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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1961)
Operation Shy Shield Tests Our Air Defense Muscle By Mock War On October 14 i . . By TOM NOLAN maintenance men, will play sup- J Newspaper Enterprise Asm. porting roles. WASHINGTON (NEA) About Army National Guardsmen man 125.000 Americans will (eel the ; first pinch of a missileless mock ;"war on Saturday, Oct. 14. In a I;maneuver that has been dubbed '.''Operation Sky Shield 11," North '.; America's air defenses will be tested against a sham atomic at tack by long-range bombers. I All civilian aircraft will be grounded for 12 hours during this "exercise, beginning at 1 p.m. !"iEDT. And the 125,000 airline: .' passengers who would normally fly that day will have to book - flights earlier or later, according to the Air Transport Association. Only participating military air-.- craft will be permitted to take off '. until 1 a.m. (EDT, Sunday, Oct. 2 15. :: Purpose of the exercise is to; provide operational training for 'the entire North American Air; L' Defense Svstem NOHAD. Sky Shield will begin when a ' force of Strategic Air Command ; i SAC) B-47's and B-52's, supported '.by a small number of British 'bombers, simulates an attack on ..'the United States. ". NORAD fighter squadrons of U.S. and Royal Canadian Air ; Force F-102, F-106 and F-89 jets .' will make an estimated 6,000 sor- ties in defense. Neither side will -.; use missiles or live ammunition v- From headquarters in Colorado Springs, Gen. Laurence S. Kuter, NORAD commander, will coordi V nate defensive activities. Army air defense units under! iht. Gen, Robert J. wood, com- J mander of U.S. Army Air Defense J Command, will also participate in ; the action. Some 150,000 military personnel ; and civilians will have active parts .' in the exercise. Another 100,000, eluding air rescue teams and ning 15 NIKE-A J AX missile bases in the northeastern U.S. will be on the alert, although missiles will be fired in theory only. can operation of all foreign air. carriers.- This conforms to the Air Force's SCATER (Security Control of Air Traffic) plan which, in an emer gency attack, would force all civil ian and nonessential military Thirty Air National Guard inter-' Plan,es 10 'ana 8 nT?sl "e' , , i u- ,.,u io clear ine air lor couiuai. ern and southern perimeters oi the country are part of the NOR AD command. Navy Airborne Early Warning Squadrons of WV-2 Super Constel lations and Navy picket ships, which together form the outer warning line in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, will be tested in the alert. WV-2's, longe-range radar planes with large fuel reserves, patrol the northern limit's of the oceans. Further south,' the picket ships, destroyer escorts carrying full ra dar equipment, take over. Other radar defense's involved in the operation include Canadian "Pine Tree" stations along the U.S. border, the Mid - Canadian line, and DEW Line (Distant Ear ly Warning! units. Civil Defense teams will not be tested during the exercise. All of the continent north of Mexico and adjacent coastal wa ters will be blanketed by t h e grounding order handed down by Federal Aviation Agency "to as sure air. safety." This arbitrary boundary does not rule out simulated attacks from the south, according to Air Force officials. Aircraft Control and Warning bases along the Gulf coast are alerted to the maneuver. All the U.S. scheduled domestic and international air carrier fleet, about 1,880 aircraft, will remain ort the ground during the exercise, in addition to more than 70,000 general aviation planes. Also grounded will be the North Ameri- FAA Administrator N. E. Hala- by points out that the Sky Shield grounding is necessary to give complete freedom of movement, at all altitudes, in both ascend ing and descending patterns, to NORAD and SAC planes. Halaby also notes that Die at tacking forces will attempt to jam all NORAD radar, FAA air traf fic control "radar, and other elec tronic guidance equipment. Thus, civilian planes would be without necessary guidance and control Other FAA officials add that the possibility of a real enemy at tack during the operation cannot be ruled out. SAC forces in the U.S. will be on the alert for any unauthorized planes in the air dur ing the 12-hour period. NORAD defenders are aware of the loca tion of the prescribed simulated attack. FAA points out that last year's Sky Shield I received excep tional public understanding and was accomplished with a mini mum of inconvenience. "Sky Shield I," however, took place in the early hours of a Sun day morning and lasted only six hours. This year the exercise lasts twice as long and hits airlines in prime Saturday afternoon and eve. ning time. . To avoid a loss of revenue est! mated at $40 million requires a fast double-shuffle by commercial airlines. Most airlines are packing their schedules to get as many planes as possible into the air lm mediately bqjore and after zero hour. , T J. COLORADO -" J. SPRINGS, . CONTIGUOUS - IT MAP SHOWS SYSTEM This map showt the major warning systami which guard I the U.S. The BMEWS stations In Alaska and Greenland are the only onei which pro vide the adequate warning against a ballistic missile attack. 