First Atomic Power Plant to Rise Near Schenectady
The U S Atomic Energy Commission announced plans to begin construction this fall on a 4500 acre site 18 miles north of Schenectady New York for the first atomic power plant to produce electricity by nuclear fission on an experimental basis. The plant operated by General Electric will be part of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and is expected to take about a year and a half to complete with 30 area families relocated.
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General Electric Co
Saratoga County
Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Bodies of 11 missing airmen to be recovered in BC mount crash
Canadian and American officials prepared to recover the bodies of 11 men killed when a C 47 transport crashed on Mt Stalin in northern British Columbia over five years ago. A hunter party said it found bullion and currency near the wreckage and reported frozen bodies.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Mt. Stalin
F. T. Brady
U. S. Air Force
British Columbia
Oregon
Fort St. John
B. C
Yukon Territory
Alaska
U. S
Seay
Harry Smith
Portland
Ore
Smith
William Fallert
Scottsburg
Clarence Nichols
Reedsport
L. C. Garner
Coos Bay
Laurence Smith
Elkton
Hal Ellington
North Bend
Atomic Explosion Study Complete
A 12 man expedition led by Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson studied the impact of atomic blasts on marine life at Bikini and Eniwetok. The Atomic Energy Commission reported the tests showed no effect on commercial fishing.
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Richland
Wash
Bikini
Eniwetok Atolls
Atomic Energy Commission
Lauren R. Donaldson
Applied Fisheries Laboratory
University of Washington
Donaldson
Haven Sought by Polish General
Lt. Gen. Izydor Modelski, Polish military attache in Washington, refused orders to return to a Soviet-controlled homeland. The Polish embassy termed his action desertion and asked the United States to grant him asylum or haven.
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Washington
United States
Hovor
Izydor Modelski
Modelski
Parliament Adjourns Until October Amid Global Tensions
Parliament agreed to adjourn today until October 25 with a pledge the government would recall it early if the troubled international situation demanded.
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London
Cost-of-living Index Up But Food Price Off
The August cost-of-living index rose to 174.5 percent of the 1935-39 average while retail food prices slipped 0.1 cent to 216.6 percent. Wages of factory workers averaged $53.86 weekly, with year over year food price increases noted despite the temporary drop. Wholesale trends loom over next weeks.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ce Ee
Prowl Car Stolen Recovered With Threat Note
Colfax police recovered a stolen prowl car in a blind alley today. A note left inside warned, Next time it will be in the river, indicating a threatening motive and plausible crime intent.
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Colfax
Wash
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