Re: 60 Minutes - 20 min Cassini Hatchet Job

[Steven.Rima@DOEGJPO.COM (Steven Rima)]

The White House has given formal approval for the launch on October 13th. I 
don't know what time. The approval was made formal (and public) Saturday.

Steven D. Rima, CHP
Manager, Health Physics and Industrial Hygiene
MACTEC-ERS, LLC
steven.rima@doegjpo.com

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Subject: 60 Minutes - 20 min Cassini Hatchet Job
Author:  "Mike Bohan" <mike.bohan@yale.edu> at Internet
Date:    10/6/97 10:38 AM


Hi Radsafers,
     
Well I was waiting expectantly and got what I expected.  The Cassini piece was 
run last night on 60 Minutes.  
     
I would say that at least 75% of the air time was devoted anti-nuke messages by 
Dr. John Goffman,the other Professor from CUNY and the ex-NASA range safety guy.
 Dr. Goffman even got to utter his "You can kiss Florida good-bye" mantra!
     
They showed lots of rockets exploding on launch and clouds of smoke going out to
sea and back over land.  
     
Steve Kroft (sp?), the correspondent, asked the mayor of the city of Cape 
Canaveral if he was going to evacuate his family for the launch.  He said that 
he wasn't specifically going to do that, but if they had something else to do, 
that would be OK.  
     
I also thought it was interesting that the NASA official was questioned on why 
did they have an emergency response plan if it was so safe?  You just can't win 
with these guys!  
     
I watched it last night and taped it.  I'm going to have to watch it again 
before I compose my protest letter to CBS.  
     
By the way, I heard that the Whitehouse has approved the launch.
     
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