Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1946 — Page 20
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Brireau of Standards Chief
Says Question Is Whether It
‘Will Cost Too Much to Be Worthwhile:
By HELEN ASHBY United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-—Atomic are possible in one to five years, but the
power plants for industrial use big question is whether they
will cost too much to be worthwhile.
That is the opinion of Dr. Edward tional bureau of standards, and one scientists, The big power companies “and
guess whether this cource of power will be cheaper than coal or water —and It is like trying to balance the budget, nobody knows,” he said. He foresaw that “little” plants might be erected for small towns, while elsewhere large ones could provide as much power as the Grand Coulee dam. But, he said, the “economics” of the problem has yet to be solved. He said it was his belief that atomic ‘power plants would not be “fantastically expensive.” Condon pointed out that uranium itself is not so costly, but that the large expense would be in capital investment and the development and maintenance of special plants. He is eager that the bureau,
dustrial uses of atomic energy.
He foresaw that another probable | pojjer equipment and fuel now
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U. Condon, director of the naof the nation's leading atomic everybody else is trying to
use of atomic energy would be to propel ships—and here, he sald, the advantages might far outweigh any additional cost. He suggested that atomic-powered ships might have a more far-reach-ing effect on the navy ‘than the atom bomb itself, that with atomic power, the cruising range of ships could be In-
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than the needed, but I don’t know how much {less,” he said, As for atomic-powered planes, {Condon could see no potentialities lother than some arangement for a | pilotless plane—perhaps with a pilot {riding behind in a glider. There |seems to be no way to get enough {of the heavy shielding needed to | protect humans from radioactivity lon the plane, he added. | The industrial
{pends in large part on the as ye {unappointed atomic energy com mission, he said.
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He pointed out
creased to such an extent that they would become almost independent The navy is working on
When they don't need to refuel, the ships would need only such additional supplies as food, he pointed He believed that the atomic which contributed much to de-|n,wer plant for a ship, plus convelopment of the atom bomb, play crete shielding that would: be rea leading part in working out in-|qujred to protect personnel, would weigh less than the bunker and
needed, There are, he sald, two | ONE: A large plant for a faster
TWO: A smaller plant and a {slower ship, but with room for more {heavy armament that it might be better able to combat atomic bombs,
“I feel sure that the atomic plant required on a ship would weigh less power equipment now
Sentinel Printing Interest Is Sold
Robert C. Burnett, president of the Sentinel Printing Co. since 1030, announced today the purchase of the entire W. J, Twiname interest oo , dn the business, The name of the firm will be changed to Senti~ nelPrinting, Inc, and general management and sales will continue under Mr, Bur- © neétt's direction, Serving Indianapolis and Indiana * since 1922, the Mr. Burnett firm, located at 437-39 BE. 10th st, 1s one of the oldest in the state, In order -to accomodate the increased volume of businéss 5000 square feet will be added to the 25000 square feet building as soon as materials are available, Mr, Burnett said. SAVE SOUTH BEND BOY FROM RABIES PERIL PAYSON, Utah, Aug. 27 (U. P). —John Oedekerk, 10, bitten by a rabid dog in South Bend, Ind. 10 days ago, was out of danger today after being given shots of rables vaccine under the direction of police who had searched for him half way across the continent. John, son of Mr, and, Mrs. A. Harry Oederkerk, S8outh Bend, was bitten just before he and his parents were to leave for Los Angeles on a motor trip. The dog was found to be rabid several days later.
PLAN ATOM GAS IN LOCOMOTIVES
Firm Chief Sees $1 Cost for Cross-Country Drive.