1 coot,it, umitedTUI mm mm ff SELF-WINDING ,- L ffnSU shockpof l I If J?Vv 1 WATERPROOF vj II JSU3y 10 J ' ANT-MGNETIC I SXh I it UNBREAKABLE MAINSPRING I Y T) NO MONEY DOWN AND BALANCE STAFF,-W,f vj only 7.00 month v;;;rJrrA;nJA jftff I 701 MAIN OPEN 9:30Oo 5:30 1 mm A'?' '-s.n NAVY AIRBORNE RADAR PLANE Here is one of the Navy airborne early warn, ing radar planes that form the outerline of defense along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. 1 .Ma-rrs .t:F F-102 INTERCEPTORS These planes are the F-102 Interceptors that will fly some of the 600 defense sorties in the exercise. HERALD AM) NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Thursday, October 12, lstil PAGE -A , ? ' CT-W ' ' ''' " ' ' B-52's OF SAC Any simulated attack will be carried out by planes such as the B-52 of the Strategic Air Command. Semi-Automatic Rifles Stockpiled For Border GRANGE NEWS MIDLAND GRANGE Booster Night was held at Mid land Grange- Hall Wednesday, Sept. 20. A 6:30 no-host dinner started the evening. There were a large number of grangers, vis itors and children present; tables and the hall were beautifully decorated with an assortment of fall flowers. Serving on the decorating com mittee were Carolyn Kelly, Kath ryn Smith, Alice Hoover and Nelle Motschenbacher. The Thanksgiving Grace song was sung by all before dinner, Kathryn Smith accompanied on the piano. After dinner, Master' Alex Cammoek called the meet ing to order and asked officers! to retire and prepare for for mal entry. ' The Bible was dpened and the flag presented by Ruth Andrleu, Ceres, Verda Urbach, Lady As sistant Steward, and Butch Schneyder, Assistant Stew ard. Opening prayer was said by Chaplain Opal Waresback. While the flag was being presented, the group sang "God Bless Amer ica." Steward Lee Waresback in troduced Roscoe Roberts, state speaker of Medfoid; Klamath County Deputy Mildred Largent; Pomona Master Francis Flowers and Shasta 'View Master Jack ReTtmeier. They were escorted to the masters' station. Deputy Largent gave a report on what the grange stands tor and how it started, she also gave a brief resume of Midland Grange. Lecturer Mayme Cam mock then opened her section with a song, "When the Grange is Called to Order. - I'll Be There." Charter and 25-year members present were Mildred and Hip Largent, A. V, Ess,. Wren Frain, Leon and Marie Andrieu and James Flowers. All Midland Grange members for 1960-61 were honored and tribute was given them by the master. An American flag was pre sented lo Midland Grange by Dora Lohrey, widow of the late Orville Lohrey. She is a sister of Opal Waresback. Dedication of the flag followed. Readings were given by James Flowers, Leon Andrieu, Verda Urbach, Minnie Andrieu, the dedication closed by singing patriotic songs. Roberts, state speaker and president of the Grange Mutual Insurance Co. of Medford, gave a talk on what the grange rep resents and policies, then he gave an instructional report on grange insurance. Francis Flowers read the Na tional Master's Message followed by entertainment. BERLIN (UPD - TheUnitcd States today stockpiled semi automatic Ml rifles for West Ber lin border guards despite Commu nist protests against strengthen- ening this isolated city s mil itary defenses. - U.S. officials .said shipments at the weapons to Berlin have been sent for several weeks. The move was taken following heavy pres sure from both the West Berlin press and police officials here for better armed border guards. West Berlin's 12,500 policemen nave been carrying only pistols on patrol of the divided city's I borders. Communist patrols are equipped with sub-machineguns J and other automatic weapons. Informed sources said the "U.S. government would prefer to have West Berlin police patrol the bor ders and felt they would be able to handle any incidents if they were properly equipped for the job. 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