Maricopa Budget Hearings Set for 1951 52 Proposals
Maricopa County supervisors plan two public hearings on the tentative 1951 52 budget. Protests and recommendations will be heard at 10 a m Friday on general county operations totaling 3 977 740 dollars, up from 3 620 400 the prior year. An August 13 hearing will cover levy and expenditures for five volunteer districts Wilson 24 000 South Phoenix 34 841 Peoria 1 120 Buckeye Rural 18 629 and Gila Bend 2 210. A court order requires funds for Wilson Volunteer Fire Company after a voided election and district disbandment. Final adoption of the overall budget remains set for August 10 with a 79 cent tax rate unchanged.
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AEC Moves Santa Fe Office Headquarters
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that its Santa Fe operations HQ will relocate from Los Alamos to Albuquerque, with the move planned soon.
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Atomic cost near 5 billion dollars in current year
The nation has spent 4.9 billion on atomic research to date and has 1.4 billion unexpended in appropriations. It has requested 1.2 billion more for the current fiscal year. The figures were released by the AEC at a news conference tied to its semiannual report to Congress.
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AEC Seeks To Use Radioactive Waste
The AEC outlined a project to use radioactive waste from its production plants. Potential aims include sterilizing foods and drugs in containers without heat, killing harmful organisms with radiation, stimulating chemical and physical reactions, improving luminous paints and lights, and creating new or cheaper materials.
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Radioactive Decay Shows Earth's Age
The Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago reports a perfected method for dating Earth's crust using the lead uranium decay clock. Analysis suggests the rock layer formed about 3,000,000,000 years ago.
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Atomic Plane Engines Feasibility Report Advances
The AEC files show theoretical feasibility for nuclear powered flight and progress on atomic plane engines by General Electric under a long range reactor program. Navy eyes submarine propulsion experiments in two years while new reactors for explosives production rise. A breeder reactor nears its first shakedown, promising vastly expanded atomic fuel and power output. Tests at Las Vegas Eniwetok probe radiation effects on animals to gauge human impact.
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South Africa Plans Uranium Sales From Gold Ore
The Union of South Africa builds plants to extract uranium from gold ore, the Atomic Energy Commission told Congress in its 10th semiannual report. Ore has low uranium content but high volume, enabling sale to the United States and Canada under a three nation agreement. Uranium is vital for atomic energy.
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Seltzer Germany Celebrates 1200th Anniversary
Seltzer Germany marks a historic milestone this year as the 1,200th anniversary of the first mention of its famed seltzer water. The event highlights the long running legacy of the beverage associated with the town and its global influence.
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