\ «te ¢ BUFFALO, N.Y, Aug. 27 (u, P) —An atomic gas unit that might power a locomotive from coast, to coast for less than a dollar was revealed today by the Buffalo Machinery Corp. Vice president F. Alden Miller sald the company has applied for a patent on the rectifier which produces a combustible gas from a commercial type of atomis C uranium. The experimental model, which has been producing gas successfully for six months, was described as about 24 inches in height. Mr. Miller sald the unit contains a chamber for a six-ounce charge consisting of 1/640th of a grain of atomic OC uranium dissipated into six ounces of inert materidl (wood ash). When saturated with water, the charge produces a gas which as yet is unnamed, Mr. Miller said. The substance emerges a drop at a time in the form of a gooey
possibilities of {atomic energy are “very great,” but {the development and research de-
MINER AT DUGGER
SULLIVAN, Ind, Aug. 27 (U.P). -—Rites were arranged today for Duncan Lippeatt, 53, Sullivan, killed in a slate fall at the Dugger Domestic Coal Co. mine near here
| Mr. Lippeatt had operated the | mine with his brothers, David and | Thomas Jr., since the death of their
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES THE DOCTOR SAYS: Yellow-Colored Skin Caused by Excess Bile
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Jaundice Varies With Age
By WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN, M. D, THE yellowish-green discoloration of the skin and the mucous membrane in jaundice is caused by an excess of bile in the blood and tissues. - ‘ The usual cause is an obstruction to ‘the flow of bile through the liver and gall ducts, or an excessive destruction of red blood cells,
When bile fails to pass into the intestine, : the excreta take on a pale color. The type of jaundice suffered varies with the age of the patient. New-born infants have the variety ca by excessive blood destruc tion or anomalies (imperfect development), while in older persons jaundice usually is caused by obstruction in the bile ducts or liver. w ” » THE WHITES of the eyes (conjunctivae) are first to show a change in color. They take on a yellow hue. In advanced jaundice, the entire body varies in color from a pale yellow to a deep olive green to a greenish black. All the tissues of the body, including the blood and lymph, are discolored.
Jaundice is: a symptom and not a disease, and the cause must be determined before effective treatment can be begun. (The outcome also depends upon the cause.) Mild to moderately severe jaundice can last a lifetime without
apparently interfering with the patient's ability to work. Patient's with severe jaundice, however, usually complain of itching, and this condition may be -so severe that sleep is impossible. # » » IN SOME families all the members are jaundided due to fragility of the red cells, which are shaped like spheres instead of like biconcave discs: The spleen is enlarged; as the blood passes through it, excessive numbers of red blood cells are destroyed and extra bile is produced (bile comes from destroyed red cells). If the spleen is removed, the balance between blood formation and blood destruction is restored. The jaundice then disappears.
¥ » ~ A CONTAGIOUS form of jaun-
dice is seen in inflammation of the liver, ’ Epidemics of this jaundice variety disable thousands of men and women annually, especially during wartime. A common name for it is acute catarrhal jaundice. At one time this was thought to be due to inflammation and mucus clogging the bile passages, but we now know that it is a virus infection of the liver. Mechanical
jaundice is caused
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» » » QUESTION: Is it advisable to boil one's drinking water to pre vent poliomyelitis? Our city's water is chlorinated, and is sald to be safe. : ANSWER: It has not been proved that poliomyelitis 1s ‘ transmitted by water. City water which has been properly treated does not spread disease. Physicians recommend boiling only that city water which is given to a young infant.
1 KILLED, 7 INJURED
injured last night in a head-on crash between two automobiles near Clinton, Ind., according to state police. Dead was Ernest Brooks, 45, Dana.
Driver of the car, Calvin Ammerman, 29, was uninjured. Injured were: William Osborne, 20, R. R. 3, Clinton, driver of the other car, lacerations; Charles Osborne, 10, fractured skull and face cuts; Eleanor. Osborne, 19, cuts and bruises; Wilma Osborne, 16, cuts and bruises; Leo Parker, 24, Dana, fractured skull; Jack McColl, 24,
‘minor injuries.
TUESDAY, AUG. 27, 1946
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REPORT REVEALS SIZE OF A-BOMB
Minimum Plutonium Set At 22 to 66 Pounds.
‘By WATSON DAVIS Director, Selence Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 27--Two more bits of Information about the atomic bomb have been allowed to escape from behind the “iron cure tain” of atomic energy secrecy. The size of the critical mass of the atomio bomb, that is, the size that the active plutonium must be before it will go off explosively is now known to be between 22 and 66 pounds. This has been stated
IN CRASH AT CLINTON!» » British report.
One person was killed and seven|
Previously the limits were bee tween 4.4 pounds and 220 pounds as stated In the famous Smyth report issued last August by the war department. Little Needed to Make Bomb The new minimum size of the bomb confirms the idea that not Very much of the fissionable ele ment is nedeed to make a bomb, The actual bomb may, of course, be much larger than the minimum amount necessary. The other information is this: Another chain-reacting substance, probably an element, other than plutonium, can be manufactured, use of
scar tissue/leg, and James Brown, 24, Dana, uranium and thorium, but uranium
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