Seabees of Bikini Island Face Long Deployments and New Tests
Seabees of the 58th battalion on Bikini Island endure extended duty as atomic tests shift dates. Comdr John D. Burky and Lt. Comdr Gilbert Prothero describe morale as steady while enthusiasm for nuclear testing wanes. They have built camera towers, magazines, and anchorages, cleared coral with dynamite, and prepared for a 1947 deep water test phase as delays stretch plans.
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The
Charleston Gazette
Bikini Island
Bikini
58Rd
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Timners
John D. Burky
Denver
Gilbert B. Prothero
Home
Seabees
Army Air Forces
Boy Bitten Rabbit Leaves Child Ill in Pittsburgh Area
In Homestead patent, two year old Pat Mullen lay seriously ill possibly from a wild rabbit bite after he tried to feed it. Two older West Homestead boys were bitten but stayed well. The rabbit turned savage in a pen, killed two tame rabbits, then died. its fate under rabies examination. Dr. Philip B Hadley said rabbits rarely spread rabies and suggested Tularemia as a likely infection from wild rabbits in western Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Pat Mullen
Homestead Hospital
West Homestead
Philip B. Hadley
West Penn Hospital
Pennsylvania
Hadley
New Weston Hospital Head Takes Over Job
Dr. Joseph L. Knapp arrived to become superintendent of Weston State Hospital effective June 15 by Gov. Meadows. He observed at a Durham hospital during renovations and conferred with medical leaders in Huntington and state officials in Charleston before arriving in Weston.
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Weston Hospital
Weston
Joseph L. Knapp
Weston State Hospital
Meadows
Knapp
Durham
N. C
Huntington
Charleston
Churches Aid New Windsor Relief Center With Clothing and Food
Charleston churches and individuals sent about 7,310 pounds of usable clothing and 9,455 pounds of tanned food to the United Church Service Center in New Windsor Maryland. The center ships abroad quickly and reconditions shoes weekly. Over 1,000 letters from overseas donors thank Americans for the aid.
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United Church Service Center
New Windsor
Charleston
U. S
Warstricken
Theenter
Truman Blames Tobey Ickes For Blocking High Type Appointees
President Truman reportedly wrote Senator Tobey blaming him and ex Interior Secretary Ickes for making it hard to fill federal posts with high type appointees. The letter suggests Tobey and Ickes faced “persecution” over Edwin W. Pauley’s Navy undersecretary nomination, with Tobey holding up confirmation and Pauley denying oil-tidelands bribery claims. Tobey, unavailable for comment, was said to have shown the letter to colleagues amid delicately framed exchanges.
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Washington
Dune
Truman
Sen
Tobey
R-Nh
Interior
Avold L. Ickes
Ickes
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Navy
Senate Naval Committee
White House
Tobey-Truman
New England
Lobey
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Wagner
D-Ny
Downey
Dcab
U S displeased by Soviet censorship on UNRRA news
Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson voiced dissatisfaction with Soviet Russia for denying censorship restrictions on reporting UNRRA activities in Byelo-Russia and Ukraine. Congress seeks UNRRA funds barred if press freedom is denied. Acheson notes unsatisfactory Soviet reply but says American journalists have access for now.
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Washington
INS
Dean Acheson
Soviet Russia
S and
Yvadio
UNRRA
Cyelo-Russia
Ukraine
Congress
United States
Rep. Brown
J.qhie
U. S
Acheson
Russia
Gan
Union of Soviet
Socialist Hepublics
Congress of the
Moscow
Byelo- Russia
Ussr
Byelo-Russia
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Colorado Springs
Packard
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J. B. Ruby Motor CO
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