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Chicago Island radio mania sparks radiation tale and insulted travelers
A chaotic dispatch mixes tales from Chicago Island where Marshall Islanders, tested for radiation exposure after a 1954 hydrogen blast, react to TV and cold reception. They joke about beer cans, Elvis, and race the airport, while Mexicans in Acapulco complain of service language bias and currency confusion.
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Chicago
Marshall Islands
Bland
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont
Til
Aince
Hikint
Pacific Ocean
Atomic Energy Comemissaion
Argonne #0
Atomic Energy Commission
William Allen
Capetown
South
San Muter
Francisco
Mawati
Island 18
Mauro
South Africa