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ethe 11 be r the ution londs n or as to mill mese plan:elACPit theter’sServing all the communities of Mississippi County and the Bootheet, owned, managed and printed im Blytheville, Arkansas 0746-9527j lytheville, Arkansas, 72315 A Park Newspaper vol. 92 No.231350 34 Pages, 5 Sections, Wednesday, February 11,1987WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Alexander said this morning he expects the Department of Defense to announce to-day tnai uiyinevuie at d is uemgconsidered as an “MX Peacekeeper missile rail garrisonsite.”He said some weeks ago he learned from the Air Force that Blytheville would likely be one of the 11 Stategic Air Command bases considered for the new MX basing system whereby themissiles are placed on specially-designed railway cars.He said he cooperated with the request of the Air Force by notr* ***+ +**+ +* 41 +*+ ++ aIw am fli aCUiiiiiiCilliUg pUMAiWl/ Uil Uiwpotential for BAFB to be included in the system prior to the date the Air Force was scheduled to make its decision public.The Air Force has told Alexander that the reason for considering the Blytheville base for jtossible inclusion in the rail garrison basing network includes theNabih Berri Says ListsArab Prisoners Readied For Swappotential for rail service at the base, the level of community support for the existing base and thebase’s status as a part of SAC.In mid-October, President Ronald Reagan announced his decision to utilize railway cars in development of the MXPeacekeeper missile defense sys tern. At that time, the presidentsaid F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., would be the principal operating base for the rail-gar-nsoned MX missiles. F. E. Warren AFB is the location for silo-based MX missiles.Alexander said information provided by DOD indicated the rail-garrison method would involve basing the MX Peacekeeper missile on specially designed railcars located on military bases.The missiles would remain within secured areas of the bases and move off-base only duringKtifK AtMifpwAAWWf 1/A AAUWiUaUUUUi tWAA~sions. Alexander saic the Air Force has advised him that it will determine via on-site inspections at F. E. Warren, Blytheville, Whiteman and eight ather installations being considered before making final selections.In addition to these three, otherbases under study for the MX rail garrison system are: Little Rock AFB, Barksdale AFB, La.; Dyess AFB, Texas; Fairchild AFB, Wash.; Grand Forks AFB, N.D.; Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Minot AFB, N.D., and Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.News BriefsnAnnrTPTTT1 Tphannn (AP^Revolutionary Justice said units ofBatesville Plant To Employ 250BATESVILLE, Ark. (AP) -After studying sites in six states,flimnlpc PrrHlfir»fq nitncinn nf T? WRobertson Co. has decided to locate a plant in Batesville, creating about 250 jobs.Cupples announced Tuesday that it had considered sites in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi and Texas before narrowing the choice to Batesville, Corning or a city in Tennessee.H.R. “Herb” Richter, vice president of production, said that because an H.H. Robertson Co. plant in Sheridan was successful, the company focused on the South for its expansion plans.The plant, expected to begin some operations by March 1, willa ccamKla avfnrinr uroll nnnHiiAtc
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Feb 11, 1987
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