Sirens to Alert L B for A Test in Long Beach
Civil defense officials warn Los Angeles area sirens will sound ten minutes before a scheduled 9 30 a m atom bomb explosion in Nevada. Broadcast plans include 8 a m start on TV and Las Vegas feeds, with no radio coverage at blast time.
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Long Beach
Nevada
William J. Mooney
Civil Defense
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
KECA
KNX
Lowell Thomas
Robert Trout
Nevada to witness first televised atomic blast
Las Vegas AP report says a four engine B-50 will drop a giant A-bomb over Yucca Flat at 4 30 a m pending weather. The blast will occur 3000 to 3500 feet above the desert and be televised nationwide for the first time. About 800 reporters and observers will view from News Knob hilltop as Dr. Alvin Graves notes the explosion will be higher than any prior test.
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Las Vegas
Navy
United States
Yucca Flat
Betwen
Nevada Desert
Alvin C. Graves
Nevada
Bikini
Nation
Defendant Illness Delays L A Red Trial
Trial of 15 Communists on conspiracy charges in Los Angeles was postponed until Wednesday after defendant Mary Bernadette Doyle fell ill and was hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mary Bernadette Doyle
Corporations report big profit declines in government impact
Financial statements show large decreases in profits for many corporations. The downturn affects the President's budget as government funding relies heavily on corporate profits. If profits fall, tax collections shrink, with broader fiscal implications. Continued on Page 18.
Michigan Convicts Hold 11 Hostages At State Prison
In Tageson Michigan riot roils the state prison as 179 inmates in the disciplinary barracks hold 11 guards. State Police Commissioner Leonard leads troopers to drive rioters back after a violent clash that leaves one inmate dead and others wounded. Authorities report $2,000,000 in property damage across the facility.
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Southern Michigan Prison
Jackson
Tageson
Mich
Donald C. Leonard
Tear Gas Fails to Quell Rahway Prison Riot
State police at Rahway State Prison fired tear bombs into a group of riotous convicts as 231 inmates barricaded eight hostages in another building. Superintendent R William Lagay said tear gas was used to quiet the men. The mutineers, in their fourth day of defiance, built small fires and signaled.
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Rahway
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Rahway State Prison
R. William Lagay
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Drew Pearson
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Jersey
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