Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1946 — Page 13

TUESDAY, JUNE 4 1946

Scientist Fears

Or Quake After A-Bomb Test

By Science Service ° WASHINGTON, June 4, — An atomic bomb exploded at or’ just beneath the surface of the sea is capable of setting off a major earthquake and causing a tidal wave that will swamp all ships in the region, warns Dr. Anatol J. Shneiderov of the Johns Hopkins university in the new issue of Science. Since the second Bikini bomb some time this summer will be exploded underwater, Dr. Schneiderov’s statements raise anew tHe possibility of disasterous results from the bomb tests, despite official reassurances. Dr. S8chneiderov has calculated the energy released by quantities of high explosives, and finds that 5000 tons of TNT would suffice to trigger an earthquake. The Hiroshima bomb, he reminds was stated to be equivalent to 20,000

DEVERS WILL SPEAK AT CULVER ACADEMY

By Times Special CULVER, Ind, June 4.-—Gen. Jacob L. Devers, commanding general of the army ground forces, will deliver the commencement address at Culver Military academy Friday, Col. W. E. Gregory, superintendent, announced today. A class of 190 students, largest in the school! history, will be honored at a four-day program beginning tomorrow. with the annual regimental boxing contests.

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tons of TNT. That bomb ‘and the one that destroyed Nagasaki were air bursts, so nothing like their full thrust was exerted ' against the earth. A bomb of that power, the sclentist states, can make a wide crack in the earth's crust if exploded where water will transmit the blow downward. If the crack becomes sufficiently deep, the bottom of it will be very hot, and steam formed by inflowing water will increase the violence of. the reaction, Finally, he says, the “mushroom” of steam and sea-bottom dust from the underwater explosion may surpass the quantities hurled into the air by the eruption of the Javanese volcano Kraktau in 1883, which was the greatest recorded volcanic explosion. The dust cloud may hang in the air for several years, affecting weather all over the world,

, | Dr, Schneiderov believes.

2 JET ‘FIREBALLS’

CRASH, PILOTS LOST

SAN DIEGO, June 4 (U, P.), — Two navy pilots were presumed lost yesterday when their jet-propelled “Pireball” fighters crashed t(o-

miles off San Clemente island. An air search over the area found no survivors. The accident occurred whén the wing of the leading fighter split off and the two planes collided and crashed into the ocean. The planes were attached to Squadron 4 at the North Island air station here and were en route to their home base

from Los Angeles.

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Tragedy Strikes Young Rider When Car Hits Pony

A few moments before, Edith Nagel, 9, of Bronx, N. Y,, was a happy youngster as she rode her white,

pony, Babe, on a bridle path at Hempstead State park. Crossing a road, an auto hit the pair, breaking Edith’s leg and fracturing her skull. Her condition is critical. The pony (shown in the background), which suffered two broken legs, was destroyed.

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