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0 12 A. Operations Director Necessity Every time Rogue valley residents hear a sonic boom they can take assurance in the fact that it represents a necessary part of the defense effort of the United States Air Force. Each "boom" is a F-101 Voodoo fighter interceptor breaking the sound barrier on its way from Kingsley Afr Force base, Klamath Falls, to the Pacific ocean on an air defense mission. Col. Wilson Edwards, di rector of operations for the 408th Fighter Group, station ed at Kingsley, explained this, and the role of the group in the defense of the U.S., at Monday's Medford Chamber of Commerce roundlablc luncheon. Approximately 50 persons, including Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr., attended the luncheon to hear Colonel Edwards. Introduced by Balk Appling was in Medford to hold an organization meeting of his local campaign work ers. He was introduced at the luncheon by Robert Balk, chairman of his Jackson coun ty campaign committee. , . The 408th Fighter Group comes under the direction of " the Air Defense Command .Which is the U. S. element of a joint U. S.-Canadian defense command called NORAD. Kingsley field is located in the 25th Air Defense division with its headquarters at Mc- Chord Air Force base near Seattle. The 25th division covers Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of California and Nevada. There are eight such divisions in the U.S. Pufpos of 408th It is the purpose of the 408th to detect, identify, in tercept and destroy unidenti fied aircraft, in that order, Colonel Edwards said. The 408th, as are all other air defense units, is coordin ated with an extensive radar detection network which com pletely encircles the U.S. and Canada. This detection net includes the BMEW line (ballistic mis sile early warning system lo cated in the Arctic), the DEW line (distant early warning system in Canada), the Pine Tree line and the Mid-Columbia line. Also included in the de tection net are Navy radar picketships off the coast, a 24 hour airborne radar patrol, which operates 500 miles off the coast, and other radar centers located at various points throughout the U.S. and Canada. Explains Procedure) Colonel Edwards explained the procedure which is fol lowed when an unidentified aircraft is detected. When such an aircraft pene trates the radar net, NORAD headquarters in Colorado Springs is automatically noti fied. Headquarters in turn notifies division headquarters which then notifies the appro priate air base or air bases. The fighter Interceptors are then off to meet the potential enemy. F-101's at Kingsley are on 5 to 15 minute alerts. Because of this, according to Colonel Edwards, It takes Just two minutes for the plane to reach an altitude of 40,000 feet from the time the brakes ore re . leused. He added that in 2 to 5 minutes the plane will cross Medford and in a maximum of 15 minutes it will reach the coast. Maximum speed of the F-101's is about 900 miles per hour. No! No! Mom Don't Stop Here . . . Let's park in a PARK & SHOP lot. You can buy me tome candy with the savings. i i ij i it 1 1 1 lj i iiiw;y5S?r'J5Iii fi'Sk fpiifF MAIM St Y :s -'jn i,r i-" -r -f jBoiar llMlilll! ii 1 nn nn ns jyT for Sonic The sonic boom which peo pie hear is actually a sound wave which strikes the ground when planes have gone through the sourd bar rier. Colonel Edwards explain ed that whether a sonic wave ever reaches the ground or not is dependent on altitude, weather and humidity. Parly Patty Shell New York - tUPH - Make party patty shells the easy way, with bread rounds. Cut 32 bread rounds 2's inches in diameter. Arrange 8 on bak ing sheet. Cut centers from remaining rounds with 1:!4 Inch round cooky cutter. Stack 3 rings on each solid round. Brush sides with 1 beaten egg while. Bake in a 375-degree oven 15 minutes, or until brown and crisp. 