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New Atlas Coffin Launch Sets Off West Coast Test
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California an Atlas missile was fired from a coffin style launch facility and declared operational The coffin a concrete hangar 35 by 90 feet with 20 foot walls protects the weapon and allows quick deployment The fire targets Wake Island about 4300 miles west and the shot took 22 minutes from order to launch Ingemar Johansson prepares for a June 20 title defense against Floyd Patterson after signing in New York with initial training in Geneva
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