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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
8
Government figures show protection needs at 2100 feet include two feet of concrete or equivalent shielding to guard against initial radiation. At 4200 feet unshielded deaths rise. at a half mile two feet of concrete key.
An ad promoting belted skirts for Fair sewing with options for pockets or flaps. It lists waist sizes 24 to 32 and prices, then invites readers to order Pattern 3506 and a Pattern Bureau address in New York. Also advertises the Book of Fashion featuring new West styles and Sheers, priced 20 cents.
Navy announces that reservists recalled to active duty must file delay requests within 48 hours of receiving orders. No pre-order filings will be considered. Delays granted up to six months. Deferment categories include students, professional study, extreme hardship, and essential occupation workers.
Baytown real estate board members were assured by ALF Andrews and L P White of the Veterans Administration that local Baytown appraisers would handle GI loan applications. They said prior delays by Houston appraisers would end as personnel increases allow faster, better service with checks by Houston staff. Andrews and White, along with Baytown Realtors, conducted an inspection trip over Baytown.
University of Minnesota researchers led by Dr. Sheldon Reed reveal four times higher breast cancer deaths among sisters of patients, from a study since 1943 linking cancer frequency to social and economic factors. Unmarried and childless women show highest rates. hormone disturbance may link to childlessness. Hospital administrator Louise Wilkinson calls all registered nurses to register with San Jacinto Memorial Hospital to map workforce availability and shift preferences.
United Press report analyzes Communist air power hopes in Korea as North Korean and Chinese bases lag. It notes Red planes are largely obsolete, relying on Moscow for pilots and advanced aircraft, while U S Air Force air superiority grows with strategic bombers and ground support, shaping the war’s air balance.
At Pohang Airfield Korea air force personnel including cooks clerks mechanics radio men and air police fought off Communist guerrillas from three sides as improvised infantry. Staff Sergeant Frazier Whitt Corporal James L Whipkey and Sergeants Jack Kingery and Robert Engler led the defense while Corporal Charles B Glisson joined in after offering to trade his carbine for a meat cleaver and later firing on a suspicious character.
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