Death Sand as Possible Weapon Told
A prominent American scientist warned that a near invisible tasteless death sand could be developed as a weapon of mass destruction. Dr Louis Ridenour of the University of Illinois said such a weapon would be hard to engineer and deliver but could poison areas the size of major cities, with lethal effects even through clothing and walls. He noted current fission products limit the affected area to two or three cities per month but saw potential use in special future warfare scenarios.
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Louis Ride
University of Illinois
Ridenour
Hanford
Wash
As Thirring
Vienna
Manhattan
Bulf
Atomic Scientists
Ays
American Atomic Energy Project
No Class Distinction In Australian Bricks
In Canberra on Mugga Way a brick laden truck shed a few bricks and a passerby loaded them into his car. The incident highlights bricks as a scarce commodity amid house shortages in Australia.
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Canberra
Australia
British Harbor Explosions Attributed to Red Sabotage
Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons that eight navy munitions barges exploded in Portsmouth harbor two weeks ago due to deliberate sabotage. Nineteen injured. Admiralty inquiry points to Communist or Red sympathizer involvement, with the Portsmouth blast the most serious of about fifty incidents under review.
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London
Portsmouth
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Attlee
Members of Commons
Admiralty Board of Inquiry
Admiralty
Rails Blasted in Leopold Protest
Ten bomb blasts shattered Belgian rail lines in Brussels to Namur and other routes as protests against King Leopold II intensify. No injuries reported.
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Leopold
Brussels
INL
Leopold II
Namur
Bombs blast Belgian rail lines amid anti Leopold unrest
Bombs damaged sections of the Namur to Tirlemont line between Namur and Charleroi and severed lines from Liege. Rails were ripped at Schaerbeek and in Courtrai, with a dynamite blast cutting the Franco Belgian routes near Mons. In Brabant 18 000 Walloons protested Leopold's return after six years exile. An anti Leopold bomb targeted a house of a prominent industrialist ally.
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Seut
Namur
Tirlement
Charleroi
Liege
Schaerbeek
Ournai
Janappe
Mons
Brabant
Leopold
Explosion near Berkshire Hotel Triggers Wartime Jitters
A bomb exploded in an alley by the Berkshire hotel in downtown Detroit Monday night. The blast, likely six to seven sticks of dynamite, caused guests to flee into the streets and residents to flood police with inquiries amid fears of an air raid.
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Detroit
Berkshire
Fireworks Cause Major Buzz At Jamaica Church Bazaar
New York dispatch says hundreds of calls flooded Jamaica switchboard as residents asked if the Russians were coming. Calls described fiery skies and deafening sounds before police explained the noise was from fireworks at a church bazaar.
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New York
Tee
Jamaica
Shaw marks 94th birthday curses to him
London AP reports playwright George Bernard Shaw, who turns 94 on Wednesday, wrote to John Dulanty that his birthdays are an unmitigated curse. Shaw celebrated Dulanty’s promotion from high commissioner for Southern Ireland to ambassador to Britain.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
John Dulanty
Southern Ireland
Britain
Anti-Hoarding League Formed in Birmingham
Mrs. Mabel Jones West purchased membership cards for the Birmingham Patriotic League spending $9 from her housekeeping funds. The card pledges the signer while American boys are fighting and dying for my freedom.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mabel Jones West
Birmingham Patriotic League
Housewives start civilian defense league in Chicago
Mrs West sponsors a spontaneous league formed last week by housewives angry at wartime hoarding. Chicago’s civilian defense director urges fingerprints from all 3.6 million residents to aid casualty identification in a bomb disaster.
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Chicago
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