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A-Blast Like. ‘Rocket Fizzle’

Seen On TV By Millions In

marked only by a vapor trail across the clear desert sky, dropped an atom bomb on this remote Nevada valley at 11:30 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) today. It was broadcast for the nirst time to millions in U, 8. by television, . Las Vegas, 65 miles away, saw a brilliant flash, But the shock wave was nil. dents felt, in the words of one,

. + SCRAMBLED BLAST—Television broke the atom,

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By JOE ALLISON City and federal officials today blasted state plans for reopening of Stout Field for military flying as “extremely dangerous” to civilian air traffic at Weir Cook Municipal Airport. The charges were made after State Adj. Gen. Robinson Hitchcock revealed plans to use the field after Nov. 1 for the 113th Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard. Gen. Hitcheock said the state plans to use the field despite recommendations from federal air officials the field be closed as a safety measure. Fred Sommer, vice president of the Weir Cook board, said: “Military flying at Stout Field would present a real danger to| commercial planes from Weir) Cook.”

Others Cite Danger

In Washington, a 'spokesman| for the Airport Use Panel said: “Military usé of Stout Field would be extremely dangerous to civilian aircraft flying in and out of Indianapolis Municipal.” Local officials said they have no quarrel with military flying at Stout Field except as a safety) factor, “We want to prevent an acci-| dent, not talk about one after it

From Yucca Flat, Nev, to Hoosier television sets, and at all points along the line, everyone twisted the dials, but nobody got much of a picture. The much heralded debut of Mr. A-Bomb went into the “nice try” column of the television industry today. WFBM-TV pointed out the trouble in the blast picture was not local but in the relay from the blast scene to the Los Angeles television studios.

Picture, Sound, Leave

The telecast from the scene started at 11 a. m. (Indianapolis Time). Within 10 minutes both the picture and sound were lost. When the picture came back, it was extremely poor quality,

A-Bomb’s Debut on TV A Nice Try, Anyway

By ED KENNEDY [the show on their lunch hour. J 3 was a field day for knob! aa, expec more,” said |y + {twisters {tle » on

| “It seemed to me, from what I could see between the lines in the screen, just like what I had seen in the movies of earlier tblasts. But it was not as good.” Mrs, Alpha Cabe, 617 N. East St, a waltress, stopped serving her patrons long enough to catch the show. “It was frightening,” she said.

Paul Rhodes, 2207 N. Wallace St., observed the blast while eating at a downtown bar. “I'll ‘have indigestion all afternoon after seeing that thing. It gives me the creeps. Suppose something like that went off over Indianapolis of a night, Phew,” he said. ‘Why Waste It?”

Miss Bessie Robbins, 1242

The voice of the controller was heard to say: | “Bombs away,” but still no| picture. i In one frantic last effort, ai

{picture came on either just with!

the blast or just after it. The! ball of fire could be seen and the large mushroom of smoke started. | Then it went off,

‘Expected More’ |

Meanwhile, apparently un-! aware there was no picture, the commentators kept reporting the! events as they saw them. They, set the mood well. “Too bad,” commented one of the many early lunchers today. They had -skipped out to eatch|

Union St, was eating an early lunch to beat the noontime crowd. “I don’t see why they waste it on the sand when they got Moscow to shoot it over,” she said. “That's what; T really think, but you won't print it.” Some 30 seconds after the flash was observed on the screen, the cound of the blast could be heard. Six cameras for the telecast were set at distances varying from 11 to 40 miles, accounting for the delay in sound. The powerful engines of the B50 bomber which dropped the bomb dnd the escort planes could be heard. But the camera did not pick up a picture of thé B-50 itself, It was flying at 36,000 feet.

has happened,” Mr, Sommer said. They quoted today from recom. mendations the<panel made last year, ’ Asked It Be Closed

The group recommended “Stout Field be closed as soon as possible” because “the close proximity of the two airports is a hazard to the operation of aircraft in the vicinity of both.”

