No Cemetery Marks Life in Los Alamos Atom City
Los Alamos New Mexico hosts nearly 13 000 scientists in a guarded 86000 acre reserve elevated as a model town with no cemetery and no private home ownership. Workers endure mobility and rental housing while a $120 million lab expansion signals ongoing growth and tension between science progress and personal permanence.
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Los Alamos
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America
Atomic Weapon Research
Jemez Mountains
New Mexico
Answers to readers questions from the Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers answers to common factual questions. Topics include military headquarters in Japan, steel industry employment, St Lawrence River sailing limits, patron saints for workers, total U.S. schools, the Cat Nation, the first Biblical scholar named, Great Lakes wave heights, and federal advertising costs for defense bonds.
Amateur Photography booklet advertised for beginners
The booklet Amateur Photography by Alexander J Wedderburn of the Smithsonian Institution offers readable chapters on camera selection color photography portraits lighting developing and printing exposure meters mounting selling pictures and more. Forty eight pages packed with information available postpaid for 30 cents via the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Death in the Sierras XIV A cave rescue and reunion scene
The group gathers at a lodge as Dr. Roberts prepares an impromptu inquest. Mrs. Ordell is found alive in a cave with Sam Burdick credited for saving her life while the Professor reunites with Mamie Ordell after a tense period. The investigation proceeds with tense revelations forthcoming.
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Professor Ordell
Miss Hansen
Mrs. James
Bob
Rhumba
Alberts
Pete Dupres
Jed Downey
Curtis
Horseshoe Springs
Elsie Martinson
Mrs. Ordell
David
Baldy
Mrs.Ordell
Sergeant Duncan
David Roberts
Miss Curtis
Sam Burdick
Burdick
Mamie
Russell Seeks Steel Seizure Under Selective Service Act
Sen. Richard Russell urged government seizure of the strike-bound steel industry using the 1940 Selective Service Act. He arrived in Phoenix for campaign appearances and said defense production is the main national issue and urged escalation of the arms program.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Russell
McCarthy Says FBI Holds Davis Letter in Libel Case
Senator McCarthy testified in Syracuse that a letter from Charles E. Davis, dated June 10, 1950, was turned over to the FBI and not returned. He said Davis offered information on American in Europe but proved to be a phony. The letter is part of his libel suit against the Syracuse Post-Standard and its publisher and editor.
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N.Y
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Supreme Court
Charles E. Davis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Syracuse Post-Standard
S. I. Newhouse
Robert L. Voorhees
Davis
Europe
FBI
U N Security Council Delays Germ Warfare Debate
The council postponed action on Communist germ warfare charges after Soviet delegate Malik demanded simultaneous invitation for Red China and North Korea. French delegate Moch eyed a compromise proposal to break the East West deadlock and reschedule the disarmament discussion.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y.P
U.N. Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Red China
North Korea
Jules Moch
Disarmament Commission
Security Council
Canada
Moch
United States
Britain
Malik
U.S
Korea
Army Navy Not Co operating On Contracts Says Taylor
Telford Taylor head of the Small Defense Plants Administration said the Army and Navy are failing to cooperate in channeling suitable contracts to smaller plants. He spoke at a meeting of small business representatives under United Action for Small Business Inc.
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Army
Navy
Taylor
New York
Telford Taylor
Small Defense Plants Administration
United Action For Small Business Inc
Actress On Stand In Suit Against Studio
British actress Jean Simmons testifies in Los Angeles defense of her claim that RKO repudiated her contract and blacklisted her. Simmons and husband Stewart Granger sue RKO for 250000 dollars as the trial enters its second week.
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Los Angeles
Jean Simmons
Howard Hughes
RKO
Miss Simmons
Stewart Granger
Americans Lead World in Coffee Consumption
Americans top global coffee consumption with an average of 19 pounds per person annually. This reflects strong demand and widespread daily use across the United States.
Science Plans In Elementary Grades Discussed By Professor
Professor Ira C. Davis of the University of Wisconsin spoke at the local college workshop on teaching science in elementary grades. He urged continuous K-12 science programs, practical content using simple tools, varied methods, and daily evaluation through student reasoning and doing rather than tests.
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Ira C. Davis
University of Wisconsin
Davis
Greece Recognizes Farouk as Ruler of Sudan
Athens announces recognition of Egypt's King Farouk as ruler of the disputed Anglo Egyptian Sudan marking the first non Moslem nation to do so The move follows Pakistan's recognition and is seen as influenced by Britain's stance on Cyprus negotiations and Greek demands.
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Athens
Greece
Egypt
Farouk
Sudan
Sophiocles Venizelos
Pakistan
Upper Nile
Britain
Cyprus
Campaign Banners Buttons and Badges Exhibit Opens
The Library of Congress unveils Campaign Banners Buttons and Badges an exhibit tracing 1824 to present with political by products including cartoons posters and sheet music. Early buttons show Harrison with a log cabin and hard cider barrel symbol. Currier and Ives Lincoln cartoons portray Abe with athletic ease while Douglas lingers with a crutch.
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Washington
Library of Congress
William Henry Harrison
Martin van Buren
Harrison
Currier and Ives
Abe
Stephen Douglas
AEC Plans New Atomic Plant in Ohio Valley
The Atomic Energy Commission advances plans for a new atomic plant in the Ohio Valley at an estimated 1.197 billion dollars. It also seeks 11.4 billion dollars to expand two existing plants and two under construction as part of Truman’s request for 3.191 billion for a stepped up atomic weapons program, disclosed in House appropriations testimony.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio Valley
Truman
Congress
House
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