We Learn Atomic Bomb Power and Limits
The article reviews how early fears of total destruction proved unfounded and details Hiroshima Nagasaki Bikini tests outcomes. It notes deaths within a mile radius and survival beyond, plus radiation sickness trends and potential long term effects and treatments. It cites U.S. Atomic Energy Commission efforts to plan control and usage of atomic energy.
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New Mexico
Hiroeshina
Nagasaki
Japan
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Atomic bombs may not destroy life, says Industrial News Review
The piece notes that early atomic bombs are very inefficient and cause limited immediate deaths. It warns radiation sickness, long term radioactivity, and unusable areas. It compares growth of weapon power to Wright brothers aviation and cites physicists fearing future power could eradicate life in large regions.
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New York
Wright
Industrial News Review
4-H Club Members Produce 33 Million Quarts of Food
The nation’s 4-H club members earned 33 million quarts of food products last year. This output showcases the scale of youth agricultural programs and their contributions to local and national food supplies.
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4-H Club
THAT OLD GANG OF MINE COLUMN CONTROVERSY DETAILS
Des Moines Iowa June 17 1947 column by Bob Klauer critiques Truman era politics referencing the Pendergast machine. It discusses Kansas City vote fraud tied to the 1946 primary and alleged ballot manipulation with Enos Axtell and Roger Slaughter involved.
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Kansas City
Mr. Truman
Pendergast
Truman
Roger
Slaughter
Enos Axtell
Axtell
Gtand
Vault Blast Delivers Ballots Theft in Kansas City
A vault in the Kansas City courthouse was blasted open one night and only ballots for the primary election were stolen. The incident sparks national political repercussions and tests Democratic leaders as Gallup polls show Truman slipping. In Washington State a Democratic challenger defeated a labor bill backer in a special congressional race, with Russell V. Mack the publisher victorious. Henry Wallace campaigned for Savage.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Charles Savage
Fred Norman
Russell V. Mack
Wen
Henry Wallace
Savage
Talle on Committer joins housing and rent control panel
Report notes Rep. Henry O. Talle of the Second District was named to the House Conferences Committee on housing and rent control legislation. The piece also casts Cold War fears, citing Senator Hiekenlooper on growing Iron Curtain influence from Europe to the Pacific, and includes quips about Henry Wallace and a 1948 presidential possibility.
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Henry O. Talle
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House
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Germany
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Bu Esaria
Pacific
Iow
B. B. Hiekenlooper
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Oil Shipments to Russia May Be Cut Under Export Controls
Washington officials told a House subcommittee that oil exports to Russia could face revived controls to stop shipments. Two 56,000 barrel tankers were ready to sail from San Pedro to Vladivostok, with more planned next week.
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Washington
AV —Commerce Department
Russia
Thomas E. Blaisdell
Office of Internations Trade
House Armed Services
Blaisdell
San Pedro
Cal
Vladivostok
Betty Grable Stars in Shocking Miss Pilgrim at State
Betty Grable headlines the Technicolor comedy Shocking Miss Pilgrim showing at State through Wednesday. The film rides a breezy wartime mood with musical numbers and light satire as the lead briefingly entertains audiences.
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Miss Pilgrim
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