By ARTHUR J. SNIDER | LLEVELAND, Apr. 22 (CDN)|

New Disease Blamed On the Family Cat

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YUCCA FLAT, Nev., Apr.

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that it was like a “skyrocket that #

fizzled.” The explosion occurred at an elevation of 3500 feet over the target. It required 42 seconds for

the bomb to dive from the bomb-|

er to the point of detonation.

The cloud formed by the great| § explosion was orchid and pink in| © eolor, totally unlike either burst! §

at Bikini witnessed by this cor. respondent.

Desert Seems to Rise

The entire desert floor seemed to rise up behind the atomic cloud in a curtain of gray dust. The atomic cloud turned to white three minutes after the blast and rose y. It was now at 35,000 feet an ice cap was forming at its top. First effect felt by the observ ers after the great and blinding flash was a heavy heat wave. Next came a thunderous roar, as if a barrage of high explosive shells had been turned toward “News Knob,” where correspondents and officials were assembled. A wind change at the last min-

Six minutes after the detonation, the supporting column of the cloud had and the cloud itself, like a malevolent white chrysanthemum, began moving southward. At 11:40 p. m. three groups of Army trucks sped across the dry lake bed immediately below us toward the foxholes where 1500 troops had undergone the blast. At 11:50 a, m. initial group of seven trucks, carrying Air Force personnel for the anticipated paratroop jump, emerged from the dustcloud. Paratroopers immediately -boarded the waiting airdraft, : The foxhole troops were ‘peppered with dust and pebbles and sustained strong shock wave for which they were well prepared, they reportad.

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Hoosier tabbies still have a clean bill of health, a check of |

The recommendations of the —Tabhy, the friendly family cat, state health agencies indicated |

federal advisory group were reaffirmed last week and Gen. Hitchcock was sent a copy of the panel's opinion, Robert Cook of the panel said in Washington

was indicted at the American College of Physicians today as a disease carrier, Doctors listed more than 200 known cases to date of “cat

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today. Gen, Hitchcock said, “The mili-| tary never has had any objection . to the proximity of the two fields. | And we feel we are complying! with the federal recommendation on closing Stout Field, “The recommendation said Stout Field should be closed ‘as soon as possible.’ We hold closing | the field is not possible because there is no other place for the! Air Guard.”

Name Other Bases | City officials countered military flying would be possible " from bases at Ft. Wayne, Camp Atterbury and other cities. In attacking state reopening of Stout Field, local officials cited the long battle to close the field and said “many” reports are on file of near collisions between planes from Stout and Weir Cook. Mr. Sommer cited the accident - in»Washington two years ago in which a fighter pilot flew his plane into a. loaded commercial transport. More than 50 passengers’ and crew .members of the _* transport were killed. . Key to the argument between

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scratch disease,” a new ailment marked by painful swelling of the neck glands. Dr. Worth B. Daniels, professor of clinical medicine at Georgetown University, said the disease has now ‘been reported in 15 states and abroad.

It is s0 new there is no mention of it in medical textbooks. The disease begins, he said, with a skin rash a few days after a cat scratch.

Swelling in Neck

About three weeks later glandular nodes in the neck begin to| swell, "They may enlarge to the size of a golf ball before breaking! down with pus formation. . Early symptoms are an out-of-sorts feeling of general discomfort, loss of appetite, nausea, weakness, pain, chills, headaches and high fever, The disease Is not fatal It runs itself out in a period of weeks or as long as six months

and mycin have been helpful in prethereby

state and local alr officials is money, . ; nd

today. |

Indiana University Medical Center said it has had no cases of the new “cat scratch disease.”

Dr. Andrew C. Offutt, director of communicable disease con- | trol of the State Board of Health, said he had heard of the disease but that he knew of no cases in Indiana.

Villain is believed to be virus which apparently gets into the open skin scratch, i

One Merely Licked

In one case the patient - was! merely licked by the household pet. In other cases cat bites have

been responsible. 1

The virus is believed related to

that which causes parrot fever.

