Publicity Memos Survive Theoretical Bomb Disaster
A 1955 simulated national emergency in Washington drew 159 reporters to a temporary government complex to test how the government would function if Washington were knocked out. Key figures included Murray Snyder, officials from State and Defense, and Gov. Val Peterson, who announced the exercise a success despite negative results. The event highlighted communication gaps, with handouts and delayed broadcasts revealing limits of a decentralized press corps.
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NEA
Washington
Murray Synder
White House
Rge
Departments of State, Defense, Agriculture
Post Office
Synder
Defense Wilson
Hobby
Snyder
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Koow
Department of Defense
New York
Information
Sovder
Army Research Engineers
Department of Agriculture
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Bolivar Social News Highlights from Hilltop House Visit
G L Mehta ambassador of India and family lunched at Hilltop House with Mr Gerald G Wagner of Washington. Lancaster and Baltimore residents visited relatives in the area. Mrs Mina J Ray spends two weeks in Silver Spring with the Marquette family. Mrs Mattie Thompson of St Petersburg visits Roy Cook and Raymond Young. George Bequette and daughter Elizabeth travel with LeRoy Wood to Cumberland to see Hey Sponsler family. John Clifford Zombro, Fort Riley, Kansas grad, completed radio school with second place in class of 58 and plans furlough before returning to Germany.
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Harpers Ferry
Lillie Biller
Harold Grancisl
Baltimore
Calvin Howell
Camp Hill
Man
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Mary Howell
Bol
Canada
New England States
William Rookenbaugh
Patsy
Sandy
Jacob
Elmer Biller
Meade
Marvin Rateliff
Finksburg
Dudrow
William Horace Lloyd
Arlington
Rosalie LaRue
Joseph Boswell
Wheaton
William
Williamsburg
Ronald
H. R. Lloyd
Washington
Lillian Edwards
Charles Town
Lewis Beek
Bolivar
Eddie
C. E. Garten
Webb
J. L. Mills, Jr
Kevin
Denny
Frederick
John Mills
Sharon
Collier
Tyllca
Hel
G. L. Mehta
India
Gerald G. Wagner
Hilltop House
Eugene Cram- Lancaster
Birs. C. A. Garten
Clifton Butts
Isrne Kemp
Mina J. Ray
Silver Spring
Fred Marquette
Harry Lawson
Marquette
Mattie Thompson
St Petersburg
Fla
Roy Cook
Raymond Young
George Bequette
Elizabeth
LeRoy Wood
Minnie Bridner
Beatrice Miskimon
C. R., Young
Cumberland
John Clifford Zombro
Biry
B. N
Fort Riley
Kansas
Ger
Soldier Awarded for Glass Breakage Prevention at Camp Detrick
Private First Class Leroy Wilson received the Army Pavy suggestion award at Camp Detrick. The monthly $25 cash prize goes to the soldier whose idea the Incentive Awards committee rates highest. Wilson devised a method to prevent glass in animal cages from breaking during sterilization in autoclaves, reducing breakage from 69 percent to none. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from Purdue in 1956 and hails from Crathyersville Indiana. He reported to Detrick in October 1954 and resides at Brad dock Heights with his wife.
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Camp Detrick
Leroy Wilson
Wilson
Purdue University
Crathersville
Ind
Detrick
Braddock Heights
How They Voted Washington Power Play Vote Record
The article reports a 49 to 39 Senate vote shaping party alignments. Democrats backing Byrd Robertson Kilgore Neely and others join Symington in support while Republicans Beall Butler Williams and others oppose. The piece includes stray general lines about a makeshift playpen and unrelated content.
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Washington
Senate
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