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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1959
Page
2
Reading the town’s historical recap, 1,765 Bristol children enrolled as school doors opened, up 38 from last year. Elementary led with 1,097 pupils, junior grades added 367, high school 301. Beginners totaled 174 amid rising birth rates and town growth.
The first state owned and operated nuclear science center in the United States will break ground at Fort Kearney Nar ragansett Rhode Island early next spring. The center will include an atomic reactor and be used by Brown University Providence College University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island industry. A $1 million bond approved in 1958 will fund most costs. Steps listed by Dr Arthur L Quirk include transferring the site lease approval by trustees and federal use, hiring an architect engineer, obtaining a building permit, bidding the project and applying for a construction license from the US Atomic Energy Commission. Plan to visit research reactors nationwide to gather information.
Mr and Mrs William H R Manchester of Sunnyside Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Roberta Ann to Mr Joseph Teixeira son of Mrs Alice Teixeira of 15 Doran Avenue and the late Mr Joseph Teixeira A June 18 wedding is planned Both are graduates of Bristol Senior High School
The Automobile Club of PI reports about 1,500 yearly deaths and 4,000 injuries at railroad grade crossings. It warns motorists and pedestrians to observe safety rules at eight crossings in town. Ellsworth S Harding notes warning devices exist, but inattention and speed cause many accidents.
In addition to Dr Quirk, head of UR L physics, commission members include Emil E Fachon the Rev Frederick C Hickey OP of Providence College James C Landrigan and Dr Arthur Willliams Jr head of Brown University physics.
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