John Wayne shot a movie in an area near previous tests, and he and his co-star (eventually) died of cancer; they weren’t the only ones among those who worked on the movie. Maybe someone knows the details of this better than my garbled version.
John Wayne and co were in a different direction than we were. We were NE, and the movie “The Conquerers” was filmed in Kanab, more to the east and much farher south. In fact, I slept in the cabin he stayed in once, when I was at a Singles Convention 20 years ago.
It’s still a nice area, though I imagine folks still glow at night. ;o]