Chance Half Mile From A Bomb Blast
Report from Maj. Albert J. Bauer and Capt. John R. Hogness outlines survival odds at varying distances from an atomic blast. Four miles offers near certainty of escape. within half to one and a half miles survival is around 50 50, with near complete destruction inside a half mile.
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Mexico City
Albert J. Bauer
U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office
Bauer
John R. Hogness
U. S. Army Medical Center
Military Medicine
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Bikini
Bauer and
Hogness
Aluminum and Steel License Plates to Be Issued
Ohio motorists will receive both aluminum and steel license plates next year. Over half of the 1950 plates have been produced at the Ohio penitentiary, mostly aluminum, with more aluminum plates reported than steel last year.
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Columbus
Columbus police grapple with junked cars backlog
The Columbus Police Department holds about 75 worthless cars, abandoned or towed after accidents or overtime parking. Owners avoid towing and storage fees, and liens or mortgages prevent sales under state loan laws. Chief Frank L. Harrison seeks legal guidance to dispose of the long impounded vehicles.
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Frank L. Harrison
Price Boost in Tires and Tubes Shocks Industry
E. J. Thomas of Good year announced a three and a half percent rise in tire and tube prices at a Boston luncheon for the American Trucking Association. He noted a five percent drop last summer, while Raymond C. Firestone forecast another five percent hike by year’s start due to higher production costs. Heifer meaning and origin briefly explained as high-ox in Anglo-Saxon.
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Boston
E. J. Thomas
Goodyear Company
Thomas
American Trucking Association
Raymond C. Firestone
Firestone Company
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Dios
William H. Hastie
Virgin Islands
Truman
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Hastie
DR. Edwards
Sohio
Columbus Police Department
Central Ave
Dia
Louis F. Jones
Mgr
Riverdale
Failles
Taffetas
Tecas
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