Holiday Toll Falls Short Of Forecasts
The four day Memorial Day weekend traffic toll came in well below predictions as motorists and law enforcement credited safety efforts. Officials feared up to 450 deaths, with an AP tally around 400, while the National Safety Council called the period typical for a long weekend. Channel listings note George Brent in Four Minutes to Shot on Channel 9 at 8:30.
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Scant Fallout Expected From Weekend A-Test
Three air masses moving away from the atomic test site near Las Vegas are forecast to produce minor off site fallout. The second shot of the current series produced a brief flash and small round cloud estimated under five kilotons. Pigs, monkeys and mice were placed to study gamma and neutron radiation effects.
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