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THE `CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1955.
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NUCLEAR RADIATION EFFECTS How To Influence
AR WINTHROP ÄLDRICH
BRILLIANT
LONDON
PARTY
Possibility That Life May
Be Shortened
A-MEDICAL EXPERT EXPRESSES VIEWS
Washington, Feb. 22.
An atomic medical expert today raised the possibility that nuclear radiation's long-term effects may shorten man's life expectancy
This "delayed effect" of radiation exposure had already been demonstrated in test animals, Dr John C. Bugher told a Senate Armed Services Committee studying civil defence problems posed by the H-bomb.
Dr Bugher is Director of the Biological and Medical Division of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Whether radiation would have) Dr Bucher sold that there had the same effect on the life ex-been "reckless pectancy of humans "5 ay yet pr nouncements unknown," Dr Bugher said.
EXTENSIVE AREA
to
London, Feb. 22. Queen Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, headed the list of 300 society guests at a housewarming which took place today at Winfield House, the new residence of US Ambassador to Britain Winthrop Aldrich. The housewarming, which was regarded
the most brilliant reception bi the winter social calendar here, was also attended by the Quen Mother, the Prime Minister. Sir Winston Churchill, and Lady Churchill and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
The
arrived tonight guesta with all the splendour of pre- war days as they drove through 12 acris of gardens the scend larges, property in Let ofter
A "porsible delayed effect of Buckingham Palace.
radiation
exposure which has The Itoyal amlly came last, been demonstrated in animals is
Elizabeth Queen
ordered a statistical shortening of life her carriage it at the beginning expectancy," Dr Bughor said In of the driveway to show off her a prepared statement. white ermine cont
and
splendent diadem.
Windeld
and
are.
in
DT Bugher presented the Sub-Commitee a highly technical medical explana- top of the effects of atomic radiation.
These potential dangers were emphasised by an AEC report Jant week that 20 II-bomb could spread lethal radio-setivliy over a very extenzlvo ares.
and uncritical "about how radia Jun
cella will produce monsters and even the obileration of mankind itself."
It wie essen ini, ho said, "that we keep our perspective in sven matters and base our generali- sations upon substan fal evid-
IN
H-bombs.
The Shah of Persia and his lovely Queen Soraya aerlyg at Southampton from the United Blates in the finer Queen Mary for a week's private visit, They were grected on arrival at
Waterloo Station in London by the Duke of Gloucester, — Express Photo.
SQUIRREL
WAS ERMINE
London, Feb, 22.
A pure ermine fur cozi for £20 was the bargain found in a London fashion: shop by a young British
actress, Hazel Lawrence.
A week later, the salea- girl realised the true valute of the coat which she had sold to Miss Lawrence in mistake for squirrel.
She rushed to Miss Lawrence. who would not
with part
her find. Finally, Mr Estes
The
matter Who netiled today
when the young actress pald the purchase
tax of £110 the shop.----France-Presse.
No "m conclusions" could be drawn, he said, unul a study bod boun
the completed of Rencile effects among the more lilghly irradia ed survivors of the World War II atomic biasa Hiroshima and Nagusiki. Two Democratic Senators on the Sub-Committee, Kefauver, and Mr Henry M. Jackson, had called for a step- up in civil defence planning to "This phenomenon does not meet the radiation threat posed result from any specille cause of | by
from a death but apparently general acceleration of the aging process, Whether this fuctor can be recognised in a human of radio-active fall-out from from population is as yet unknown.
atornic tests bulles-proof
"For it windows
signi- Nevada to become
proving grounds sub-lethal "exceedingly remote." consequence of un all-to the American Gov-
exposure, 14 Crimer, un the condition that radiation
would
PRECAUTIONS that all causes the US Ambassador in London sem necasstry
Because of the meticulous would use 1 as his residence.
of donth operating in earlier
prvenutions taken, Mr Libby But Mr Lewis W. Douglas,
roars would have to be sharply
wald, there was “very ite predecessor la Mr Aldrich from suppressed."
probablity of fall-outs... 1947 to 1930, did not And
ever belag a danger appropriate. -France-Presse.
people" in the
House, situated Regants
Park, was originally built In 1936 by
dimo heiress Barbara Hutton. She offered it --15 rooms, trees imported from
kaly Inarble staircas Frater,
Rome, Feb. 22.
An Improvement in the health of the Aga Khan was today re- ported by his son, the Aly Khan, during a stop-over here on his journey from
10 South
Cairo
America on business,
Prince Aly Khan stated that 10 days ago, his father's state ni health had been very bad but that hu was now much better, and was thinking of returning to Caries in a week's time.
