Air Force jets land safely with nerve gas weapons
Two C-141 Starlifter transports loaded with 128 Weteye bombs landed at Dugway Proving Ground Utah marking the first stage of an airlift to move 888 weapons from Colorado to Utah. Each aircraft carried 64 bombs in individual containers for storage at Tooele Army Depot in earth covered bunkers under heavy guard.
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Tooele Army Depot
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Detonation-bait nerve gas bombs moved from Denver arsenal
An Army C 141 aborted takeoff at Stapleton after a faulty oil pressure gauge. Mechanics checked No 2 engine and the plane resumed its northward flight. The Denver arsenal produced the nerve gas bombs in 1969 and Congress in 1980 ordered their detoxification and relocation to reduce metro area risk.
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Indian Navy to resume rescue of Primrose crew amid storms
Navy helicopters to rescue 31 sailors from the Primrose grounded on a coral reef near North Sentinel Island in the Andaman Islands. Storms forces ship withdrawal. officials say the crew, including 21 Hong Kong Chinese, are safe with food and water as weather clears for airlift.
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North Sentinel Island
Calcutta
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