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I I SI7FS ' ' 12-20 Explains Booms there are never any un necessary sonic booms over the Rogue valley, he said. Planes from Kingsley field do their training in the Tule Lake-Lakevicw area, which means that each sonic boom heard here represents a de fense mission. Most air bases, such as Kingsley field, are 20'' miles inland, he said, because they are less vulnerable to attack from the sea. All unidentified aircraft are intercepted, he said, including commercial airliners which have deviated from their flight plans. The allowable deviation from a flight plan is small. Edwards said, for instance, that a airliner fly ing from Hawaii to Portland has a 10-mile wide corridor in which it can fly and is allowed to be only a maxi mum of three minutes off schedule. If it is out of this corridor or if it is more than throe minutes off schedule then it will be intercepted. Potential Enemies All unidentified aircraft arc considered potential enemies until it is proven otherwise. Colonel Edwards said this is so because "we do not want another Pearl Harbor." An interceptor will stick with a suspicious craft until it is properly identified, Ed wards said. If it is not satis factorily identified the inter ceptor will force it to land. If it refuses to land then it will be shot down. He noted that the decision to shoot a plane down is up to NORAD headquarters, and not to the pilot. Each of the F-101's is equip ped with GAR air-to-air mis siles. These missiles are of the same family as the Side winder which proved so ef fective against Communist Chinese planes near Formosa, he pointed out. A City In Itself Kingsley field is a city in itself, he said. The base has 1,200 military personnel. It is equipped with its own hos pital, fire department, police force and has an annual pay roll of about $5 million. The entire base represents a government investment of $65 million, he said, includ ing the F-101's which cost a little more than $Vi million apiece. There are 21 of these planes at Kingsley, he added. He noted too that Kingsley is only a "real small" air base. He pointed out that the Air Defense Command is no long er under manually operated radar control. On the 15th of this month, he said, radar con trol was switched from man ual to SAGE (Somi-Automatic Ground Environment), which computes radar data by ma chines. This is much faster than manual computation, he noted. SAGE Headquarters ' SAGE headquarters for Kingsley Is at Portland. There is a SAGE installation at Keno, Ore. Although the importance of manned aircraft may be di minishing because ot tech nological advances, the man is still important from an iden tification standpoint, which is one of the 408th's major func tions. Only a man can ade quately identify, he said. For ev ry weapon the U S. can devise, it is felt that the enemy can devise a similar one, Edwards said. For this reason, he noted, when the U.S. is devising a weapon it also tries to devise a veapon which will counteract it. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. Harriman Urges Calm Attitude Toward Russia New York - (I'Pli - Former New York Gov. Avercll Har riman declared Tuesday the United States should remain calm and look to the future in its relationships with the So viet union. "A 'get tough' altitude on our part can only strengthen the Stalinists in the Krem lin." he said, adding it would "drive Moscow closer to Pe king and terrify our friends and allies around the world.' Harriman, former Ambassa dor to Russia, spoke at an ad vance hearing by a five-member panel which is accepting suggestions for the 1060 Dem ocratic National Platform Committee assembling in Los Angeles, July 1 1. A strong civil rights plank was presented to the platform committee panel by Harri man, in behalf of State Chair man Michael H. Prendergast. It was a policy statement of the New York state Democrat ic committee. The Prendergast statement charged that the Republican administration had failed to enforce constitutional guaran tees of civil rights and civil liberties. Discussing foreign relations, Harriman told the panel that Premier Nikita Khrushchev's proposed visit to Cuba "will add to the provocation" in the foreign situation. He said that in the past seven years there has been "a tragic de cline" in American prestige throughout the world. 'Blunders' Cited Harriman cited alleged "blunders" beginning with the "unleasing of Chiang" and the "fumbling of the U2 inci dent." He also rapped the econom ic policies of the present ad ministration and insisted it "cares" about big business in terests. He said it has failed to take action to improve the education of the nation's youth, to provide medical care for old people, and to provide adequate housing. 