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Show I i The Salt Lake Tribune, Friday, April 19, 1968 Test Missile Replica Lures Tourists for Green River Special to The Tribune ''••• GREEN RIVER, Emery ; County - A reglica of the : Athena 'missile is the latest 'tourist attraction at the O.^K.' , Anderson City Park, here. The1 50-foot-long, 30-inch-;wide missile'was assembled . from parts of many Athena : missiles by the Atlantic Re- search Corp. at the Green River missile base. A granite monument on .which will be inscribed information on the Athena program is being donated by the Colorado Servault, Grand Junc'jpn, Colo. Major Flqyd Anderson of the IJ.S. Air Force is in charge of the dedication ceremonies, set for April 27 at 4 p.m. at the park. , , Rep. Laurence >, J. Burton (R-Utah) Milton Weilenmann, director-of the Utah Industrial Commission, and Green River Mayoi?. ReyLloyd Hatt are among the dignitaries taking part in the ceremonies. One hundred Athena missiles have' been fired from Green River to the White Sands Prpving Grounds, N.M., since Feb. 10, 1964. Another replica of the missile, used for research in reentry systems testing, is on display at Missile Park, White Sands, N.M. WE GO'. .'." . . .Athena No. 100 roars skyward from Green River starting its successful flight-! to White Sands, N.M., early Friday. morning. U. S. Army Photo |