Global protests erupt as Soviet super-bomb tests trigger fear
Demonstrations against Russia's nuclear test erupt in Rome Tokyo and London with clashes near the Soviet Embassy in Rome injuring students and police. Zengakuren in Tokyo protest and submit notes while other groups join in London and Italy. Political figures condemn the blast as a danger to humanity.
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Italy
Britain
Japan
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
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Rome
Khrushchev
Tokyo
Zengakuren
Russia
Japanese Communist Party
Japan Council Against Hydrogen
World leaders condemn Soviet atmospheric tests
Nehru rejected any argument justifying the Soviet action. Japan's Prime Minister Ikeda cabled a blunt protest to the Kremlin, saying the Soviet super-bomb aroused national indignation to an indescribable pitch. Ikeda and Canadian PM John Diefenbaker issued a communique of unqualified condemnation, and Diefenbaker said the explosion shocked him, suggesting ordinary motives do not apply to the Soviet Union and Khrushchev.
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Nehru
Soviet Union
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Kremlin
Ikeda
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Global reaction to Soviet atomic test and fallout fears
Revulsion flows from atomic bombing survivors in Nagasaki as Russia presses for more tests. Protests erupt across Vienna Copenhagen Turku Rome and other capitals as governments weigh safety measures for food water and milk. UN debates sanction talk fades, while media outlets feature condemnations and grim editorials.
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Sasaichi Yoshiyama
Nagasaki
Russia
Vienna
Institute of Meteorology
Copenhagen
Turku
Rome
Vatican
Soviet Union
Scientists React To Russian Bomb Test Fears
Scientists including Dr. Linus Pauling and Dr. Niels Bohr warn of genetic damage from the explosion likely affecting 80,000 to 400,000 defective children worldwide. They discuss the possible long term effects, planetary reach of fallout, and the concept of mutual assured destruction amid the Soviet test.
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Linus Pauling
California Institute of Technology
United States
Soviet Union
Khrushchev notes Soviet mega blast larger than 50 megatons
Premier Khrushchev said Soviet scientists exceeded their predicted yield at a Kremlin ceremony. Reportedly the blast was 2.5 times larger than the 30 megaton test, possibly up to 7 million tons of TNT, while the US AEC claimed 50 megatons. Khrushchev joked about a "mistake" and said no punishment for scientists.
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UPI
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Khrushchev
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Europe
Japan
Washington
United States Atomic Energy Commission
New Zealand
F. H. Corner
United Nations
Russia
Monjay
Nixon Urges Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Amid Crises
In Syracuse Nixon urged atmospheric nuclear testing, arguing the United States should move tests from underground. Berlin reports note tear gas clashes near the border as authorities defend the line against East German aggression. Officials stress Soviet warhead sophistication and debate whether Kennedy should decide on future tests.
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UPC
Russia
United States
Richard M. Nixon
al Gallup
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UPI
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Cov
Friedrichstrasse
Nixon
Syracuse
N.Y
Henry M. Jackson
Loday
Jtense
Die Neueman
Joint Committee On Police
Zeit
the New Times
Sis
Risemor
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Kennedy
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
Where To Turn and Lorain School Board Notes
Amherst learns the state cannot force Route 254 as a middle route by eminent domain. Lorain school board plans annexation of the Ford plant area. Lorain County Community College District created by commissioners. Early today, Communists pelted Western police on Bernauerstrasse near the French Soviet border. Western police used teargas as the border remained tense with US and Soviet tanks nearby.
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Lorain
Ford
Lorain County Community College
Bernauerstrasse
Berlin
West Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
U.S
Unter den Linden
Bombers Fight Fire In Calif
A brush fire near Sierra Madre drew a dozen water bombers and ground crews. The 1000 acre blaze was 50 percent contained at dawn with 800 firefighters defending homes as winds shifted and humidity rose. Five helicopters planned to lay hose lines across the area while planes dropped borate solution, and containment was estimated in two to three days.
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Sierra Madre
Calif
California
San Gabriel Mountains
Weather Women To March In Ohio Protest
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with fair conditions into Wednesday. In Cleveland area a 24 hour march from Public Square to protest war and armament is planned ending at 8 p.m. Wednesday as part of a larger national effort led by housewives and mothers in support of pacifist action.
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Cleveland
UPI
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