The Prince who let here by plane will spend one day in Paris
France-Presse.
left
Dr Bugher
unanswered the quastica of he effces of rando-
upon hereditary
11011
teristica,
chare-
The AEC Commissioner, Mr Willard F. Libby, assured the Sub-Committee that the danger
the current
proving grounds.
27
was
to
area of the
Mr Lubby said, however, thal just as there was riek in making
The "genetic problem," he any explosive, here was a "cer --
SOLDIERS
BLAME
LIQUOR
to
FOR CRIME
Lawyer's Appeal To
Privy Council: Judgment Reserved
London, Feb. 22.
Lions-Look Them In The Eye
Salisbury, Feb. 22, The animals of Africa appear to have been affected by the bellicose atmosphere of world politics.
A Kudu bull, one of the heaviest but also one of the most peaceful of antelopes, recently picked out by the lights of a car on a main road put its head down and charged. It hurtled over the bon- net and smashed the windscreen before falling back on the road. It managed to pick itself up and walked off into the bush.
Two members of the South African police were motoring in the Transkel Native Reserve when a largo | eagle måde a “kamikaza” attack on their windscreen.
"The eagle dived on our car “Opfration B. boon" — ɑ 129389 again and again over a dis-hunt igalast a troop of about 100 longo
that of several miles," said baboons Detective Constable Q.M. marauding their tobacco Maritz. He said, "I. mago a maize lands, final attack with a terrifle dive, Armed with shotguns, chop- seemed to misjudge the distanco por, and speare, 33 Europeans and crashed into the windscreen action early one morning. Be
and BO Africens went into küling Rɛels instantly,”
ANGRY SEA ELEPHANTS
Even on the far-off fringe of the Antaretlo, a landing party from the frigate 8.4.8. Tynnsvaal were faced by six tle. angry sea apparently
phanta.
Later they made and playou with members of the party.
friends
There are two reports on the success of the "staring-1l-in-th^~ "eye" wchnique,
Constable Uriya Nkomu of
Itunos.
have boots
A
fore breakfast, 30 baboons, had been killed and the remainder, same wounded, had we eroded in hendiong dighi into the hills,
FRATERNISATION,
Some fraternisation in the animal war is reported from Beira in Portuguese Essi Africa
A Baby elephant
about a month old, willed into 腐处 mabeaton-cement
factory at Dondo, 15 millon from Belé
He has apparently decided to
tho Nyasciand Pulice was make it his home. The workers charged by
Heat the factory, are looking after stayed motionless. They came him and giving him daily diet within 15 yards of him of 10% pints of milk, a dozen where they
minutes making a Franco-Presse,
Judgment was reserved by the Judicial Comey stopped and remain-eggs and some vitamin tablets. mittee of the Privy Council today in the appeal byt noise before turning away. Mr Harry Ambler who, with
British Composers Mr R. P. S/Rajasgorla, advocate and solicitor of his wife, has in the past few Kuala Lumpur against an order of three judges of caravan throughout Africa, was years covered 90,000 miles by the Supreme Court of Malaya in August, 1953, looking for a camping site when he found himself face to face suspending/him from practice for six months.
with a lion.
Swiss Success
the
Geneva, Feb. 14. British composers Peter Péary. and Benjamin Britten received a tremendous ovation al completion of their first Bwiam
Ertakiadjudi programane
Elizabethan melodies and wan
The order was made on the ground that Mr Ambler, "I stared it full in the concert here.
"I was unarmed said Mr Rajasoorial had been guilty of grossly improper eyes for about three minutes and conduct in the discharge of his professional duty as it just lay there, I knew I
Michael sonnets of and followed an investigation by a disciplinary The animals have not been huraged by Britem committee of a complaint on behalf of the Foh Hip having it all their own star Blich, aremani... tens diy 65+ In the Bhamra,” distrios of Chemień wrote the mutte Omnibus Company Limited.
Rhodesia farmero Börschieblich | dritic "La Suissel”-Réutar.
In June, 1992, Mr Rajasooria' was consulted by a number of dissatisfied shareholders of the company, and he was alleged to in
CRIME have sent to the company
August an amended requisition of an extruckdinary general meeting to wilch had been pasted the signatures of the soldiers original réquislian.
