Atom War Picture Revised Hypothetical US Civil Defense Outlook
Washington report analyzes a 263 weapon nuclear strike on a typical October day. It projects 50 million dead and 20 million injured day one, with vast environmental damage east of the Mississippi but notes recovery possible with effective civil defense and rapid agricultural remediation.
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Washington
United States
Senate House Committee On Atomic Energy
Civil Administration
Singapore student hides four years in Ann Arbor church attic
Cheng Guan Lim, 28, a C minus engineering student from Singapore, was found in the attic of First Methodist Church of Ann Arbor after living in a 2 1/2 by 6 1/2 by 10 foot cubbyhole for nearly four years. He survived on scraps, slept by day, prowled at night, and kept moving with improvised stilts and a jump rope. He spoke little to anyone, expressed fear and remorse, and said he felt torn between his faith and his actions. The church and its sponsors aided his entry. he was taken into immigration custody after being discovered by police and a private detective.
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New York City
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
Therime
Ann Arbor
Mich
UPR
Singapore
Cheng Guan Lim
First Methodist Church of
University of Michigan
Cheng
Michigan
Om Cheng
Washtenaw County
First’ Methodist Church
Eugene Ranson
United States
Sweet Music Ad Offers Piano Buyers
A fragment advertises piano sales and buyers. It instructs calling Dial HE 2-5959 to start an ad and reach potential purchasers. The wording is fragmentary but indicates a service for posting piano sale notices to attract buyers.
Eisenhower Macmillan Air Talks to Be Broadcast Live
Informal discussions between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will be broadcast from 10 Downing Street at about 10 am. KNX and BBC in Britain simulcast with KFI and RABC carrying the feed. The 15 to 20 minute segment precedes a dinner for the President.
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Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Downing Street
KNX
BBC
Great Britain
KFI
RABC
Paris
Champs Elysees
KEL
Officer Delivers 40th Baby on Duty in Brooklyn
New York police report an officer on patrol delivered his 40th baby, a remarkable tally in 20 years of service. While verification of a record is unclear, Dezendorf’s 50 deliveries total across his career prompted a special medical kit. Town Crash Kills California Couple near Missouri Valley.
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New York
Robert Dezendort
Brooklyn
Dezendorf
California
Missouri Valley
Here
Floyd
Garant
Arcadia
Calif
Garnant
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Groucho
Phil
Navy
Black Suedes
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Patman
Hunt
del Monte
J. H. Hale
Freestone
Bell Peppers
York
Oremar Aera
Uncle Bern
Dancy
Tues-Wed
Soler
Texeble Prema
Long Beach
Carson & Orange Ave
Pacific & Willard
Atlantic
Joe
Jacobsor's Barber Shop
Poerot
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