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the mountain-rimmed desert val Safety Unit of the test organiza 1 5 3Lo0 3ngcles Ctmes Seven stores in Las Vegas, 75 TROOP-ATOM TEST ley filled with a thundering, clap uon reported; mitea southeast of the explosion, Part I FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 1 951 ping, echoing roar. An unearth reported plat glass' window ly noise reverberated for nearly JORDAN TO BACK ARAB LEAGUE, KING PLEDGES forward area of the blast behind Continued from First Page "The main cloud, traveling in a southeast by east direction, passed near Las Vegas within an 45 seconds. breakage. China and glassware upon Army doctrine, training and some tile roofs rattled like hour after the test at an altitude Then, as this reporter notes and Rogers aimed his radiological teams to observe the effects on weapons and placements, equipment and animals which sacrificed their lives for and military education castanets when the shock wave of about 40,000 feet.

It passed Highest-ranking military men AMMAN, Jordan. Nov. 1 lPV which barely ruffled Indian weu south of Boulder and north- cameras, came the frightening, though dissipated sample of nu eye to eye with all members of the Arab League. King Talal pledged Jordan's sup- present were Gen. Mark Clark, commanding general of the humanity's benefit springs reached here.

west of Needles. British Order Citizens Out of Suez Zone The string of lights moved port today to the Arab League. The main cloud was followed clear power-Terrifying Overtone Army Ground Forces, and -n. forward for an hour. Jolt Like Quake Felt by a smaller dust cloud mov Talal said tht government Gen.

Joseph Swing, commanding general of the 6th Army. ing more slowly between 12.000 Earlier, the Civil Aeronautics Administration had warned all would continue "to defend the in North Hollywood Over the resounding roar we heard what sounded like a shot fired from a gigantic pistol or ana feet and dispersing rights of the Arabs in Palestine nonmilitary aircraft away from Official Observers Other observers included Sec Some North Hollywood red- within the framework of the two airlanes between here ajid CAIRO, Nov. 1 The Brit I the crack of a giant bullwhip. Measurable radiation above retary of the Army Pace, Assist resolution of the United Na aents, 22o miles from the Nevada atomic blast, yesterday said they felt a "jolt like an earth Albuquerque, location of Kirt-land Air Force Base, and the normal Background levels has ish high command announced today it soon will begin the mmrn mm mmkm9 jp tions." On the domestic scene. been detected by very sensitive ant Undersecretary of the Army Carl R.

Bendetsen, Assistant Director of Military Defense Blay special weapons command. quake" at about 7:54 a.m. instruments along the ground he promised to raise the stand- i ms terrifying overtone struck us twice in quick succession. Simultaneously, we felt a surging rush of warm air like the breath of some loosed monster. The wind flapped our trousers The first plane, presumably This was 24 minutes after the compulsory evacuation of up to one-third of British military families from the tense Suez path of the cloud, includinc Tn.

from Kirtland, was seen over explosion, about the time it Dedford, Munitions Board Chairman John B. Small and Atomic ard of living by developing the nation's natural resources. uidu oprings ana juas egas. the proving grounds at 6:06 a.m. would take sound to travel that Canal zone.

The sudden decision under Energy Commissioners Henry D. 'The amounts measured are of distance. Two other aircraft, estimated to Talal, became King after the Smith and T. Keith Glennan. madly and as we involuntarily turned our heads we saw pebbles Dr.

Beno Gutenbers. direr. scored the critical situation be flying above 20,000 feet, appeared soon afterward. assassination of his father Ab Reps. Carl Hinshaw and Chet no significance and are far below levels considered harmful in any way to humans, animals, croDS tor of the California Institute along the vital Suez waterway fly away from us and the stiff Holifield, of California; Charles dullah, wh did not always see I of Technology's seismolncnrai and came as a headquarters mili desert mesquite bend yieldingly.

