Troops Could Have Fought Under Blast At Test Site
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed that troops could have attacked a ground zero strongpoint beneath Tuesday's atomic blast and fought there for over two days without ill effects. Dr. Alvin C. Graves said radiological contamination would begin after about 30 hours under the test conditions.
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William Best
Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Alvin C. Graves
AEC
Graves
Roentgen
Dowtown
Yucca Flat
Frank Dorn
Ground Zero
Father of Local Woman Dies In Charlotte
Thomas Perry Bane of Belmont dies in a Charlotte hospital after a heart attack. He had been ill since Saturday. Funeral will be held in Belmont tomorrow at 10 a.m. with burial in Durham. Survived by widow, son Thomas Perry Bane Jr., and granddaughter Mary Catherine Williard.
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Thomas Perry Bane
Belmont
C. Harold Williard
Colonial Drive
Charlotte
Bane
Durham
Thomas Perry Bane, Jr
Mary Catherine Williard
Most Important Aspects of Primaries
United Press outlines key points from the Pennsylvania and New York Republican presidential primaries. Eisenhower gains in New York and Pennsylvania while Taft and Stassen falter. Delegates, unbinding rules, and bloc influence in Pennsylvania and New York determine paths to the GOP convention.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
John S. Fine
Joseph R. Grundy
Fine
Grundy
Pittsburgh
Seenee Senter
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvani
Tait
Plant diversity trends across regions
The text notes that the distribution of warm climate plant types differs by region, with England showing fewer types than the Continent and both lagging behind overall totals observed elsewhere.
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Lend
England
Continent
Price ceilings on cotton and textiles to be lifted soon
Washington reports price officials expect ceilings on cotton textiles and clothing to be suspended within weeks as prices for most items stay well below legal limits. They remain cautious on cotton, noting prices only four to five cents under ceiling and forecasting a crop of about 16 million bales to keep prices stable.
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Washington
Benere
Siee
Office of Price Stabilization Standards
OPS
UN warplanes strike Sukchon rail line in Korea blitz
U N fight er bombers blasted the Sukchon to North Korea railway line while Sabre jets fired on supply buildings and cars. The 5th Air Force said 147 cratered sites on the Sukchon line and 15 supply buildings and four boxcars were hit. Thunderjets hit artillery positions troop bunkers and bridges. The Air Force reported 40 Communist soldiers killed. ground action described as generally light by the 8th Army.
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Seoul
Korea
U.N
Sukchon
North Korea
5Th Air Force
8Th Army
Newspaper Newsprint Costs Strain Publishers in 1952
The ANPA reports tightened newsprint supply eased slightly but costs remain a major issue for publishers. U S consumption rose to 1,093,203 tons in early 1952, with 722,000 tons of capacity planned or in process, while price pressure and subscriber rates squeeze mass coverage.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association Today
United States
ANPA
Rayan Oo
Selma Fire Destroys Gurley Milling Co
A disastrous blaze in Selma leveled the Gurley Milling Co. on the town’s edge. Damage is estimated between 100 000 and 200 000 dollars as flames consumed the elevator two warehouses the main building two houses two cars and a truck. Fire units faced water shortages spring winds and flames began at a 70 foot grain elevator.
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Selma
Gurley Milling Co
Smithfield
Postmasters Meet North Wilkesboro Delegates Elect Officers
Delegates to a North Carolina convention of the National League of District Postmasters elected officers during the two day meeting in North Wilkesboro. Postal officials conducted a component meeting yesterday with a Blue Ridge trip following.
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North Wilkesboro
North Carolina
National League of District Postmasters
Blue Ridge
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