Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1946 — Page 6

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| r The power that ended ¥ a local hazard . .’

Fire raged and roared through the old building. A state = legislature was dawdling over a reform bill,

—. es kits . > . - — - * hospital for. the, insane wis burning-to the ground, Pa- But while the lawmakers’ delayed —this awful thing !

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a Ramco te TEER fotos Ems tener . budiatapolis Times shook his head sadly as he read it. Now, a thoroughly. angry Public Opinion demanded ~~ = ‘EM _.. a RE MIR 4 ation enforced the legglaice to pass the bigland appfo- ; Te FR ; A Biterly he asked, “Must there be a disaster to bring a ‘priatk money : : ; Started a great buildigg ‘and moderniza- : r—— —y rl, oa : Teform?” : tion program. hr no CE

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a . " The Times had feared this tragedy. Again and again it Public Opinion had solved a problem. True, a “little” : : : : had warned of fire hazarfls in state institutions. Indeed, problem when placed agains€the vast backdrop of this v its campaign had «/most succeeded. Even then, the state troubled world, but that same power of Public Opinion .::

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end this menace to all mankind! |

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Biceesr, most terribly urgent problem, in all history is the period. Ho

' £5. . . . \ ranged sim mere existence of the atomic bomb. Either we will control it embarrass

. . . now. We cas atomic energy, or it will destroy us. Sopey Tea

The problem is as simple—and as awful —as that. .

Day- after day, week after week, America’s press has ; | Merchanis B

cried out this warning:

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“Public Opinion must decide what to do with. this thing called nuclear fission. Must decide quickly!

Must decide wisely!

Your newspaper has given you the straight facts you need * to reach a decision. It has exposed the slick propaganda and party line motives of some of those who would share the bomb with potential enemies. It has explained that by keeping the bomb, America at best may buy only an uneasy

and temporary security.

Only Public Opinion is powerful enough to insist that there be no quick and foolish surrender of our mighty weapon. Only Public Opinion can compel America to keep the secret . . . until the rest of the

world is willing to agree on international control of atomic energy . . . control armed with authority

to prevent an atomic war.

- And Public Opinion is you — multiplied by millions.

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