Record of United States nuclear tests in 1957 series
The report notes 24 shots in the summer bringing total tests since 1951 to 69. Fallout delays reached 76 24 hour postponements due to adverse winds. The series included air to air rocket detonations and foreign observers with trials of shelters, pork fabric tests, and grain effects. A July 5 blast yielded 60 to 80 kilotons, the largest U S device to date.
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Air Force
France
Germany
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Fire and casualty firms push into life insurance sector
A shift driving the life insurance market shows 16 fire and casualty firms moving into life products over the past year. Major players like Allstate and the Insurance Company of North America expand via subsidiaries or acquisitions to diversify profits amid inflation and rising claims costs.
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New York
Allstate Insurance Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Federal Insurance Company
St. Paul
Bowler Riskin’s strike shatters shop window displays
Passaic New Jersey Bowler Marcia Riskin attempted a hook throw during a demonstration. The ball struck through displays in her mother’s grocery store, shattered a plate glass window, and wound up half a block away.
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Passaic
N.J
Marcia Riskin
Miss Riskin
U S Facing Dilemma in Middle East by Default
AP analyst William L. Ryan warns the United States is losing Arab support as Soviet influence expands from Egypt to Syria. He urges bold policy shifts, including a clear nonaggression stance and steps to aid refugees and negotiate peace between Israel and Arab nations.
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U. S
Middle East
Russia
Associated Press
Mideast
EIRAT
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
Persian Gulf
Egypt
Suez Canal
Syria
Western Europe
America
Israel
Palestine
How Many Freshmen Get Through College
Washington report from Changing Times and Kiplinger analyzes first year attrition. Six of ten freshmen fail to graduate, with money and scholarships as key barriers. Public colleges lose more students than private ones, and some drops are from students with strong grades.
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Washington
Changing Times
Kiplinger Magazine
Fallout Control Tighter Through Nuclear Testing
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION says it learned to tighten radioactive fallout control in the 24 shot Nevada desert test series that began May 28. Improvements include better weather forecasting, fallout pattern knowledge, and balloon suspensions. no populated area exceeded safety limits.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Desert
AEC
United States
Balloons Used to Suspend Detonation Platforms in Fallout Reduction
Scientific data shows balloons suspended detonating platforms for the first time to reduce fallout by avoiding vaporization of materials. The approach aimed to lower airborne contaminants when an atomic device is exploded on steel structures.
Mass Once a Year At Tiny Colorado Church
In Avondale Colorado a dust ridden Catholic church holds one mass yearly on St Isidore s day May 15. St Joseph s church built in 1899 near Avondale once thrived as a farm hub but water rights loss left the area deserted. Spanish American residents maintain the church and gather forImass and a fiesta each May.
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Avondale
Colo
Colorado
St. Joseph’s Church
United States
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