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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.
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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.
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32 bread rounds 2's inches in
diameter. Arrange 8 on bak
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remaining rounds with 1:!4
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Brush sides with 1 beaten egg
while. Bake in a 375-degree
oven 15 minutes, or until
brown and crisp. Serve with
this filling: Mix 6 tablespoons
of mayonnaise with 3A cup of
grated cheddar cheese and 1
tablespoon of chopped chives.
Top each with 1 small sweet
gherkin and a 1-inch slice
of drained Vienna sausage
from a 4-ounce can.
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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
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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)
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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. .
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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.
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