-Caveat Lector- washingtonpost.com http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10782-2003Feb1.html Debris Found in Texas 'It's all over Nacogdoches'
The Associated Press Saturday, February 1, 2003; 12:39 PM NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Bits of machinery and other metal debris were found strewn across the city Saturday morning, hours after space shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas. "It's all over Nacogdoches," said James Milford, owner of Milford Barber shop downtown. "There are several little pieces, some parts of machinery. There's been a lot of pieces about 3 feet wide." NASA lost contact with the spaceship while it was at an altitude of about 40 miles and traveling at six times the speed of sound. Nacogdoches, situated in the piney woods region of East Texas, 135 miles northeast of Houston, activated its emergency operations center and sent emergency crews to the reported debris. "At this point we're just trying to get it out to the public to not touch or tamper with this debris in any manner due to the possibility of toxic substances being on the debris," police spokesman Greg Sowell said. National Guardsmen were sent to protect the debris. Jeff Hancock, a 29-year-old dentist, said he found a chunk of debris in his office. "It came through the roof of my office. It's about a foot-long metal bracket," he said. Ed Rohner, Nacogdoches airport manager, said some type of tank ended up on a runway. "We have one large, several foot in diameter, some type of tank that was in the middle of a runway. We've got pieces of debris all along the entrance road to the airport," Rohner said. "I don't know what it is. It's a large, round metal tank, several feet in diameter." R.T. Gregory, a waiter at Aubrey's Cafe in Nacogdoches, said he and about 50 other people gathered around a taped-off piece of metal debris in the parking lot of the Commercial Bank of Texas. He said the debris was about 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. "There was a lot of people coming, I guess just wanting to see it," Gregory said. � 2003 The Associated Press Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sut <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
