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Desert Navy town near Inyokern hosts 12000 residents
The U S Naval Ordnance Test Station area between Los Angeles and Death Valley forms a thriving desert community of about 12 000 people with 2000 plus permanent buildings. The Michelson laboratory costs 8 million dollars and security is provided by a Marine detachment with county deputies. Local life includes a church theater baseball swimming tennis archery riding and hunting nearby in Sierra Nevada.
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Los Angeles
Death Valley
U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station
Inyokern
California
Michelson Laboratory
Sierra Nevada