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Local Monday, May 9, 2011 I AO www rapidcityjournal.com MO Cold War relic gets new home IN BRIEF Afraid of Lightning doesn't place Rapid City's Shapeera Afraid of Lightning did not place in the Mrs. America 1E1 1 i 0 n-srf L. Aaron RosenblattJournal staff The new 42-foot AGM-28 Hound Dog missile at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder was unveiled on Sunday. The Hound Dog was an air-to-ground (AGM) supersonic nuclear missile designed to destroy heavily defended ground targets. Specifically modified B-52 bombers carried one AGM-28 beneath each wing.

Typically, a Hound Dog was designed to be launched at 45,000 feet, climb to over 56.000 feet, cruise to the target area, then dive and detonate. The AGM-28 was named after Elvis Presley's 1956 hit song "Hound Dog." No AGM-28s were ever used in combat. AGM-28 "Hound Dog" specifications Armament: 70 kiloton to 1.45 megaton thermonuclear warhead Engine: one Pratt Whitney J52 turbojet, 7,500 lbs of thrust Cruising speed: 1,200 mph Range: 785 miles Operating altitude: 200 to 56.200 ft Span: 12 ft 2 in Diameter: 28 in Height 9 ft 4 in Length: 42 ft 6 in Weight: 10.147 lbs Cost: $690,073 Source: South Dakota Air and Space Museum The Sioux Falls couple was married five weeks ago and toured the World War II Memorial together Saturday. Gruye, 89, was a Navy nurse during World War II, and the 88 -year-old Damme served in the Army. Each was widowed after being married for more than 60 years.

They live in the same retirement community and got to know each other after Damme helped Gruye when she broke her foot. The South Dakota Honor Flight is visiting Washington the same time as North Dakota veterans on the Rough Rider Honor Flight. The couple will take another honeymoon at Thanksgiving when Gruye's daughter is married in Jamaica. Mount Marty choir signs with label YANKTON The Mount Marty College choir has signed with an international label. Choral Director Sean Vogt said that the choir was signed by Con Brio Recordings, an international label based in California that showcases classical musicians from all over the world.

The choir's December 2008 performance at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Sioux Falls was broadcast nationwide on 200 CBS affiliates, and it was followed by a March 2009 performance with the Omaha Symphony. Vogt said its Vespers 2010 performance was recorded by a nationally-prominent engineer, and the CD was submitted to Con Brio for consideration. He said they liked it, and it will be distributed around the world. 4 chosen for state history awards PIERRE The South Dakota State Historical Society is honoring four individuals or groups for their efforts to preserve state history.

The Governor's Awards for History will be presented May 21 during the Society's history conference in Pierre. Lonis Wendt of Vivian was chosen for his 50 years of work to preserve state history. Julie Ortman of Sioux Falls was named History Teacher of the Year. Kingsley Bray of Manchester, England, received the award for best article in South Dakota History, a quarterly journal from the State Historical Society. South Dakota Public Broadcasting is the organizational award winner for its work on the State Capitol Centennial last sum- maintainers worked on the missiles at Ellsworth before the B-52S were taken to other bases in 1986.

It is just one of 28 survivors of the decommissioning process. "When they decommissioned these they literally cut them apart. We were very lucky to find one that's this intact," Cole said. Despite being mostly intact, volunteers had hours of work to do, meticulously researching and fabricating custom parts for the of the warhead. Luckily, Burt LeCates, now a volunteer at the museum, had saved that exact piece as a souvenir while tearing them apart at Barks -dale Air Force Base in the '70s.

Cole hopes the missile will provide a valuable history lesson and stand as a testament to the technological leaps pioneered by the military in the Cold War. "When you look at technology now, you take it for granted. You look at iPods and cell phones, and it's there and ready for us," Cole said. "To come up with the technology for a guided missile in the '50s was cutting edge. I think some people, especially the younger generations, miss out on that.