Tokyo, Feb. 22. Two Dutch
sa.d, "is one of the fundamental tuns small element of rak" in being tried in a Japanese especia of the adjurmen. of man voivel in the tests-United
to the world of De future,”
Press
Whispering Atomic Blast
off
forces."
court
The Committee found that the
on charges of as-act was not done with intent to sault and robbery today deceive. blamed liquor for their present state.
before the
WROTE LETTER
A letter of September 29, 1952 was found by the Com- milice to have been written by Mr Rajaseorih with the intention of fuifying his dotion and that it was in- tended to mislead
· Cpl Antoine Hendrikus Van New York, Feb. 22. that a witnessing Senator der Bol and Cpi Antonius J.
Kelders appeared The Atomic Energy Com-indicated could be the model Tokyo District Court today for mission today set before continuing his journey whispering" atomic blast for use against
fourth time. a of a guided missile war-head the
"invading The pair already have con- fessed theit Implication in the
The Privy Coubell appeal crime. Van der Boi confessed was heard by Lord, Tucker, Tho Senator, Mr Russell
previously that he hit the Lord Conen, Lord sombevell and Long, who saw this second shot Japanese taxi driver on the head M. D. Sävd. in the 1985 nuclear test series with a stick.
In the course of a five-hotr from an official observation past "How I came to commit this speech, on banalt 01 Mir 10 miles away, said efter the deed, I do not know," Van der Rajasooria, Mr Bernard Gillis, blast it was a "baby A-bomb." Bal said after the trial today., said that his client had axed
Hd Ald it enabled him and
regro it very much true signatures to a document 10 other observing Congressmen
which was really an ampluien- flon of his client's original re- qulation, I had never been suggested that he was moved by
Counci also submitted that room tut june mis- 'of the latter, of 29. It
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to "foresee musikar ww.pons "Kelders, too, has expressed his "sincere regret" over the injury or alrera (i against invading to the driver and ther conduct forces, you small enough to on the night of November 9, dinonesty or by traud. minimise danger to our own 1954.
there was "ABSOLUTELY NEVER" people.
The Congressional party whe "If
we were παι under understanding nessed the explosion from the alcoholic
we would September influcice concrete control-point block-
not have committed the crime, that the persons to whom it was house inside the Nevada proving absolutely never," Van der Boi addressed desired to put the grounds and werd briefed said.
matter beyond argument and an thoroughly by the AEC on what
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The
was happening before, during suffers partial paralysis us they understood the letter to and after the explosion.
POST-BLAST STATEMENT
| result of the blow he received, absence of my teply was
estified previously that the men The e of the
were not drunk when he picked probably the gravest factor held “launched" by the Bénator
them up
agalust Mr Rajascoria but the In an official post-blast
Last work a Japanese bartender letter wts not seen by him and statement Indiested that the
ntar Camp Drake whare there were affidavit showing device could have lipped
the inckient took place testined that the nose of any of the guld- ed missiles known to be in ́tha United States Azpena: ground-
• ground-to-greaba, lo-sir, air-io-ground, of air-
The blast spread a panoramic
"flash-bulb": light marões an 800- mile åren, and was Unofficially estimated to be the equivalent or some 15,000 tons of TNT actually in the medium-site range for Nevida firing.
Last Friday's flest test of the perion was a so-called "baby" | A«bomb”, with an estimated
4.to
to October 0 that Kelders,, while very drunk, érom Omeron 401 in his offe instructions werd had gone into his shop and tried when his to swallow live god fish, withdraw.
Mr Gillis van, entdeck that it Others
supported háve testimony that the men were there facts had bes before the drunk on the night of the In-Committee, their probably soon eldent.
clusion would have boon shat there was no, in out to asceive or bring about a dishonest be- lof. It was clear that the tompany, Wore fol dicülved.
The law under which the two soldiers are boing tried allows for a minimum sentence of aven years and a maximum of Treimprisonment, →→ United
Proes.
Malacca, Feb. 22. “lei” of somewhere between. Labourers are refusing to start| 5,000 and 10,000 ton.
The work on a new federation: army 15 Image of something seen, Nagpakland Hiroshima camp indir hero belauté en
continuing when eyes are rated at about 25,000 Lotta,
weapons by -gomparison, wero closed
(8).
Strangely, today's blast gave forut none of the bouleverer previous detonations of thing in
DEFENDANT'A CASE" PADA DI A. draai, fortika.
Disciplinary Conimittee, sald the bass Me Kadastoria dos [sired" "la pui~ before, thete Lordships was think Lán tets
fear the spirit of
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Was Bate."
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