Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1950 — Page 2
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Are e Open Bo Book to All | Of World's Scientists
Theory of Super-Explosive Was Known fo Physicists Even Before Atom Was Split -
(Following is the second of six dispatches prepared by the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ committee on atomic information in collaboration with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scien _tists, and distributed by the United Press. ),
ever an American-held basic secret of the atom. Nor is it a secret to Generalissimo Stalin that the hydrogen “bomb is a weapon particularly suited to destroying America’s civilization. ¢ z = Bang. : A hydrogén® bomb, when and if one is built may be able to > demolish New York or Washington in a split second. The United 9€2dly radioactivity, States has many such targets, some within reach of a bomb. action would eject millions of the . EEE FE ENTE spehenetpabing.f sparticles: wemtior ve
“fHat “could creep into a harbor and trons. deposit its cargo The neutron shower
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The Soviet Union has but a Some of the nitrogen in the air 204 500. came from few: Its industries. are scattered into carbon 14. a radioactive form wharton, Mrs. Pearl and its major cities land-lockedq °f carbon that lasts thousands of Charles
and well ringed by defenses, years. This will: be absorbed by These are some of the open plants and get into_all forms of secrets about the hydrogen bomb ''®: - discussed in the issue of the The effect on Huma genetics Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, #!0ne--the way the radiation When it comes to the H-bomb's could alter our genés and affect basic scientific facts, the fact js future generations might be
there are no facts to hide. terrible. 2 a fours "In 1946 the Bulletin of the © a broadcast by the Univer- National,
Delavan Smith trust.
$3,282,677 in 1948.
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Austrian scientist named Prof, Possibility. of ' : Hans Thirring. It contained a POomb to produce even more radio- Union Trust Co. whole chapter about the reac- activity than normal Largest contribution by the tions on which a_ superbomb Discusses Dispersal Foundation in 1949 went to the might rely One. Dr. Leo Szilard of Chic ago Community Fund which received
Use ‘Heavy Hydrogen’ University, has raised the issue of $27,500, This week they reprint Mr. national dispersal moving peoThirring’s article, and this week ple and industries from: easy tarthey say: gets. He said that to move 30 to for 38 university “These facts were familiar to 60 million people from big cities School scholarships. nuclear scientists everywhere in might cost 15 to 25 billion dollars. New demonstration the world even before the dis- a year for 10 years. covery of uranium fission.” One of his fellows said we must Pre-school, An H-bomb, we now learn by realize that. reading Mr, Thirring and others, H-bombs, then, could be would be made nbt from ordinary the cost of the bomb, but the fan-
hydrogen’ the stuff in your tastic cost of proper digpersal.” County drinking water—but from a rarer. - David E. Lilienthal, former U. Civic Films, Inc, “heavy - hydrogen” called deu- S. Atomic Energy Commission Efoup “which shows terium. The deuterium will be Chairman, accused . these four films to school and civic mixed. it seems -likely, with a scientists of creating “growing izations. still-rarer “heavy heavy hydro- hopelessness and helplessness” ) gen” known as tritium. and arousing “emotions that play REDS SLOW TRUCKS
You can make small quantities into” Communist hands. of tritium by bombarding the
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an ordinary atomic pile. it for lack of restraint’ While you could theoretically Dr. Szilard. “The use an infinite amount of hydro-'speaking up is rather this: Nei-
Ben in the H:bomb, -and theoret- ther the President nor-the-Atomic Of Bll standards of morality dnd { ically make a bomb 1000 times Energy Commission has explained of Christian civilization itself;
more powerful than the A-bomb- ‘to the American people what the HY say.
in practice it might have to bé decision to develop hydrogen far smaller, just for convenience. bombs will involve, what the If a bomb were 1000 times more meaning of the ‘hydrogen bomb’ powerful than the Hiroshima A- is. or what the cost of the indisbomb, it could obliterate almost pensable defense measures must all of Greater New York or Mos be, Yet these are things the peocow or London. ple must know.' May Take Years Cornell's Dr. Bethe and Illinois Scientists today know the basic {7 niversity's Dr. Frederick Seitz H-Bomb theory. but cannot be are among 12 physicists who have ‘sure until they try ~that —it-will-said- the United States should work. Dr. Hans A. Bethe. one H- build the H-bomb anly if ...bomb architect, has predicted that pledges never to be first {o use i completing It will take “several ‘Betrayal of Christianity’ years.” Other estimates have been’ “This bomb is no longer a reaction.” shorter. weapon of war, buf a means of > The H-Bomb, if it works, could extermination of whole ‘popula (Tomorrow: Mi dwarf today’ s A- bomb in tions. Its use ‘would be a betrayal laboratories?)
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21 (UP) “What we said we did not say German trucks were piled up at element lithium with neutrons in to scare people, nor did we say the Soviet Helmstedt checkpoint: replied 110 miles west of Berlin today by. reason for-a Russian slowdown of traffic,
“Basic Facts of H-Bomb Foundation =
Fourth Bank Added the American has been added to the Atomic Scientists received a copy IY of Chicago Round Table last trust banks handling funds of the four sc fentists raised the organization. Others are Fletcher Indiana Trust Co. and!’