4 H Club News The Edgcwood Equestrians 4-H Horse club have invited all 4-H members to their horse pre - fair. The pre - fair will be held at 1 p.m., June 26, at the fairgrounds. Mrs. Paul B. Adams will be judge. Classes to be held are judg ing contest, coll class; two years and under, halter show manship, English equitation, western horsemanship, trail class and Texas barrel. All events, except English Equitation and colt class, are to be divided into three age groups. Ribbons will be given. No entry fee will be charged. Susan Wright, Reporter Medford, Minn. IUPD Kids here have just as much fun as other children on their school playground, but moth ers have noticed fewer skinned knees lately. The rea son is a new playground cov er at six of the city's elemen tary schools. Bark mulch, a by-product of Medford's for est industries, has been piled to goosc-down-mattress thick ness of four inches and effec tively cushions the kids' rough-and-tumble play. Portland - IUHI - A park and recreation conference, spon sored by the Democratic par ly of Oregon, will be held in Bend July 30. There's a thought Mothtr PARK FREE on PARK & SHOP lots with a $2 purchai from any member displaying tht PARK t SHOP SIGN, (MP V DERAILED A Southern Pacific freight and partly blocking (lower right) Highway train was detailed near Salinas, Calif., Fri- 101. No one was injured; but the rail line day scattering 39 freight cars off the track suffered extensive damage. (UPI Telephoto) 1SAVEKHALFL12 LIFETIME GUARAIITEE broken durl" m'X TZZW r3WV -V "r V' ' ' WDtlVISOCKnSfT. "A-MIVIt; AasSlist . JliVt X v K scxKnm . H"MivisocKnsn Auwil TX-i IWtffe $2li' Si ' A NSW' OMNINOWMNCH SIT .-IGNITION I " JlnW zli-Ci AJV-comprewion tistw: vacuomI l rSj ' Vil, AND FUH PUM TISTMv. M -"ISfeS " ' r t PIKES COmnt -- lVl ' ' ; r-n. 4 " i.: COMPLETE il jp J i i ill rvv ill i i i i i l ii I J f I I I I I I I I I ' 1 wk'tf I I I I I I ei I I I I I m m m tua m m i w m ar w m w 115 c. MAIN, MEDFORD ,CZ?Q 115 E. MAIN, MEDFORD 115 E.MAIN, ASHLAND AP(g, ijj.- W HA PRECISION SETS in ONE-DOES y - . --- ikmmiummimMi Grange News Members of Phoenix Grange were informed at the regular meeting June 14, that 'the "Buckaroo Breakfast" held the preceding Sunday was well attended. The men were entirely re sponsible for the affair. The ladies were not to advise and were threatened with fines if they entered the kitchen. Melvin Lattie was chair man of the breakfast and also a cook. Other cooks were Sol Cox, Charles Johnson and Lloyd Lacy. Serving were Claude Hutton, Ralph Swin gle, Raymond Cyr, Frank Clark and Merle Simmonds. Dishwashers were Warren Loffer, Fred Meadows, Lloyd Whiteside and Ronald Baker. Frank Perl handled the pub licity and Charles Hocker smith the ticket sales. There were no agriculture or legislative reports but Vaughn Quackenbush report ed a new process of mapping several orchards and studying the trees. Serving at the meeting were Mrs. Ernest Madden tnd Dr. and Mrs. Robert F; Wilcox. Several members attended the State Grange at Roseburg. . Next visitation meeting will be at Upper Applegate Grange, Friday, June 24. Eugene-UIPU- The McKenzie Pass highway between here and Bend was officially open ed to traffic Monday after being closed since Jan. 8. . Call Ken Neal-SP 3-4739 for Quality Used Logging & Dirt Moving Equipment Crater Lake Machinery Co. Home Appliance Co., USE. Main, MsdlorJ, Oi i Pleaie tend me the 12 in 1 Profenional Chron Alloy Steel Socket Wrench Set and Auto-Teitin i Repair Kit at edrertiud tor $39.95. I agree to pr S4.9S down and S1.90 weeklr. i NAME ! address I i city ...state"""z;;:; Phon HAPCO Tomorrow -SP 3-5395 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1980 Salem-UlPI)-An Oregon dairy industry advisory committee will meet here Wednesday to discuss changes in the state Grade A milk audit law. HOLIDAY ; AHEAD! : Serv-a-dibh for modtrn tiling, tnttritMiw " be a flueit at your own x pirtlei...iave dlihwaahlng, ; Smart hostesses now serve on Serv-a-diah trays, the lasting, metal trays that hold compart-,;, ment-style plaBtie coaled die-,, posable paper plates. Trays ar 10W square. Handsomely : pack aged. Eitra trays and plate re fills always available at I . - mmntmmmlt EVERYTHING! III tk GIFT PAK X m.a mctil try nil $79:. KM mm EDBIID o o 0
