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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1950

Page

3

Discovery of Tritium in Common Water Shocks Scientists

Philadelphia reports that tritium, essential for hydrogen bombs, was found in ordinary and ocean water. The Temple University and University of Chicago teams say natural abundance exists, enabling cheaper production and potential remote detection of nuclear blasts.

Philadelphia Research Institute Temple University Institute of Nuclear Studies University of Chicago Intel A. V. Grosse Temple Research Institute Mance Amazon Reward Institutes Baltimore Dupont Company Atomic Energy Commission

Dry War for US Urged by WCTU

Denver dispatch reports the Women's Christian Temperance Union backing wartime prohibition. Delegates urged federal laws banning liquor on trains planes and other carriers and faster enactment of the 1901 law against sales on military premises.

WCTU Denver Women's Christian Temperance Union D. Leigh Colvig Evanston Sheals Ida _ Park Grinnell Iowa Arizona Congress

Skeleton of a young man found in Dallas yard

In Dallas, a well dressed young man’s skeleton was found under a tree by a grading worker. Estimated dead six months. Time of death inferred from a campaign card and dentures. No immediate signs of violence. Identity and cause of death remain unknown.

Dallas Will Fritz

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