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| The six NOTS employees who spent the month of August 1958 training Nationalist Chinese pilots on use of the Sidewinder missile are shown in front of the hostel where they stayed in the town of Hsin Chu, Taiwan Photo courtesy of Wayne Zellmer |
Cost increases could make this year’s
event the last of its kind
event the last of its kind
By ADAM L. R. SUMMERS
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
Organizers of the Community
July 4th Fireworks Show have
lined up food, fun – and a big
July 4th Fireworks Show have
lined up food, fun – and a big
stack of boom - for the annual Independence Day tradition at
the Desert Empire Fairgrounds.
the Desert Empire Fairgrounds.
Inyokern readies centennial
celebration
celebration
By ADAM L. R. SUMMERS
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
You may not be able to tell by its looks, but Inyokern is about to
become a centenarian. And some of its residents and
admirers are planning a celebration to mark the occasion.
Inyokern was founded on Sept. 26, 1909. Since then it has
been home to generations of desert dwellers in one of the
world’s sunniest places.
become a centenarian. And some of its residents and
admirers are planning a celebration to mark the occasion.
Inyokern was founded on Sept. 26, 1909. Since then it has
been home to generations of desert dwellers in one of the
world’s sunniest places.
Parade of flags to return for 2009
Organizers of last year’s Parade of 1000 Flags have announced
the start of preparations for the event’s return on Sept. 5.
the start of preparations for the event’s return on Sept. 5.
Spirit of ’76 mirrored in spirit of ’58
China Laker retells events leading up to Sidewinder’s
first use in combat
first use in combat
By WAYNE ZELLMER , Special to the News Review
One Saturday morning in late July 1958, I received a phone call from
Frank Cartwright. He asked that I come to his house right away. When I
got there, he said that I was to go on travel. I assumed my trip would be
to Europe, but he said no, to Taiwan. I couldn’t tell anyone outside of
the government (not even my wife) where I was going.
Frank Cartwright. He asked that I come to his house right away. When I
got there, he said that I was to go on travel. I assumed my trip would be
to Europe, but he said no, to Taiwan. I couldn’t tell anyone outside of
the government (not even my wife) where I was going.
think about the American spirit — is also a perfect time to bring local
readers Wayne Zellmer’s first-person account of six China Lakers who
in 1958 applied ingenuity and the can-do spirit of the Naval Ordnance
Test Station to help defeat the Chinese Communist threat in the straits
of Formosa in 1958. — ed.
readers Wayne Zellmer’s first-person account of six China Lakers who
in 1958 applied ingenuity and the can-do spirit of the Naval Ordnance
Test Station to help defeat the Chinese Communist threat in the straits
of Formosa in 1958. — ed.
Independence Day — a great time to
Drummond relocates,
settles with lender
settles with lender
Drummond Medical Group, its associated physicians and
more than a dozen healthcare providers who saw patients in
the building that housed Drummond for decades have
relocated to another local medical office.
The move ends months of speculation about the future of
the group, which was a landmark in the community’s
healthcare system. But questions about the group’s finances
and business ethics are still being raised by one of
Drummond’s major creditors.
more than a dozen healthcare providers who saw patients in
the building that housed Drummond for decades have
relocated to another local medical office.
The move ends months of speculation about the future of
the group, which was a landmark in the community’s
healthcare system. But questions about the group’s finances
and business ethics are still being raised by one of
Drummond’s major creditors.
By ADAM L. R. SUMMERS
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer