Concrete steel shelters may shield against atomic blasts
Survival City Nevada AP reports Operation Cue civil defense tests show man made concrete steel and earth shelters could be the best defense against atomic and thermonuclear bombs. Dogs in concrete shelters survived near Ground Zero while mannequins in others remained unharmed. Task Force Razor noted tanks could be moved closer for civilian extraction. Tests indicate glass debris protection remains vital and animal studies aim to clarify blast biological effects over months.
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Nev
R. L. Corsbie
Atomic Energy Commission
Civil Defense
Approval Urged For Beach and Harbor Jobs in New Hampshire
New Hampshire lawmakers pressed the House Appropriations subcommittee to approve 140000 for Hampton Beach erosion control and 400000 for Portsmouth Harbor improvements. Rep Merrow and Alvin F Redden urged funding, noting the projects boost state economy and navigation safety with Army engineers’ prior approvals and broad local support.
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Portsmouth Harbor
Washington
Hampton Beach
N.H
Portsmouth
Merrow
Alvin
F. Redden
New Hampshire
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Army Engineers
House Public Works Committee
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower
Congress
Piscataqua
Redden
Lane Dwinch
Steie
Local Reservist Recalls Survival City Atom Blast
Portsmouth observer and Army colonel Wyman Boynton described Survival City Nev atom test as a boiling mushroom cloud with a bright center and edge ice. He noted the blast light was blinding even at 3500 yards and that the shock, heat, and debris moved trenches and shattered nearby buildings while a 400 foot tower vanished. He stressed radiation danger and that a trench or hole in the ground offers best protection.
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Survival City
Nev
Portsmouth
Wyman Boynton
383Rd Engineer Group
Boynton
Edward McDonald
Desert Rock
Bill Would Allow Tax Exemptions for Pollution Controls
Concord bill would grant 25 years of tax exemptions for pollution control installations to spur elimination or reduction of industrial wastes. Sponsored by Rep. George W. Angus, the measure passed the House Municipal and County Government Committee and moves to a test vote Tuesday. The exemptions would be legal under state public health provisions.
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House Municipal and County Government
George W. Angus
Claremont
House
Angus
House Labor Committee
State Division of Employment Service
John Z. Kearns
Manchester
House Judiciary Committee
Public Utilities Commission
Clarence Lessels
Maine House Rejects Radar Speed Checks Amid Dept Debate
The Maine House, in a 27 27 vote, refused to back a Senate approved radar speed check measure. Rep Fuller criticized "gestapo methods" of speed enforcement, urging speeders pursued openly rather than ambushed by roadside clocks. He warned of a slippery slope toward aggressive tactics.
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Augusta
Maine
Senate
Fuller
South Part
Land
House
Area Man Indicted For Assaulting Wife With Intent to Kill
York County Grand Jury indicted Robert M Emerson 36 of 17 Oak Terr Kittery on assault with intent to kill his wife Florence using a knife at their home March 20. The panel returned 26 public and eight secret indictments including cases involving Southern Maine residents. Also named were Adrian B Moulton Jr Cape Neddick for the March 26 Fritz Auction House holdup at Route 1 Kittery, Arthur Gallant York for stealing 83 from Katherine Marshall York home April 12, and Moses Segal South Berwick deputy sheriff for assault and battery on wife Mildred February 28 1954 Biddeford.
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Robert M. Emerson
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Kittery
York County
Maine
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Florence
Adrian B. Moulton Jr
Cape Neddick
Fritz
Route 1
Philip Fritz
Arthur Gallant
York
Katherine Marshall
Moses Segal
South Berwick
Mildred
Biddeford
Big Four ministers meet in Paris to seek global fixes
In Paris today Western world leaders Dulles of the United States Macmillan of Britain and Adenauer of West Germany gathered to discuss crises in the Far East and European defense. They spoke optimistically about resolving international issues amid unsettled tensions.
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Paris
Far East
U.S
State Dulles
Harald Macmi
Konrad Adensuer
Senate Keeps Current Value Basis in Utility Rates
August voting kept current value as a factor for PUC rate decisions with a 27 to 5 tally. The bill by Sen Silsby would clarify that no single factor determines rates. opponents call current value conjectural.
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Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Supreme Court
Legislative Public Utilities Committee
Sen
Silsby
Aurora
Lessard
D-Lewisson
Commission
Peace Prospects In Rail Walkout Seen Brighter
Negotiators in Washington report brighter chances for settlement of the 55 day Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike as talks continue with the National Mediation Board. Despite dynamite blasts derailing two freight trains near Corbin and a fatal shooting of a striker in Tennessee, officials say talks remain focused on business and a peaceful resolution. Separately, Southern Bell strike actions include a rejection of full public arbitration, while violence flares in various Southeast locations with arrests and warnings to avoid retaliation.
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Union and Company
Washington
National Mediation Board
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Kentucky
Corbin
L&n
Knox- Han
New Scan
South
Southern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers, of America
Southern Bell
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee
John Kenneth Nichols Jr
Louisville
Nichols
Verl Brasweil
Braswell
John E. Braswell
Walnut St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Knoxville
George Dempster
Athens
CWA
Health Service Urges Delay in Salk Inoculations
Washington reports the Health Service urged halting polio vaccination programs until Sunday when it will report whether current Salk vaccine supplies are safe. Surgeon General Leonard Scheele announced after a six member medical panel studied vaccine manufacture and testing. The panel met at NIH in Bethesda after reports of post inoculation polio cases. Jonas Salk is among the panel members. The service will evaluate recommendations and announce findings Sunday, urging states and municipalities to postpone vaccinations until then.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Public Health Service
Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Jonas Salk
Pittsburgh
The
Breeches Bucy to Governo News Prompts Shooting Attempts
Attempts are being made to shoot breeches bucy to Governo news yet received from Governor's romantic bridge companion Mirs.
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Bucy
Governo
Mirs
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