Many cases probably escape diagnosis, Dr. Daniels said, because they are mistaken for ‘ rabbit fever,

Symptoms also resemble Hodgkin's disease, cancer of the lymph glands and glandular tuberculosis. One patient had been diagnosed as a tubercular until it was learned he cuddled a kitten in bed at night. * A man and wife who both came

found to have a gentle cat living their one-room

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‘White House Again ‘Open to Visitors |

| WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 (UP)| ~The White House was opened /to the public today for the first, {time since it was closed for a {face-lifting in November, 1949. | Visitors may stroll through the

Disappointed resi-| .

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LADDER TO SAFETY—Stanley Roller, 4, and Sharon Censtable, 11, look at charred ladder down which they were helped to safety from the second story of a burhing apartment at E. 10th and Ewing Sts. early today. Unhurt in the blaze, they were out picking dandelions when Times: Photographer John R, Spicklemire arrived. |

seizure of the steel mills, Should the resolution be ap-! proved by the House, the Judiclary Committes would Investis gate “whether the sald Harry 8.

The committee would report its findings ta the House with “such resolution of impeachment or other recommendation as it deems proper.”

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Mr. Hale also Introduced olution to express

Alerted for

Gov. Schricker alerted state/®

day to guard against an out-

break of violence and “sym-|, pathy” riots in Indiana prisons.|

as a series of prison riots across the nation,

Out 2 Rioters

JACKSON, Mich, Apr. 23—|o

sieged cellblock at riot-ravaged

Southern Michigan Prison today when they tried to “stool pigeon” |

on their fellow inmates. have been prison riots The 179 prisoners holed up in New Jersey prisons, a Colorado] 88% the disciplinary cell block since penal institution, a Utah prison!

{from Indiana’s prisoners, By United Press {though they might learn details! | HOLLYWOOD, Apr. 22 Pro- has surrendered its own ducer Walter Wanger received a|lf It wants them back, it »

State Prison Officials

Rioting

By IRVING LEIBOWITZ dleton to take "every precaution-

ry measure.”

: : Gov, Schricker emphasized, police and prison officials to-{nowever, there have been no acts of violence at any state institution, nor has there been any in-

ication of an “incident.”

| Warden Alfred Dowd of the The Governor took the action Sfate Prison and Supt. Ward spread | Lane of the Indiana Reformatory were warned the wave of prison jriots and violence was caused, He informed State Police Supt.\for the most part, by convicts Arthur Thurston and prison offi-iwho heard the news of the other cials at Michigan City and Pen-iriots and wanted to thize.”

“Situation Well in Hand” Gov,

hand now,”

The Governor said he did not, plan any special action to keep! news of the outside world away \

f the other prison riots,

8/Two badly beaten and cut mutl-| , “If we would deprive them of

were thrown out of a be- reading the newspapers neers 'haps cut off the radio program,” token sentence of four months in|

Gov. S8chricker said, “then we county jail today on a guilty ver-| might be creating a problem.”

In the last few weeks,

“sympa- :

Schricker stressed that

- : nvicts Toss | Indiana authorities “had the sit-

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: argued the President, acting under

the Cons thing in

e. Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R.

“did the

of the Wage Stabilization Board,

President, knell of collective bargaining.” He contended that the Constitution does not give the President

erty.” i Rep. Jacob K. Javits (R, N, Y.) blamed Congress for the situation. He said Congress should have taken the initiative In working out legislation to deal with situations such as has arisen in the steel industry,

Wanger Gets Months

best Interests of our

Resolution To Impeach Truman

Laid Before House By Republica

Maine Member Asks Inquiry Into Seizure |Of Steel Mills by HST

By United Press AB WASHINGTON, Apr. 22-Rep, Robert Hale (R. Me.]] introduced in the House today a resolution to start ime peachment proceedings against President Truman for his §

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inherent powers granted him by

the power “to seize privyte prop-jquoted

Ind.) maid the recommendations| nim.”

plus the seizure action by the| “sounded the death|-

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the people, He shouldn De peached.” iy

