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Old April 21st 10, 11:55 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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On Apr 21, 2:16*pm, wrote:
Back in the 1980s, one of the Space Shuttles which was riding piggyback
on a transport Airplane flew low over Jackson,Mississippi, flying low so
us backwater hicks could get a good look up thar at it.I think it was at
Parham Bridges Park in Jackson where it was advertized on tv noos.I went
over there to get a good looksee.

I was working at Delta Cotton Oil in Jackson when the first Space
Shuttle went up into orbit, in 1981.I worked in the solvent extraction
plant at Delta Cotton Oil, Hexane (Hexane is kin to lighter fluid, Very
Flammable stuff!) fluid in there for extracting the oil from the cotton
seeds, so of course no radios or anything else that could cause a spark
was allowed in there.
cuhulin


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