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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1963
Page
6
Eight metal radium capsules stolen from Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh within four days may be in Maryland. Police warn the capsules are radioactive and describe them as eight shiny silver metal capsules eight inches long.
State Police warn that seven inches of wiring with radioactive radium capsules were stolen. They urge anyone who finds or is offered the radium to avoid contact and notify authorities immediately to prevent radioactive damage.
The AP reports a missing comma in the date line at the White Marsh post office in Baltimore County. Postmaster Edward L. Best notes the punctuation slip and mentions the handling of first class mail now averages nine or ten times.
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