Secrecy Prevails as Ships Regroup for Second Atomic Test
Walter A. Shead reports from Honolulu that Bikini lagoon fleet regrouping for the July 25 second atomic test remains under tight secrecy. The target fleet includes Arkansas Pensacola Nagato Saratoga and Pilotfish with others positioned up to 1800 yards away. Navy observers debate damage forecasts while debates on ship design and ventilation reflect lessons from the first blast.
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Walter A. Shead
WIN
Honolulu
Bikini Lagoon
Alough
States
Bikini
Navy
Kwajalein
Appalachian
Arkansas
Pensacola
Nagato
Saratoga
Magrant
Pilotfish
Fallon
Independence
Rats Born During Bikini Test Prove Resilient Aboard Ships
Radioactive exposure caused animal deaths aboard target ships in the Bikini test but a litter of white rats born aboard the USS Pennsylvania survived. Initial stock included 150 goats 150 pigs and 3100 rats across 22 ships with deaths exceeding the 10 percent early estimate as crews report ongoing losses.
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Burleson
Joint Task Force 1
Pennsylvania
Sakawa
Yale Commencement Party Draws Jimmy Durante Crowd
Jimmy Durante attends Yale commencement as his film Two Sisters From Boston opens in town. Observers say Yale lost another close one while Durante is adopted by the class of 1913 and parades in the procession and ball game.
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Jimmy Durante
Yale
Jimmy
Boston
College Town
Durante
Pres
Charles Seymour
Seymour
Trygve Lie
United Nations
D6 Stages Senetnewinle Release
An item identified as D6 Stages Senetnewinle was released by an unspecified author or distributor. Details are limited in the readable text. Further context is unavailable from the fragment.
Hollywood Notes on Clips and Casts in Colorful Memo
Virginia Vale highlights Janet Blair as Regina in Gallant Journey and describes Glenn Ford’s youth aged romance. The column notes Claude Rains on Casablanca ties, Caesar and Cleopatra salaries, and the upcoming Happy Hollywood Homes snapshot. Fred Waring, Bing Crosby, Walter Pigeon, Joan Crawford, and Meredith Willson are profiled with projects and roles.
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Claude Rains
London
Odds and Ends CBS News Reports on Film and Stars
CBS News reports Bob Garred finished narration for a Columbia Pictures short and may sign a one year contract for similar duties. Philo is set to replace Bill Gargan in Murder Will Out with Humphrey Davis as Sergeant Heath. Dan Seymour, once a circus strongman, known for Cloak and Dagger, is mentioned. Bing Crosby tops a poll as favorite vocalist among American occupation troops in Europe, ahead of Frank Sinatra Vaughn Monroe and the King Cole Trio.
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CBS News
Bob Garred
Columbia Pictures
Philo
Bill Gargan
Heath
Humphrey Davis
Dan Seymour
Bing Crosby
Europe
Frank Sinatra
Vaughn Monroe
King Cole
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