Westco Steel Wins AEC Nevada Tower Contract
The Atomic Energy Commission awards Westco Steel Co of Oakland a contract to fabricate a 100ton, 500foot tower and deliver it to the Nevada proving grounds.
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1954
Page
4
The Atomic Energy Commission awards Westco Steel Co of Oakland a contract to fabricate a 100ton, 500foot tower and deliver it to the Nevada proving grounds.
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Aides say Capehart seeks a 250000 probe fund as White House shifts FHA leadership amid accusations of inflated profits and lax oversight in postwar housing programs. Senator Byrd alerts on nonessential federal expenditure while IRS and FBI join in the widening review of loan insurance abuses.
Twenty one German brewers arrived in New York and claimed Americans drink more beer than Germans. They cited average yearly consumption of about 75 liters in the United States versus roughly 60 liters in West Germany.
Senators Cole and Hickenlooper said a full review by the AEC will guide Senate action on J Robert Oppenheimer amid affidavits alleging Communist ties and recruitment of communists for atomic work. Oppenheimer acknowledged past associations but sought a hearing while defending loyalty. Former AEC figures and Truman weighed in, urging against convictions by gossip as probes proceed.
The House passed a compromise federal aid highway program totaling 966 million dollars for each of the next two fiscal years by a standing vote of 134 to 3. The measure blends Senate and House versions with 24 million planned for the Inter-American Highway’s completion starting July 1. most funding would require state matching.
A couple in Richmond, England, at a local hotel declined to wake Room 13 where two guests, Miss Clive Bail and an identified 45 year old, were found dead in a suspected joint action. In Canada, 10 sailors survived a storm after a coal carrier Inchindown to Burin, while a salvage operation towed a damaged vessel to port. Retail clerks union talks in Los Angeles end with a split vote on a wage dispute, as negotiations with employers continue.
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