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Reconnaissance for Radioactivity in the Yuma Air Force Base Gunnery Range, Yuma County, Arizona

Description: From abstract: During part of February and March 1953, reconnaissance examinations for radioactive material were made at 12 localities in the Yuma Air Force Base gunnery range in southern Yuma County, Ariz. The Yuma gunnery range, which is adjacent to the west edge of the Luke and Williams Air Force Bases gunnery range, is characterized by block faulted, elongate mountain ranges composed essentially of schist, gneiss, and granite of pre-Cambrian to Mesozoic age and separated by broad alluvial b… more
Date: August 1953
Creator: Raup, Robert B., Jr. & Haines, D. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Report on Uranium Occurrences on the Yuma Test Station Yuma County, Arizona

Description: From introduction: This report is written in response to a request from the Army Engineers for an appraisal of the uranium potential of the area included in the Yams Test Station. the area of Proposed Expansion of the Yuma Test Station, and the Williams Bombing and Gunnery Range. Only the area covered by the present Yuma Test Station is included here. The other areas will be discussed In subsequent reports.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Reyner, Millard L. & Ashwill, Walter R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Marine Killed]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a 25-year old Marine Sergeant from Dallas, who was shot and killed at the Marine Air Station at Yuma, Arizona.
Date: August 23, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Texas Marine Slayings]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of two young Texas Marines who have died violently in separate incidents in the past 24 hours at military bases out-of-state.
Date: August 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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