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2 • Northw#*t Arkontot Thurt., Oct, 4, 1Q799 AVtTffVlUlNoAgreeTwo CongressmenBy SUnT KRAFT\«*lt;Ki»lrd Press WriterNORWICH Kan «APi i '»ngres*men Dan Ghckman lt;nd Boh Whittaker toured a Titan II missile ailo with three minor leaks Wednesday and hoth agreed the missiles remain an important strategic weaponRight now from a strategic point of view. I think it wouldn't he smart to take the missiles out. said Ghckman, a Kansas I*emocrat Whittaker, a Kansas Republican, said he thought it would he unwise ‘to do awray w ith the Titan II system ’’The Air Force brought the two • ngressmen, as well as the mayors of nearby Norwich and Conway Springs, to the site byhelicopter The delegation was briefed first at McConnell Air Force Base and later taken to the silo, about 35 miles west of Wichita They spent two hours there talking with crewmen and questioning Air Force officials Gltckman had several sugge*-t ns for improving the system, ueh as boosting pay for missile crewmen But he said he was reasonably confident” the surrounding communities andlt; rewmen at the site were in no danger from the slow-leaking oxidizer“I feel much more confidentnow than I did before the tour,” Whittaker said He noted that many of the older valves andWseals were being replaced in the II missile system thatlt; ;rtounds WichitaGhckman said all the leaks had occurred from ' parts that are replaced all the time ”“The parts having problems are not necessarily old, even timugh the missile itself may be old, he added “And the t. .ndance systems in the missiles are fairly modem ’Whittaker said he was “literally able to put my hand on the leaJu in that silo, and it certainly poaea no hazard to the i rewmen or the civilian population ““It helped me put into perspective that when the Air Force refers to a minor leak, they mean it's a minor leak, Whittaker addedGhckman said the propellant spill at a silo near Rock. Kan , that killed two Air Force crew men last year was different from the leaks that have been reported at the silos over the past several monthsIt was an extremely differ ent set of factors, Glickman said These are just basic leaks, and they would take several hundred years to corrode the valves to the point where it would actually pour out ”The Rock incident occurred when propellant was being loaded into the missile Both congressmen said the Air Force already was doing a better job of communicating with the public They both had cited that as being at the root of the public’s reaction to to the recent leaks “I'm personally impressed, Whittaker said “They were very candid and open and provided us with almost sensitive information.”The missile system, which surrounds Wichita. Tucson, Ariz . and Little Rock. Ark , has been in operation 16 vearsftMRS HI BY DEVINEBrookings. Ore — Mrs Ruby Mayfield Devine. 70, died last Saturday in a Brookings. Ore , hospital Born Feb 4, 1909, at Mayfield, the daughter of Jessie Green and Mintie Anice Barnes Mayfield, she was a former resident of Mavfield, and a member of tfie Methodist ChurchShe is survived by her husband. Robert E Devine of the home; a son, Joe Wayne of Sacramento. Calif.; a daughter, Mrs Marion Romeo, also of Sacramento, three sisters, Mrs Mamie Logue and Mrs Wilma Clark, both of Mayfield, and Mrs Vera Keeney of Springdale, and three grand childrenFuneral was Tuesday in Brookings, Ore , with interment in BrookingsHome of Siloam SpringsWILLIAM HAMBY William Harrison Hamby. 73, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday in a Fayetteville hospital. He was born Oct 38, 190S, in Oklahoma, the son of Morgan and Elisa Brown Hamby He was a retired carpenter and a BaptistSurvivors are his wife, Mrs Georgia Belle Hamby of theLLOYI) BROWN Siloam Springs — Lioyd Wayne Brown, 72, of Siloam Springs died Tuesday in a Siloam Springs hospital after an extended illness Born Aug 11, 1907, at Charleston, he was a retired merchant who owned and operated Brown General Store in Brnach for 37 years Hewas a member of the .ScottishRite of Fort Smith, the Order of Eastern Star at Siloam Springs, Key Lodge No 7, F k A M ot Siloam Springs and the Twin Springs Christian ChurchSurvivors are his wife, MrsBonn Etta Knox Brown of the home, one daughter, Mrs Montie Vest Jr of Siloam Springs; two brothers, Winford of Branch and Leon of Fort Smith; five sisters, Mrs. Edith Gamble of Hurst, Texas, Mrs Gussie Shelby of Charleston, Mrs Lusylvia Riley of Lindsay, Okla., Mrs Opal Huber of Camarillo. Calif, and Mrs Emogene McGill of Pensacola, Fla . two grandchildren and one great-grandchild Funeral will be at 10 a m. Friday at the Twin Springs Christian Church with a8500!SPRING containing the front t by DavieLowell, s today, Wil the green bag in his went into some cha store less When he r the bag wiTeenSPR1Nteenaged jailed by midnight with theft of alcohol eight CB a; Officerspotted th«an auto parking lothe policei boys slam trunk Ket antenna ir and noted have a radEouths to ( e discovantennas, depart men and a clt; bottles of taken intoiChargSPRING Wilson wai Drive Wed m wheny siphor parked au into a pit friend andVscene A short stopped th can and si| in the bedalso foundgreen vegeglove comf A test ini was mariji 15 and 17, theft and trolled sul was reft authoritiesaraveside service at 3 o m at
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Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times
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