Atomic Energy warns New Jersey sized fallout area
The Atomic Energy Commission in a new warning outlines radioactive fallout dangers from nuclear blasts. It estimates about 7,000 square miles downwind could be contaminated, threatening lives unless people evacuate or shelter properly. The report, based on Bikini Atoll test data, stresses prudent precautions to avert widespread civilian harm.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Pew
New Jersey
AEC
Lewis L
Strauss
Bikini Atoll
Invasion Tense as Swiss police Confront Red Threat
Berne Switzerland reports a tense night as two Swiss officials met with the insurgents accused of anti Communist actions. Rodolph Stalder, Canton prosecuting attorney, said authorities delayed a full assault to use persuasion. The group threatened violence with Tommy guns and grenades but vowed to defend their cause, saying they would risk their lives rather than back down. Page 8 Col 7.
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Stalder
Canton
Chiang Confident US Aid Will Defend Formosa Islands
Chiang Kai-shek told an exclusive interview that he remains confident the United States will aid Nationalist forces in defending Quemoy and nearby islands across the Formosa Strait. He said U.S. withdrawal would hurt him more than ever and insisted a joint defense stance is likely while awaiting reinforcements. He also stated the Nanchishan garrison is vital for Formosa and denied that the 7th Fleet would alone prevent a mainland invasion, citing uncertain conditions inside China and the international situation.
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Formosa Strait
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China
Wilson Views U S Ahead In Bomb Race
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson said the United States leads in atomic and hydrogen weapons and dismissed Soviet superiority as a probable smokescreen. He noted Molotov’s claims were to deflect attention from Moscow’s recent upheaval and declined to claim an atomic stalemate. He hinted Formosa defense may involve Quemoy and Matsu, and joked about keeping Communist aims unclear. He referenced Malenkov’s ouster and Bulganin’s rise, then noted the cold street scene on Quarrier Street amid 54 degree weather.
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Soreign
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U. S
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Beieve
Molotov
Formosa
USS
Quemoy
Matsu Fro
Reds
U.S
Georgia Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
Danish Police Skeptical Wife Denounces Romanian Man
Mrs Cimpu 21 denounces her Romanian husband Ion Cimpu 24 as she recalls harsh months since their marriage. She says he sought political asylum and feared forced repatriation. Police doubt she acts freely, and a possible meet to reunite the couple is dismissed as unlikely.
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Isband
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Legation
Chirile
Jon
Dulles Defends U.N. Efforts Over Formosa Clash
Secretary of State Dulles urged faith in the United Nations amid to calls by Senator Knowland that the U.N. has failed to free American fliers and curb Chinese aggression. He defended the U.N. role as a buffer and patient forum for handling disputes, while noting pending questions on Formosa policy and coastal islets.
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Ex-Deputy Fuller to Face Jury in Phenix City Murder
In Birmingham Alabama on February 16 1947 ex deputy Albert Fuller 85 a two gun chief deputy sheriff in Phenix City faces first degree murder charges for the slaying of vice crusader A L Patterson. Prosecutor Cecil Deason announced Fuller would be tried before co defendant Arch Ferrell as the jury selection began and testimony was delayed until tomorrow. Patterson who won the Democratic nomination to fight racketeering had hoped to clean Phenix City when his son John now state attorney general observed the proceedings. A key witness James Ray Taylor disappeared briefly prompting postponement and later arrest on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid testimony.
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Ala
Husky Albert Fuller
Phenix City
L. Patterson
Cecil Deason
Fuller
Arch Ferrell
Florida
Alabama
Ferrell
Patterson
J.R. McElroy
Ipecaht
Alabama Atty
Si Garrett
Garrett
Galveston
Tex
John
Columbus
James Ray Taylor
Taylor
Niceville
Fla
Fire damages UMW building on Kanawha Blvd
A late night blaze caused extensive damage to the United Mine Workers structure at 1300 Kanawha Blvd. Most damage came from smoke and water. Fire crews gained control shortly after midnight. The front appears to have started in a rear room where some UMW records are stored.
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Kanawha Blvd
Charleston Gremen
UMW
Snowball incident led teen to cap pistol robbery
A 17 year old Stonewall Jackson High School junior confessed last night to robbing the Ban Theater with a cap pistol to raise money to run away. He bought the toy gum at a 10 cent store near the theater, saying he feared expulsion from school after being accused of throwing a snowball at a teacher. He claimed motive was to escape home and planned to go to Topeka or Cincinnati. He was taken into custody about 45 minutes after the theft, which netted $39.
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the Gazette
St. Albans
Stonewall Jackson High School
Topeka
Kan
Cincinnati
Page & Col
Hoodlum Slain Ex Judge Held in New York
An ousted Baltimore police magistrate was seized for questioning in the murder of ex-convict Joseph Aronowitz in Brooklyn. Aronowitz, 49, was shot twice in the head and found in his car in front of a Brooklyn coffin factory. Martin Yamin, formerly a magistrate, was picked up for questioning. authorities fear further arrests in the Maryland armed robbery case.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Joseph Aronowitz
Brooklyn
Martin Yamin
New York
Aronowitz
Joe Samp
Consumer Levy Branded Evil By Spokesman
Labor groups in West Virginia denounce the Senate sales tax proposal as evil and push for an income tax to raise teachers salaries. Frank N Fernbech of the CIO outlines how the 3 percent sales levy burdens the poor, claims it skims savings of the well off, and notes sales and indirect taxes make up 84 percent of WV revenue versus 44 to 38 in nearby Virginia.
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Thomas F. Stafford
the Gazette
West Virginia
Senate
Frank N. Fernbech
Washingon
Fernbech
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
American Federation of Labor
United Mines Workers and Railroad Brotherhoods
Virginia
Page & Col
Household sale ad with various items for cash
Classified notice listing items for sale including golf clubs garden tractor and refrigerator with prices. Indicates condition and sizes for coats and notes ad for extra cash from home sales. Encourages readers to place similar ads in the gazette.
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Gaeder
Gazette
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