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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
3
Australia Canberra reports Britain detonated an atomic device off Monte Bello Islands near Western Australia at 1 51 pm Eastern Australian Time. Officials say the test was successful with safety measures and data collection underway.
AP News features writer argues radio lags as TV supremacy looms with 36 million TV families and 47 million radio households. He notes a strained relationship between media and suggests radio could rival TV in an open competition, yet networks push viewers to TV at nearly every opportunity.
The piece notes Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May and Eisenhower’s call for public understanding of national strength and peace. It laments radio and TV programming, blaming networks for chaotic schedules and a lack of quality conversation and music, predicting radio will stay Cinderella without reform.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences reports natural radioactivity in about 1,000 homes across 13 cities. Brick and concrete buildings show higher levels, while ventilation greatly reduces radon and related gases. Researchers found no clear health effects linked to the measured radiation so far.
Mayor George Dannenbaum outlines a meeting plan to organize a western Valencia County unit of the Democratic Party. He says the gathering could signal a new push to create a separate western county, as proposals to break up the large county have long circulated from the Manzano mountains to the Arizona border.
The Oil Conservation Commission entered its second day of May proceedings after extending a Lea County salt water disposal case to September. Engineer Zane Spiegel testified salt water disposal threatens fresh water supplies as pits and tanks leak and contaminate the groundwater. An operator proposal to devise a voluntary disposal solution was endorsed by the OCC. A separate incident in Paris Texas involved a bird collision with a pickup, causing minor damages and no injuries.
A New York heating and supply firm robbery ends with gunman demanding cash. Salesman Marion J. Rinaldi laughs at the stickup, is shot in the side, a clerk is struck, and the bandit escapes with a $5,000 payroll. Rinaldi is hospitalized with non serious injuries.
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