Seeing it and its capability in person, helps you appreciate where we were, and how far we've come." Contact Nick Penzenstadler at 394-8415 or nick.penzenstadkraptdcityjour-nal.com. 13 I 'HOUND DOG': Nuclear-armed missile carried by modified B-52s. By Nick Penzenstadler Journal staff Glimmering with a fresh coat of bright white paint, a new addition to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum takes visitors back to the nuclear arms race and tense atmosphere of the Cold War. The museum unveiled its new 42 -foot long AGM-28 "Hound Dog" missile at a special ceremony Saturday during its annual Visitors Appreciation Day. "It was sitting basically languishing in a hanger and we realized it was something we would be capable of putting back together," said museum curator Duane Cole.

"We asked for some help and got a warm response, with people willing to take their own personal time and finish something like this up." Volunteers with the museum had help from airmen in the 28th Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base to repair the warhead that was officially decommissioned in 1978. The "Hound Dog" took its name from the popular Elvis Presley song when it was developed in the late 1950s. The thermonuclear missile would attach to the underside of each wing of the B-52 bomber for long range attacks. "It was one of the first cruise missiles, and paved the way for our preparation to send missiles over Soviet airspace," said Carl Engwall, museum director. "They were part of the Strategic Air Command since i960 to 1975, so this actual missile could have been stationed anywhere." A Hound Dog would be launched at 45,000 feet from the B-52, climb to over 56,000 feet, cruise to the target then dive and detonate.

In i960, engineers developed a method for using the missile's jet engines to provide extra power for the heavily weighed down B-52 during flight and takeoff. The missiles could then be refueled midflight before launching. About 700 AGM-28S were built between 1950 and 1963, although not a single one was used in combat. The refurbished missile on display fits the museum perfectly since a special group of your gold to one placem 'ily's Jewelry Reftur Experts imposing missile. "The wing tips had to be fabricated off a picture along with several panels that were missing," Cole said.

"There were also a lot of screws that needed replacing, but the tough part was, you couldn't just go to the hardware store to get any Phillips screw." After replacing parts and pieces on the missile the group was still missing a 14-inch probe that measured altitude at the nose riHLbStr" pageant. The 29-year-old Central High School teacher traveled to West Virginia in April to represent the state in the pageant. Mrs. Afraid of Lightning Florida, April Lufriu, took home the Mrs. America 2011 crown.

The pageant, which is similar to scholarship pageants for single women, tested the women in interview, evening gown and swimsuit portions. The pageant aired on television Sunday night. For more information, visit www.mrsamerica.com. Corps to boost river discharges SIOUX FALLS The Army Corps of Engineers said it needs to release more water from Missouri River reservoirs because there has been so much runoff already this year and more is expected from mountain snowmelt. The corps said releases from Gavins Point Dam in southeast South Dakota will jump to 57,500 cubic feet per second.

That's more than double the normal discharge rate at the southernmost dam on the system. The corps said releases from the other five reservoirs also will be increased to move water through the system. It said spillways and outlet tunnels often will be used because the power plants can't handle the volume of water that needs to be discharged. Norovirus sickens Mitchell students MITCHELL The state's epidemiologist says it was a norovirus that sickened about 130 children at a Mitchell elementary school, prompting it to close Thursday and Friday. Lon Kightlinger said that initial samples from Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary School tested negative, but a second round of samples received Friday by the lab tested positive.

He said the sudden, violent onset of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are typical of a norvirus. It spreads from person to person, through contaminated food or water, and by touching contaminated surfaces. Kightlinger said norovirus -caused illnesses are commonplace in South Dakota and occur frequently in nursing homes, schools and other institutions with a closed environment. Lightning sparks home fire in Mitchell MITCHELL Lightning struck a home in Mitchell on Sunday, causing a small fire. Kellen Weidner and his wife, Tiffany, said they heard a loud bang around 6:30 a.m.

Kellen Weidner ran outside to make sure the house was not on fire, then ran back inside, popped open the attic door and saw flames. He called Mitchell Fire and Rescue, which contained the fire to the attic Honor Flight doubles as a honeymoon FARGO, N.D. For octogenarian newlyweds Betty Gruye and Ray Damme, last weekend's Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., is doubling as a honeymoon. I Never miss a deal! IP v. IM pfouvnwwmito.

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