2 Thursday, October 9, 1997 Pahrump Valley Gazette
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Northern and Central
Friday...A slight chance of
showers mainly east otherwise
dry. Lows in the 40s. Highs in
the 70s to lower 80s. Saturday
and Sunday...Dry aad cooler.
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Southern Nevada
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Rocket slams into Esmeralda
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the Tonopah Test Range and no one was allowed into the area.
It's believed they will be there for several days.
Goldfield resident Joyce Haskew had gone to bed around
11:30 p.m. and soon after she
heard a series of loud sonic-
booms. "I wasn't quite asleep
and they woke me up. I ......
thought, at first, that there was
some blasting at the local
mines," she said. "There were
more than three loud booms
and my dog ran to the north-
west section of my property
and began barking. I think
there were six explosions."
Wade Barton, former
Esmeralda County Commis-
sioner and a strong supporter
of alternative uses for the Ne-
vada Test Site voiced concern
over the crash. He and his
wife, Kay, had witnessed the
rocket flight and described it
as a "ball of fire." According
to Barton he had gotten out of
bed earlier to do some work
and around midnight heard a series of booms. "It was a curious
type of sound," he said. "It didn't sound like something we were
used to hearing." His wife went outside and he went to get some
binoculars then headed outside. "My wife almost knocked me
down running back inside screaming there had been an explo-
sion out there." After seeing the rocket he immediately called
the Esmeralda Sheriffs Department and was told that they were
already responding.
NO ENTRY Security vehicles were scattered throughout the
area of the crash site in Esmeralda County. No one was allowed
in to view or photograph the downed rocket that slammed into
the desert near Goldfield in the morning hours of Saturday, OcL
4. PVG staff photo
"I'd like to know the facts on this," Barton told the, PVG.
What was the payload on this rocket and why did it malfunc-
tion? There needs to be a full disclosure on this." Barton also
concedes that mistakes do
happen and is hopeful this
will be an isolated incident.
Susan Dudley, Esmeralda
County Commissioner voiced
some concern about the mal-
functioned test. "It's possible
the commissioners may dis-
cuss a protest to Sand|a, how-
ever, I don't know enough of
the details at this time to say
for certain."
Darwin Morgan, spokes-
man for the Department of
Energy, stated that a joint in-
vestigation with Sandia Na-
tional Laboratories into the
cause of the malfunction will
begin immediately. It was
stated that technicians at the
launch site had never seen
this type of anomaly occur in
this type of rocket before. "All
our efforts are being directed toward determining why this
happened," said Morgan.
The test was one of a series of tests to be conducted from the
Nevada Test Site to establish the necessary infraslructure to
support rocket launch activities. The Department of Energy has .
been searching for new uses for the test site since the nuclear
test moratorium in 1992.
Gazette staff reporters contributed to this story.
October is National
Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
In conjunction with National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, the Arcon
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offering special mammography
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October, mammographies will be
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the time of service. Each patient will
also receive a free handbook dealing
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In addition to mammography, the
center offers a variety of services
from full physical exams, pap
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cancer screenings all under one
roof.
Call now to schedule an
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ideas about healthcare. Programs
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