Plilb/M I NO4AMtiI,"2, Troops in Atom Get LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. I—(P)—The United States' first atom supported troops received a baptism Of nuclear fire today in a power ful blast, that broke severs store windows in, Las Vegas, 75 miles off. Exercise Desert :RoCk; histOry : 's 'initial tactical use of an A-wea pon,, was a rumbling• success from - the moment a large bomb was dropped by,a B-29'flying at 10,000'feet. The bomb burst at 7:30 a.m. (PST) at approximately 2000 feet above the Yucca flat test site It was the fourth and loudest explosion in the Atomic Energy Commission's present series, but it was not as impressive Visdally. LONDON, Nov. 1—(/13)—Brit ain is out to explode. her first atom bomb in about six months if Prime Minister Churchill has his way. A qualified source said tonight Lord. Cherwell has been given orders• to spe e d, up Britain's whole atomic energy program, which includes the development of atomic weapons. Cherwell is payinaster general, with atomic affairs in , his charge. as the third. blast' Tuesdy. This may have been due to brighter sunlight (a half-hour later) and high winds which broke up the clouds faster: But to the Gls who were shaken in their observation posts six to ``'.4lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ROAN'S Delicatessen 400 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111MMID111111111111111111111111111110 ,ae Start cl a erect eveniny. a distinctive Coria e Bill McMullen , 122 E: College Ave. Nevada Baptism 10 miles from the burst. This bomb was "it." And in, North Hollywood, Calif.,' 225 miles from the scene, residents 'phoned police to report an earthquake. To Las Vegas, it was the first fall series to equal the , strongest shocks of the five explosions last winter. There were no injuries reported to either service men at the test site, or civilians in the Las Vegas area. • More than 1000 paratroopers and infantrymen—most of them attached to the 'llth Airborne Di vision, Camp Campbell, Ky.— were in the sot-called front-lines for the single day maneuvers. Four-thousand other Soldiers participated as service troops, using Camp Desert Rock as a base. There was little doubt to most observers—including the 2000 offi cial gazers near the site—that to day's • experiment •was primarily, a radiation-effects test. Snack Bar College Ave. Florist Satisfaction Guaranteed White Orchids . . 5:00 up Lavender Orchids 2" up Gardenias 1 00 up Cymbidium Orchids 2°° . also Roses, Carnations, Fall Flowers Bill. McMullen Florist 4ltlb'Ar4Y COLLEGIAN; STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA The World At a Glance . U.S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD QUARTERS, Korea, Friday, Nov. 2 --(W)— Cold rain and - snow flurries reduced th e Korean fighting tb patrol scraps Thurs day, as the truce talkers at Pan munjom came closer to agreement on a cease-fire line. BERLIN, Nov. 1 —(iP)— The Communigts are building a power ful new radio station in east Ber lin in a desperate effort to blot out Western radio voices, informed sources said today. WASHINGTON, Nov. I—(JP) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is making a flying _trip, to Washin ton this weekend, but the White House says "no emergency" is in volved. The White House said not a word about any political angles, but Senator Duff (R-Pa.), an Ike for-President. man, said he in tends to talk politics with Eisen hbwer while the General is here. Duff didn't say when or .where. Draft Call Asks Quota of 1757 lARRISBURG, Nov. I—(JP) State draft headquarters today issued pre-induction physical ex amination calls for 1757 men to meet the December draft quota. The December draft quota for Pennsylvania has been set at 1015 men. Col. Henry M. Gross, state draft director, explained that pre induction calls always outnumber the actual monthly quota to off set • rejections. . The quotas, with board number in parentheses, community, and number called include: Altoona recruiting main station (27) Bedford 14: (38) Ebensburg 16; 3(1) South Fork 20, (40) Johnstown 14; 41) Johnstown 12; (48) Clearfield 24 : 156) Somerset 22. Philadelphia recruiting main stations: (45) Coatesville 12; (46) Coatesville 14: (109) Norristown 14; (150) Tamaqua 6; (161) Mahanoy City 12; (152) Mahanoy City 14. Pittsburgh recruiting main station (67) 'Uniontown 18; (68) Perryopolis 6; (69) Brownsville 4; (70) Uniontown'l4,; (76) MeConnelsburg 2; (74) Waynesburg 8; (76) Indiana 20 (103) Charleroi 18; (164) Washington 24: (166) Washington 14; (187) Greensburg 20; (168) New Ken sington 18; (169) Greensburg 18; (170) Greensburg 20. Wilkes-Barre recruiting main station (43) Mauch Chunk 16: (94) Hazleton 18 (96) Wilkes-Barre 12. t.~...~.0,.-,: Boy Tells Phi Sigs Joke A little boy out Halloweening Wednesday night stopepd at the Phi Sigma Kappa fr at ernity house. He asked ' for tricks or treats. "W ha t tricks can you do?" asked one of- the brothers. The boy thought and replied, "I can tell a joke." "Go ahead," was the rejoinder. "4 head of lettuce, running water, and a tomato were having a race. The lettuce was a head, the water was running second, and the tomato was trying to catsup." For Best Results Use Collegian Classifieds STARLITE DRIVE-IN on BELLEFONTE ROAD . SHOW TIME 7 P. M. FRIDAY and SATURDAY 'The Milkman` Donald O'Connor Jimmy Durante Joyce Holden —plus— 'Cava lry Scout' Cinecolor Rod Cameron Audrey Long Mail 1." . ' \ PAGE Mltt / 111,1 hw` i .y 5 Pheyne 4994
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