One of the Red Cab taxi driven§ . still working quing the strikes. . George Huggins, DeLoss said he wasn't “up on polities” k

didn’t think the President sho be impeached :

One politician,’ W. 0 H : Republican candidate for nor, was found in the Cia;

Hotel, : I He sald: “I don't‘ think President will be impeached. won't express my own opinions

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By United Press

Judge Harry Borde, who found]

Sunday night with 11 hostages and the latest riot which still is the movie maker guilty of shoot-

their barricade. Warden Julian Frisble, who, talked to Jerome Parmentier, 21, Mt. Clemens, Mich.,, and Ells-| worth Roberts, 35, Detroit, said the two were expelled for plan-| ning to give away the defense of the cellblock. ’ 3 ' Roberts first said that he. had

been hurt trying to protect the —

11 prison guards held as hostages from Parmentier, but admitted later that they had conspired on a note describing the cellblock’s defense. Parmentier, who earlier ‘in the riot stropped a razor and threatened to cut the hostages throats had not been harmed. The notes sald, and could not give, coherent answers, : Earlier, the 11 hostages had written notes stating that they nad not been harmed. The notes | were dropped from windows of Cellblock 15, last island of re-| sistance in this the world’s largest walled prison.

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Survived Tornado Stolen

COATESVILLE, Apr. 22 (UP)! —An imported bronze church bell,| one of the few dtems salvaged) after a destructive tornado almost leveled this community inj 1948, was reported stolen today. | The $1000 bell, weighing almost. 700 pounds, was undamaged when| the tornado destroyed the Christian Church Mar. 26, 1948. It was

| ground floor and.the first floor placed in the church yard while

Saturday. Passss aren't White House

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men hoist it into the new chureh whea) rts. it disappeared. . ol

down with neck swelling were/from 10 a. m. to noon, Tuesday the structure was rebuilt.

Officials were making plans to]

{shoved the men out from behind raging at the Jackson, Mich, ing Mr... Lang who, | prison,

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Wanger

feared, was threatening his mar-'«ywep

irlage to Joan Bennett, - recom-! {mended that he sent to the coun-| {ty honor farm or put on a county road camp, The judge granted a stay of execution, however, setting June 4 as the day Wanger must report to begin his sentence, by Wanger's attorney, Jerry Giesler, to enable the producer to wind up pending

business affairs and visit with Denbow,

his two daughters.

{dict that he assaulted Actor's

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y Bieta Agent Jennings Lang with a Many women interviewed diay

agreed with President Truman'y policies, but they felt he should by left to finish his term. ! Miss Marjorie Conard, 3710 M Meridian St, a secretary, saldy get rid of him soow enough. = There's no need to impeach him.” ¢ A part-time secretary and housewife, Mrs, Lloyd Wampler, 4042 Adams Court, was all fog = the President. She sald: “The

The stay impeachment is ‘ridiculous.

as a perfect right to do wha he did.” A club woman, Mrs. GC. MM 2909 Stuart St, said

she disagreed with Preside

“Mr..Wanger has. a great hope Truman but didn't want him ims

that with his family will be reunited,” sald |

this tragedy behind, | peached.

This view was echoed by Mra

Mr. Glesler who has represented | Aultie Kilgore, 821 N. Boltomg

many movie notables in their Ave, who works for the telss

court appearances,

phone company,

“Mr. Wanger and I are both RASTA, isatisfied with the. decision and s cle {the judgment of the court,” Mr. 500-Mile Visitors 1 |Glesler added. “We believe it to . . i Ihe fale and just.” jaca Higher Prices | ET Higher prices for food an®

Cab Workers Bound

To Jury in Assault

| Two Red Cab Co. employees {charged with assault and battery

with intent to kill were bound!

drink for Kentucky Derby and Ine dianapolis 500-Mile Race visitors.

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of Price Stabilization; :

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lover to the grand jury on $500 director, sald a new restaurant

'bonds today by Judge Philip Bayt, Municipal Court 3.

{Eldon Suddeth, 32, of 1440 Park Ave. They were accused of

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