The Nation : Rockets Sold to Junkman

Almost two dozen highly explosive U.S. air-to-ground rockets were unknowingly sold to a junk dealer in Juarez, Mexico, and are in the possession of the Mexican army, a spokesman at Ft. Bliss in El Paso said. Lt. Col. James Lawson said the 23 rockets apparently were accidentally left in wooden crates sold to Pedro Salas of Juarez, who regularly salvages items from Ft. Bliss. U.S. Consul Imogene Karawi in Juarez said the Army’s attempts to have the rockets returned from Mexico have been unsuccessful but are continuing through diplomatic channels.