," Deland said. "There is no intent for these to be ghoulish." 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Giving recognition ribbons for work like building modern, humane facilities or initiating inmate rehabilitation programs are warranted, said Carol Gnade, president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah. "But the taking of a human life is not commendable in any circumstance," she said. "It shows how hardened people have become for this brutal act." In Sanpete County, MANTI 88 people have completed the Utah Don't forget that special someone at school, work or home on Friday Large Stuffed Balloons Delicious Quality Chocolates Stuffed Animals Gift Baskets Cards Mvlar Rallnnn RnnniiptQ ticipants in Operation Desert Sanpete County has 88 new SuperHosts 11 91 Includes: 10 Valentine Balloons, Ribbons, Candy & Card EXTENDED HOURS ON FRI. & SAT. 8:00 a.m.-- 6 p.m. in We do Deliveries! 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