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13,000. Benefit From Health, Welfare,
Educational Funds The Indianapolis Foundation in| “7 There is no hydrogen bomb “secret,” any more than’ there was 1949 spent $89,521.17 in extending! health, welfare and educational benefits to more than 13,000 per-
Addition of four new donors to, as in the Foundation permitted expendiblast power. For the H-bomb re- ture-of nearly $11,000 more than
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The new bequests, totaling $1,John H.
Assumption of the bequests increased the Foundation's principal to $4 487,177, compared ‘with
The Visiting Nurse Association received $14,409 and Indianapolis Public Schools $12,000 70 high
programs included the city’s first class for: hard-of-hearing the cost of building dren and their parents, assisting not only finance construction of the new . Child Guidance Cliniceof Mariéh and an appropriation to a non-profit historical organ-
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Yet many scientists would probably agree with Dr. Louis Ridenour, Illinois graduate dean, writScientific
“Once it is decreed that people are to be killed, the ‘moral’ quesThe :instrukilling are not at all affected with humane or moral probably far
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _ = _ Riding School Romance Leads fo Altar
TUESDAY, MAR. 21, 1950
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Mr. Coward is seen leading his bride mounted: on her favorite
horse, Iron Duke, after the wedding. The couple met at a riding yea
school, where both are pupils.
Sacred Heart Gives Nine Cage Awards
Nine ‘basketball awards have been made to members of the Sacred Heart High School basketball team. They include Ed Butler,
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Harlan Petty, Petty was named to captain ties.
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business” ing Time. The motion for adoption of fast will not be 18 years of age betroduced by Demo- fore June 1 may compete. Precrat J. Porter Seidensticker, who liminary spelldowns will be held authored a similar motion last at city park comunity centers. year, A second’ esolution introduced staged with the co-operation of by Mr. Seidensticker, sets the of-| the City Park and Recreation De- York ficial time for convening Council partment. eelings from 7:30 p. m. to 6:30 The
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Warn of Reprisals At Polls; Demand Definite Stand
City Councilmén today. faced threats of “political reprisals” If they take no action in the highly controversial rent contro! issue. Climaxing a stormy session last ! night, Henry Werking, president
“take a definite stand”
= pis ——has reached FA Bolg of stupidity,” Mr. Werk- | /ing said. “It is high time Indian-| apolis landlords know where they | stand. If this Council doesn’t give .us_an answer on whether or not! (rent controls will be continued or stricken from the-books as we demand, the whole issue will be! thrown into the fall election.” Proponent of immediate de-| control, ublican Councilman {these ‘are. practice words and. it's Donald Republi told Nein oe practice to work on some of key and the man was treated by he purposelyithe harder words so the easier fought for a delay in voting on|,nes won't give you trouble. the hot issue because he “hoped! is SEER to gain time and win sup; The marriage of Holly ‘Johison and Evan Coward § in St. Law. passage of the decontrol tion.’
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Times Gives Practice Lists Spelling Bee Entran
New Idea Designed to Help Contestants Prepare for Annual Competition By ART WRIGHT What kind of words are you going to be askéd to spell mn this year’s Times Spelling Bee? We can't tell you the exact words, of course. But The Times is | going to furnish you with practice words every day from now until the preliminary spelldowns begin the week of Apr. 10. Some of those words will be in the official word list. Some also might be in the official word = Ee
| Marion ‘County school, will spend list in the National Spelling Bee| ‘where the Sasianapets champion * week in Washington, D. C., to
see the sights and compete in the WI) sumpete 18 MAY. oot star, [national bee. All expenses fOr the
, | trip will be paid by The Times. here's a long list of them: h ‘bandon’ agenda The champion could win as muc
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‘abbreviation agitate : will be fof the American Home Owners less than $40. Prizes also | Union, demanded that councilmen | Abus n agricultural |awasde in the Indianapolis the 1 fina’ on abhorrence afalfa |" Watch for additional practice pps en Coa HS " mo ABR TH He
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abstinence ‘appease Ee absurd © appendicitis Bandit Suspect affidavit appr n affiliation ~~ appropriate Tries to Hang Self aforesaid arable I aggravate arbor | A 22-year-old man picked up aghast arboreal jas toy pistol bandit attempted to
{hang himself with his belt in the {City Jail shortly after his arrest remember, early today. Other prisoners called a turn-
Some of those words might ap-| {pear difficult. But
a General Hospital physician: The man, carrying a toy" pistol, ihad been picked "1p after he was | All the words won't be this|/identified by Herman Capps, 26, difficult, especially in the early 3101 8S. Collier St., as the bandit | preliminaries, iwho hit him in the mouth and In addition to the practice robbed him of an empty billfold words, be sure to study your reg- last night near the Bus Terminal. ular school work. Conscientious Shortly before, Roscoe Poland, : 1 study will go a long way toward 40, of 333 W. 30th St., told police ; making you this year's champion. he was waiting for a bus on the Age Limits Circle when a man threatened Any grammar, school pupil who a 2 En ong, demanded fled when Mr. Poland said he had no money.
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