Indiana Receives 839 Acres For Recreation Use
US land turn over to Indiana transfers 539 acres of former Kingston Ordnance Plant to state control for a fish and wildlife area under the Department of Natural Resources. Klein frames the move as the start of more land returns and notes revenue sharing aims to empower local governments. He also criticizes McGovern, calling his rhetoric extreme and inconsistent on defense policy.
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Indianapolis
State of
Indiana
Herbert G. Klein
Seac LaPorte
Kingstuiry Ordnance Plant
Department of Natural Resources
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Klein
George McGovern
McGovern
Nuclear device detonated in Nevada desert
A nuclear device was detonated 3 800 feet underground at the Nevada Test Site about 70 miles north of Las Vegas. The AEC said there was no detectable radiation leakage and the blast measured 2 to 20 kilotons. Tremor may have been felt in high rise Las Vegas buildings, though no reports outside the site area were received.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Desert
Atomic Energy Commission
Thas
Iit Tess
AEC
Local Reservists Win in Air Force Tac Gunnery Contest
Air Force Reserve Tactical Gunnery Competition at Air National Guard Base Michigan saw Grissom AFB units excel. The 1st SOG team from Grissom took top honors with the 930th SOG placing second, while the 910th SOG from Youngstown trailed. Five-day exercise tested skip bombing strafing dive bombing and napalm runs with four pilots and support crews per team. Brig. Gen. George H. Wilson called the event an outstanding success, praising citizen-airmen and Reserve forces.
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Sargeant
Gorman
Wea
Seventh St
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Air National Guard
Ohio
George H. Wilson
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