Arco Becomes First Town Lit By Atomic Power
In Arco Idaho town officials and residents celebrate becoming the first in history to be lit by atomic energy. The July 17 test provided electricity from a nearby Atomic Energy Commission plant as townspeople learned of the milestone.
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Arco
Idaho
Atomic Power
Earth
C. A. Rittolfsen
Utah Power and Light Co
Clarence W. Byrne
Power and Light
Flemming Road
Middletown
Butler County
U S Reveals How Uranium Metal Is Made At Geneva
At the 72 nation atoms for peace conference Dr H A Wilhelm of Iowa State College described a large scale low cost method to produce high purity uranium metal from uranium fluoride and magnesium. He said the technique enables any country to duplicate the process. || Both Wilhelm and Dr M Calvin of UC Berkeley reported advances in photosynthesis research identifying steps by which plants convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and starches.
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Geneva
United States
H. A. Wilhelm
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa State College
Wilhelm
M. Calvin
University of California At Berkeley
Auction Bidder Peter Funk Accused of Collusion
A report describes Peter Funk as the name used for a person employed at auctions to bid in concert with the property owner to be sold, suggesting collusion in the bidding process.
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Peter Funk
Mystery surrounds young woman's death in Boone County
Police and investigators work to identify a nude decomposed body found in a secluded Boone County area near Lover's Lane. Autopsy results are pending with interim tests and FBI examination of a cardboard crate and surrounding dirt. The victim is described as a delicate-boned young woman about five feet two inches tall with dark brown hair, possibly missing teen Brenda Kidwell.
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Covington
Boone County
Lover's Lane
Robert Ritterhoff
St. Elizabeth Hospital
FBI
Washington
Ritterhoff
Douglas E. Kidwell
Cincinnati
Brenda
Byron Kinman
Sioux City
Iowa
Huntington
W. Va
William P. McEvoy
Boron Gasoline Extends Valve Life In Truck Test
A Sohio test used identical gravel trucks loaded with back stops to simulate extreme wear. Half ran on non Boron gasoline and half on Boron gasoline. By mid test non Boron valves failed. by end Boron valves remained good.
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Sohio
Infant electrocuted after teething through insulation in Midlothian
A year old baby named David Maxwell in Midlothian Scotland chewed insulation from an electric wire yesterday and was electrocuted. The report notes the fatal accident underscores dangers of exposed wiring in homes and public spaces.
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Midlothian
Scotland
David Maxwell
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