Secrecy Maintained Elston, Ohio, and Melvin Price, or water supplies. laboratory, said he had no rer. This was the effect of an Illinois, members of the Joint The radiation detected todav tary spokesman also disclosed: Two more Egyptian police of Unofficially, it was indicated that today's detonation was dropped from a plane-, as were ord of an earthquake. Asked if it was an atomic explosion, he said, "You can draw your own Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, witnessed the is in line with that of previous testa in both the current program and that of last winter. tests.

So did Sen. Allan J. conclusion." the last two. but close observa tion at a minimum range pos ficials and four constables were arrested last night and were to be expelled from the zone for "intimidating and threatening" Egyptian workers employed by Frear and Rep. Victor Wicker- atomic shock wave 30 miles away.

Within 15 minutes the cloud resulting from the detonation lost its shape and atomic individuality. Although we drove 70 miles an hour parallel to the drifting mushroom-head, we failed to overtake it as high altitude sham. 3 STOCK REDUCTION SALE sible under restrictions left at least some doubt that the charge was not touched off from a What they saw was a colossal, tower. crushing expenditure of nuclear energy that turned its imme The AEC declined, as in the diate part of the world into an past, to evaluate the explosion ungodly chamber of horrors, in any way or to discuss meth winds blew it toward ML Charleston and Las Vegas. od of delivery.

Frightening Sample Suddenly, at 7:30 1 a.m. the Radioactivity Mount This reporter and Times Staff the British. The police captain of Fayid village was arrested and put out of the zone yesterday on similar charges. A spokesman said the police captain was removed for trying to intimidate War Department workers into leaving the canal zone and for "threatening the lives" of Europeans in F'ayid if they didn't leave. Warship at Anchor Egyptian newspapers accused the western powers of putting Photographer Art Rogers, 30 northern sky behind the camp whitened, with brilliant incan The gray oust cloud left behind miles away on a rocky desert spread itself into thin layers descence.

A semicircular white which followed the mushroom- slope, saw, heard and felt a frightening sample of its might. flash, not unlike sheet lightning, head over Indian Springs. appeared above the mountain We took positions directly This tiny desert hamlet be ahead of us and etched it3 every came noticeably radioactive, ac detail in the sky. across U.S. Highway 95 from sprawling Camp Desert Rock, where 5000 troops have been AM RENEWING MY LEASE FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS To make room for new merchandise, we will offer until November Nineteenth, our entire stock of FIJI WALLPAPER at Vz io Vi off National List Prices Included are many English and French papers, as well as gome of the finest American machine and hand printed papers and scenics.

All Sales are final Cash Only No Refunds. Closed Saturdays This was the reflection of the intense initial white light of nu pressure on this Arab state to maneuvering and awaiting their clear explosion. The direct flash role3 in today's tests. Beyond was unobservable. It came some join ti proposed Middle East defence pact.

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aircraft was sighted. Fireball Not Seen ter Range mountains rose approximately 1500 felt from the At the time this seemed to in desert floor. In the predawn darkness of dicate the explosion was a static one close to the ground or, if 4 a.m., a moving string of lights her attempts to rally the other Arab nations solidly behind her in rejecting the western pro-prosal. For the first time in many years a British warship lay -at anchor today in Lake Timsah next to Ismailia, scene of bloody rioting when the current Anglo-Egyptian crisis arose two weeks ago. She was identified as the destroyer Chequers.

like diamonds and rubies sepa rated itself from the camp and wound through the pass leading dropped from an aircraft, it was fused for low level detonation, No fireball appeared to us from this morning's observation point. It was completely hidden to Frenchman Flat and thence to Yucca Flat, the detonation site. They were the headlights and by the mountain. PARTY SANDWICHES If you place bread fn refrir- erator' 'til thoroughly chilled, it cuts extra thin and evenly. Remember, too, there are other causes, but if a vitamin-short- age (and it is a common cause) is pulling; you down, causing nervousness, irritability, poor digestion, undue fatigue, then I start every day with ON'E-A- DAT BRAND MULTIPLE I VITAMINS.

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