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i had rears 1963,mis-was i nu-Den-emo-with y toationnfor-‘OuranynansTitansEnclosures Prevent Fuel Leakage, Officials Say7:30WASHINGTON (AP) - A missile fuel leak such as the one that occurred near Damascus, Ark. in 1978 should not occur again because of enclosures built recently around fuel tanks, Air Force officials say.Maj. Gen. Martin C. Fulcher explained the Titan missile safety systems Friday in response to questions by Sens. Dale Bumpers, DArk., and Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz.Aides to Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark., asked about warning systems for civilians living in the vicinity of Titan missile silos and referred to the Damascus incident.A cloud of poisonous gas leaked from a transport trailer parked at the missile site near Damascus in January 1978, resulting in the hospitalization of four persons.Such an incident could not occur again because surface fuel tanks at the silos were being enclosed, Fulcher said, so that leaks would be contained within the enclosure.There are currently six leaks at the Damascus site, but none of them are serious, Fulcher said. The leaks are well within safety limits and are under control, he said.Similar leaks of fuel components have also occurred at missile sites in Kansas and Arizona and are routine in dealing with such complicated equipment, he said.The Air Force officials were unable to provide a detailed description of civilian warning systems, but promised to provide answers to the senators’questions in the near future. Fulcher said that each base was equipped with a siren that could be heard on the surface.The meeting was arranged after Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., called Thursday for the removal of Titan missiles in Kansas, Arkansas and Arizona.n L nor k i__SALE SALE SALEPRATTSDISCOUNTCARPETDRAPERIES763-82302016 W. MataNyflMvNte, Art
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Sat, Sep 22, 1979
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