Alamogordo's Tragic Dawn Ends 20 Years After Gadget Test
On July 16 1945 at 5 30 am in New Mexico near Alamogordo the Trinity test blew up the first atomic weapon. Dr Samuel K Allison signaled the blast as 150 scientists watched five to nine miles away. The light and blast shattered windows 150 miles off and began the nuclear age with awe and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPI
New Mexico
Jornada del Muerto Valley
Alamogordo
Samuel K. Allison
University of Chicago
Earth
New Mexican
Los Alamos
N.M
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Science and Technology
Allison
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Stalin
Harry S Truman
Josef Stalin
U.S
America
Russia
Nuclear Club
Great Britain
France
China
United States
Britain
Ralph E. Lapp
Lapp
Moscow
U. S
Secretary Becomes Beer Taster at California Brewery
Karen Austin, a 37 year old Arcadia mother and grandmother, works as a beer taster at a California brewery while serving as a secretary. She swallows to evaluate flavor, says taste requires drinking, and notes her husband’s support. Her colleagues praise her palate and the favorable working conditions. Her Norwegian heritage and lifelong love of beer color her story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AUSA
Calif
UPI
Karen Austin
Mrs. Austin
California
Arcadia
Delay Seen In Confirmation Of Marshall Appointment
President Johnson named Thurgood Marshall to the post of solicitor general, but Senate approval faces the Judicial Committee and long delays. Marshall, 57, would oversee federal cases and argue before the Supreme Court. his past desegregation work fuels opposition from Southern lawmakers amid a prior yearlong confirmation battle. Leonard H. Marks was named head of USIA, replacing Carl Rowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Judicial Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Mass
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Marshall
2Nd Federal Circuit
New York
Connecticut
Vermont
Supreme Court
James D. Martin
Johnson
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
Leonard H. Marks
Washington
Carl T. Rowan
Escapees Captured From Huttonsville Prison
Two escapees from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison were captured on Cheat Mountain after a tip led police and guards to arrest John David Hinkle 23 and Joseph Stanley Lenhart 27 without incident. Orville Ray Harless 27 remains at large from Clay County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huttonsville
UPI
John David Hinkle
Greenbrier
Fayette
Joseph Stanley Lenhart
McDowell County
Cheat Mountain
Orville Ray Harless
Clay County
Hunters Increase Licenses Sold In Charleston
CHARLESTON UPI Hunters will be put in greater numbers this year as license sales rise. The Natural Resources Department reports sales up by 42032 dollars over the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Natural Resources Department
Federal boxing commission urged to curb bouts
In Washington, pacifist groups boycotted a House hearing on government control of boxing. The piece argues a federal commission could prevent extinction of prize fighting, compares boxing to culture, and suggests placement under anti poverty programs while noting the last title bout drew millions in 90 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
White House
Viet Nam
House Commerce Committee
Federal Boxing Commission
Boxing Commission
Defense Department
Commission
Navy
Army
Death notices and classified ads collection
Death notices report funeral details for Minnie Jane Wilson Bond of Sophia with 2 pm Friday service at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home and burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The rest of the page lists painting services and multiple employment and personal ads including beauty specials, hair stylists, and job openings in Beckley and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond Bond
Minnie Jane Wilson
Sophia
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Hershel Ottwell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ist
George B. Kistiakowsky
Harvard
Presi
American Medical Association
Alamogodro
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Milburn Meador
Harry G. Sweeney
David J. Fox
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A
Cunningham
County of Raleigh
Frances Smith
Pearl Essie Aliff
Roy A, Cunningham
Raleigh County
Skelton
Owls Club
Summerlee Road
the Royals
Lionel Jeffries
Gurst
David Tomlinson
Alan Brown
Hayley Mills
John Mills
James MacArthur
Santa Claus
Roleoe
Jeff Chandler
Ty Hardin
Love
Brigitte Bordot
Barry Sullivan
Marilyn Maxwell
James Bond
Dr.no
DR. NO
Sean "Connery
Harry Saltiman
Albert R. Broccoli
Racseer Wan Powacs
Sean Connery
Tang United Artists
Walt Disneys
Julie Andrews
Dick van Dyke
Dr. In
George Moharis
Anjonette
Comer
Robert Morse
Paul Newman
Lawrence Harvey
Pineville
W. Va
Richard Widmark
Sidney Poitier
Russ Tamblyn
By Dick West
DIAS
WS City Ave
Oroo
OUR
Williams Funeral Home, Inc
MacArthur, Wa
Ask
P Aw Cole
Call Sam G. Foley
Lowell Foley
Woodlawn
Grant
Delmar Beauty Shop
Heber St
City Ave
Repair Service
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville St
Frank Aiderson
Wright
Dial
SSS
Sander & Edger
Mary Carter
S. Kanawha St
Sanders
Beckley Lee & Feed Co
Sander
Edger
Todd
Beaver
C&o
Clarence Morris
Booker Street
Crab Orchard Drive
Robert L
Beckley Newspapers
Violet Cole
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
Nashville
Tennessee
P. D
Cali
Halstead
C. W. Blevins
Vernon Marion
Ivan Lowery
W. Neville
Radio & TV
Prince St
Ashworth Firestone
Hotpoint
Maytag
RCA
Westinghouse & Others
Sparks TV & Appliance CO
Sprague
BR. M. Simmons, Jr
Glen Daniel
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Metal Coal Company
Scrip
Kind
Price
Walteee Box
Fayetteville
Bostick Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Ley
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Cails
Adams
Tuddle House Drive Inn
Hawaii
Mr. Watson
Charles House Motor Hotel
Jan Campil Music Co
Marcus Eye
FE. Reuben
Tees Road
Bob Lilly
Third Avenue
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Beckley PLC
Oceana
Agnes Rider
Wonderland Lodge
Oak Hill
Hotel Hill
Box
City ¢ Cab. CO
Southern W. VA
Beckley Speedway
Bast
Storm Wizard
3Rd Avenue
4Th Avenue
3Rd Ave
Court House
Dr. Ward Wylie
Mitchell Brothers, Inc
Peterstown
W.va
J. O. Mitchell, Jr
J. R. Mitchell
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