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Show T ENGINE TEST Gen. Curtis LeMay along with mem- bers of his staff and Thiokol Chemical corporation officials Tues- e Minuteman rock- day viewed a static test firing of a VIEW lirst-stag- commander awaits word from the Air Force train control center that could send the ICBM and its nuclear payload more than a quarter of the way around the world. It poses an oflective retaliatory force for the U. S. This pholo shows a Minuteman READY FOR LAUNCHING (rain model with the missile itself erect and ready for launching. In the control car, the launch control officer is ready to initiate the terminal countdown. In the communications car, the train Its All Aboard Monday The first U. S. Air Force Minute-mamobile missile will begin a test runs over series of portions ot the United States railroad netwoik departing from Hill Air I nice base next Monday, June 211 The fust test run will take the train over trackage of the Union Pacific, Western Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande railroads. n two-wee- k g Later test runs will take the Minuteman train into the far western areas of the naand tion. For these tests the trails will not include missile cars. n THE TESTS are being conducted by an Air team to perfect communications and control equipment and procedures. The tram will be assemstock bled from existing rolling owned by the Department of Defense and painted Air Force blue with distinctive USAF markings. Locomotives and cabooses together with the railroad crews, engineers, firemen, brakemen and conductors, wil be - providedby the - participating railroads. The Strategic Air Command, timate user of the Minuteman BM weapon ulIC- will function system, as the test operator supplying the military crew. SAC also will operate the Air Force train control center at Hill AFB. The task force will be commanded by Colonel Virgil M. ( loyd, Jr., former director of operations of SAC's First Missile division at Vandenburg Air Force base, California. AIR I orce Ballistic Missile division, responsible for executive management of the Minute-maresearch and development program, will serve as the test director and will be responsible for the technical and scientific activities associated with the test program, Boeing Airplane company, prime contractor for assembly and test of the Minuteman weapon system, has installed instruction equipment and the Air and single UHF radio equipment in the command and control cars. This radio equipment together with the communications system which each of the participating railroads use will enable both the train control center and SAC headquarters at Omaha, Neb., to maintain continuous contact with the train. Till-- . n asos-ciat- Force-owne- d side-baa- d r Brigham City, Utah 1 3 Thursday, June 16, 1960 discuss the State Tax Commissions controversial tux hike on uilxin farm land. Barlocker for Minuteman Train In a speech in Salt Lake county. Barlocker charged the commissions decision to reappraise farm dual railroads will be aboard the requests and orders with the re- - pon system included Autonetics land adjacent to subdivision and inve- train for liaison purposes. The As- - spective railroads. inertial guidance; dustrial use "will force many farmIn addition to Boeing, associate hide; Thioko.l first stage; Aerojet sociation also will provide a dis-ers out of business and push the patching supervisor lor duty at the prime contractors responsible for WUh imil(1(j back-uby Thiokol), rest of them into land speculation." train contiol center to coordinate developing the Minuteman wea-- j SL.Lont) Hercuand Aerojet He said the Tax Commission deles Powder (puiullel piogranis sti essmg dillerent approaches and Mdlium A. Bat locker, St. George cision hus been foiced upon them CORiNNE COMMENTS and it should be the perogative of higher potential performance) and Democratic candidate the State Legislature to determine third stage; and Space Technology Mayor Laboratories systems engineering for governor, has called for a spe- ways and means of raising revenue cial session of the Legislature to for the states needs. and technical direction. Challenges y 1 Tax Decision Morris Family Return From j Vacation Trip to Califonia By Bernice G. Anderson Judy Hansen of Corinne. and Rama Holmes of Brigham City, both of them Perry Mason fans, had a real thrill recently when they met Raymond Burr, star of the Perry Mason show, in Salt Lake City. The girls are students of Marijane Morris, who is teaching English and journalism at the Box Elder High school and under her supervision they have been working on a script for a "Perry Mason mystery, which when they told him about it, Raymond Burr asked to read. They also secured his autograph. It goes without saying that these girls never miss a Raymond Burr performance. Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Morris and Diana and Buddy Morris have just returned from a trip to Mesa, Ariz., where they went to visit Mr and Mrs. D. H. Morris, a brother of Waldo, taking with 'them theii nieces and nephews, Ros and Morris, son and daughter of D. H. Morris who have been attending school in Utah. They won1 accompanied as far as Scotts Blufl, Ariz. by Margery and Ray Leikins and family of Roy who stopped there and visited with Jean and and family, and Mona Redehngs Mrs. Reta Redelings, who was visiting there and returned with the Liekins to Utah. Margery and Jean are daughter and "son of Mrs. Redehngs, all former residents of Corinne. The Morris continued on to Palm Springs, then to Vista, where Calif., and Los Angeles, and they visited with relatives, Their enjoyed a trip to Catalina. journey home across the hot desert was the least enjoyable part of the trip in 107 degree heat. Waldo reports that Marijane barely made it between stops for ice water, but they still had a wonder-fulxtriLe-or- a LaRae Bosley Petersen recently held a Tupperware party at her of the As- - home which was enjoyed bv about Railroads 15 guests, who were served a de indtvithe - REPRESENTATIVES sociation of American and supervisors from e THE BOX ELDER JOURNAL, et engine. The Air Force vice chief of staff spent the morning touring the Box Elder plant after arriving at Hill Air Force base on Monday. ALL licious lunch and enjoyed the evening.. Max Forsgren recently had a bad accident out on the farm west of town. He slipped off a tractor and cut a long gash in his leg which required several stitches to close. Leron Michelli was working with him at the time and placed a tournaquet around the leg and carried him to the jeep which was some distance away. He was rushed to the hospital at Brigham City by his father. Sam Forsgren. He is now reported recovering rapidly but is using crutches tor a few days. Mr and Mrs. Laron G. Anderson entertained at a family gathering on Sunday afternoon at their home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton M. Anderson who left on Monday for New Jersey where is Clinton scheduled to attend school for four months before going to Alaska to work on an elecnear Fairbanks. tronic project Present were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Anderson, and children, Betty, Don, Larry, Johnnie and Randy, of Tremonton; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Michelli and children, Laron, Luwana, Mary Ann and Joe of Corinne; Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Andersen and children, Clinton, Jr,, and Robert, of Brigham City; Mr. and Mrs Max Anderson of Ogden; M(. and Mrs. LaRue Nelson, Jr., and Darrell Anderson of Salt Lake City. Recent visitors to Corinne were Curt and Lavern Pappenfuss and family of St.flgnalus, Mont., who visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore and family in Corinne, and other relatives in Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frost of Tucson, Ariz., were recent Corinne visitors. They were searching for some record of Mr. Frosts father to Montana who went on the freighting trail, staying in Corinne some three months in 1871 to secure his outfit. His name was Sumner Frost. SOLD 5 SUNKIST Med EACH a SUNKIST EACH Bunch Local and Fancy Bunch W i RED V BONELESS POUND FOR ROLLED CHILI Recipes 1 BEEF ROAST -- S&H laigil. GOODS AT COST PLUS I As the mobile Minuteman (rain roams the rails throughout it? assigned area, READY I OR ATTACK it is always in direct radio contact with an Air Force train control center operated by Strategic Air Command. Some trains will always be on a selected siding with their missiles zeroed in on a predetermined Others Mill continue to roam. CASE GREEN STAMPS DOGS PARKES at Store ALL MEAT WIENERS 1 lbs- - rrrrz be mm 71 0 South Main St E3 |