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Show MR, 1Q September 1965 A German Air Force missile group will arrive in the United States October 1, 1965, for'annual firing with the Pershing 'missile. The Germans will be administratively and logistically supported by the 2nd Battalion, 44th1 Artillery, a U. S. Army Pershing unit stationed at Ft. jgill, Okla.;, ' Aiffitaa! Fixing Fifty GeMiiSB personnel will participate in .tfeis first annual exercise firing1 Y'arshings from Gilson Butte about 40 miles southwest of Green River, Utah, into an impact area at White Sands Missile Range, approximately 400 miles distance. U. S. Army missile units use the same area for practice Pershing firings. Although German Pershing units have fired at White Sands in the past as a part of their initial organization training in the United States, this is the first time a group has,returned for additional training. The firings are being conducted in the United States because there are no range facilities in Europe which will provide desired flight data during firing of the two- stage tactical ballistic missile. ' As on previous firings, the flights of the missiles will be monitored by White Sands Missile Range safety and data collectoin personnel. THE SUN-ADVOCATE Film on Missile _ Ik Jan 65, Priee, Ut. Program to be 1-rj Price, Utah _ _ Shown to Public (Films and glides on the White Sands Missile Range •and the Green River Test Complex will be Shown Tuesday, January 19, at 8 - p.m. in the basement of the Community Methodist Church. The program will be given by I Captain Duggan, who is on tem-iporary duty as assistant to Major iORichard Schmidt of the U. S. Army, site commander at Green River. These colored educational films have not perviously been shown in this area and will be of interest to all students and adults. .: The program is sponsored by tine lB?rice Sorosis Cluto which extends «n invitation to the public to attend. ena 3 February 1965 News, Salt Lake Cit- Utah GREEN RIVER, UTAH-The Air Force successfully fired an Athena missile on a test run dria, Va., to test the re-entry principal of solid fuel missiles. The successful launch Monday /as the 10th in the series Missile Range in New Mexico, which expects to complete more j than 65 more launchings. The launch came at 11:30 p.m. under clear skies. The last four attempts were called off be- 'GROWING PAINS' Assistant Secretary of the Air j Force for Research and Devel-I opment, Alexander H. Flax, told ! Conditions of the launch and SerL Bennett the testing pro- cause of weather conditions. the re-entry at the missile range in New Mexico won't be explained until after evaluations by the Air Force team. CONTINUE TESTS Meanwhile, the sponsoring military agency said it will continue the testing program from fereen river through 1965 and most of 1966. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, R-Utah, announced Tuesday the 1965 schedule calls for at least three Athena launchings each month. The tests are being conducted by the Air Force and Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexan- grarn has been proceeding slowly because of a number of technical "growing pains" in the missile and range support system. The weather also has played a part in delays. Last year some 530 employes worked on the launch system at Green River, including Air Force, Army and contractor personnel. j "Further use of the Green River site beyond the test program will depend on the Air Force review of data obtained] from test programs now under j way and the future needs of new j missile development programs," j Sen. Bennett said. |