Navy Opens Records for Study of Possible Radiation Deaths
The CDC won access to Portsmouth Naval Yard records to investigate potential radiation exposure among workers from 1957 to 1962. Dr. Vernon Rose said the study could expand to eight other shipyards and examine illnesses and deaths, not limited to leukemia, with results compared to general population norms.
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Navy
Concord
N.H
Center For Disease Control
Portsmouth Naval Yard
Federal Health Agency
Portsmouth
Vernon Rose
CDC
Division of Standards Development
Washington
Rose
Local Residents Enlist in U S Armed Forces
Five area youths enlist or reenlist in the U S military. Roy L Patterson reups in the Air Force at Dover AFB after career status approval. Robert L Eldreth enters the Army Delayed Entry Program, Teletypewriter Operator training at Ft Gordon. Paul Snyder joins the Army Delayed Entry Program for Light Weapons Infantry with a 2500 bonus and Ft Ord assignment. Keith M McDonald is promoted to airman first class at Langley AFB. Marine recruit Allen J Brooks completes boot camp at San Diego. Arthur D Richardson earns Army sergeant first class rank with The Old Guard at Ft Myer. Nelson G Harris Jr serves as Navy disbursing clerk aboard USS Saratoga. his squadron wins the Battle Efficiency Award.
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Armed Forces
United States
Roy L. Patterson
Lyn Patterson
Winchester
U.S. Air Force
Patterson
Dover Afb
Del
Military Airlift Command
James Wood High School
Delaware Technical and Community College
Dover
Bonnie
Lewis Beatty
Robert L. Eldreth
Robert Eldreth
Berryville
U.S. Army
Eldreth
Clarke County High School
Ft. Gordon
Paul Snyder
Snyder
7Th Infantry Division
Ft. Ord
Cal
Ft. Dix
N.J
Keith M. McDonald
Milton . McDonald
Gore
McDonald
Langley Afb
Tactical Air Command
Allen J. Brooks
Paige H. Brooks
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Deigo
Marine Corps
Arthur D. Richardson
Janice
3Rd
U.S. Infantry
the Old Guard
Ft. Myer
J. C. Richardson
Theresa B
Natchez
Iss
Navy
Nelson G. Harris Jr
Nelson G. Harris Sr
Fighter Squadron 31
Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
Mediterranean Sea
Saratoga
John Handley High School
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U.S
National Weather Service
Cincinnati Research Center
Norfolk and Newport News
Charlestown
S.C
Bremerton, Wash
Mare Island
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Groton, Conn
Pascagoula, Miss
Weather Service
RMAL
Rani
Hutch Mirror
Surale Nite
Stratolounger
Jeunesse
Singer
Grand Piano & Furniture Company
Corner Braddock and Wolfe Winchester
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