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Show The Times-Independent A3 Thursday, Nov. 12, 1970 Four Pershings WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - Four Army Pershing Missiles fired Wednesday night from Black Mesa, near Blanding, Utah, impacted! ton White Satods Missule' Range, N. M. One round however was terminated in flight when a malfunction occurred in the missile following launch. The missile destroyed in flight impacted safely on range. It was the third launch of the evening. Range officials said the missiles were launched from the Utah complex at 8:35, 9:05 and 10:25 p.m. Wednesday. The final round was fired at 12:35 a.m. Thursday. Fired: by units of the U. S. Seventh Army, the misisiles were operational test rounds designed tos guage unit proficiency and •reaction time in a simulated; combat mission. In announcing the firings, White Sands officials said all .test activities in the Blanding, Utah, area, have been completed for this week. All roadblocks in the Four Corners area have been lifted and residents of the safety zone south of Blanding can return to their homes. Hound Dog Air Force officials announced Tuesday the scheduled firing of an air to ground Hound Dog Missile on Nov. 13 from the White Sands Missile Range Utah Launch Complex near Green River. The Hound Dog will be launched from a B52 bomber over the Green River area at about 1 p.m. It will be programmed to impact on White Sands some 5CO. miles southeast of the launch area. The mission will require evacuation of the ABRES-2 (Advanced Ballistics Reentry System) area west of U. S. Highway 160^163 between LaSal Junction and Monticello. Evacuation will begin at 6 a.m. in the area adjacent to Canyonlands National Park for a period of up to 12 hours. Intermittent roadblocks will be set on access Toads leading into the same area beginning at 12 noon on Friday. There will be no roadblocks after 6 p.m. In announcing the roadblocks, range officials emphasized that U. S. Highway 160-163 will not be cosed to traffic during the firing missions. the increasing drug problem in Moab. |