European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes May 1941 sets off 3 nuclear blasts t i in successful tests of bombs commanders silent on detonation of weapons May 19 recent atomic tests on eniwetok atoll consisted of three nuclear explosions that were completely Suc John commander of joint task Force Laid Hull and other commanders of operation Sandstone made Public further hints As to the nature of the latest atomic weapons they said flatly that the tests were entered around it can be said that the bombs Hull three nuclear explosions were he and the other com Manders said in a joint they none of the explosions were underwater or they refused to say How the in prove weapons were detonated or whether any weapons besides the bombs were project ending Hull and his aides returned by plane this morning front the Pacific Island and held a press conference a few hours he said the project was being rolled Upland the ships of the task Force were the marshalls a Garrison will be kept there for future tests when they become he Darol scientific director of the said they involved a series of nuclear explosions carried out under conditions As close to Laboratory control As we could make them and with very the ultimate purpose of the Froman is to insure the efficient utilization of National re sources required for the develop ment and application of atomic a secondary purpose was to fill gaps in the Bikini tests were also carried out on unspecified he men involved one of the most Gratifying results of the entire operation has been the confirmation of a Large body of theories and methods which have grown out of theoretical and experimental work done since the War at the los Alamos he Hull said the project involved men and tons of material and the task Force sailed from Pearl Harbor March its flagship was the Veteran of the Bikini Lagoon Aerial and Lewis son gets Job May 19 the nomination of John son of the United mine workers As a Public health serv ice senior assistant surgeon was confirmed by the Senate action came in routine voice vote approval of about 700 Public health service when Carrier was in England the new aircraft Carrier uss Valley forge arrived in ports Mouth naval for a weeks visit on her Rounth world Good will tour the Flattop will sail for san after her stay in european to Parade naval might la july Mediterranean cruise May 19 important part of americas naval headed by the battleship will be paraded in the medi Terrane Anin the Navy announced yesterday that 29 War veterans will participate in Mediterranean exercises when the annual cruise of naval Academy midshipmen joins the regular task Force in that strategic the cruise Fleet will consist 13 led by the Missouri arid the giant aircraft Coral the vessels will Man Euver with the 13ship Mediterranean task More than midshipmen will take part in a summer practice cruise that visit Mediterranean and european rear Heber Mclean will come and the Squadron in the area and Richard naval in will join the midshipmen at Eisenhower Heads drive to feed new May 19 Dwight Eisenhower last night accepted honorary National chair Manship of the United nations drive to feed of Europe hungry the drive to raise among the nations of the world is cosponsored by american Over seas Aid and the United nations Appeal for House voice vote assures attired measure passage May 19 the passage of anticommunism legislation was assured today in the House after a voice vote overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to Send the measure Back to die Una Merican activities committee for further the Bills critics conceded the measure will pass with Helen Gahagan one of the leading not expecting More than forty votes for the cosponsor r said the Bill aimed at the activities of the communist not the philosophy of communism after William urged reconsideration by the committee because he was convinced the Bill would Only drive communists further shortage of steel to hike prices on Black Market cars May 19 the executive Vic president of general motors predicted last night that the steel limiting production in the will Force the Black Market prices new cars to continue for some time to the demand for new cars is greater now than when the War ended because the Industry has not equated the prewar Coyle the same he High priority allocation of steel for other including european recovery will probably restrict production to five million vehicles Hughes airline asks for loan May 19 Tran world controlled by Howard asked the govern ment yesterday for a loan to avoid defaulting on obligations due i in new York a spokesman for Hughes said the airline financial condition was Church asks rankins recall May 19 ten Bishops and approximately 306 delegates to the National conference of the Zion Church Here yesterday demanded the removal of Rankin let build Brewster urges Europe May 19 Owen proposed Britain and continent Al countries Cut Down on air Craft manufacturing and leave it to the he said that would strengthen the american plane Industry so vital to the Security of the nations concerned and the heavy financial Drain on coun tries receiving much of their in come from the he also urged grotesque Competition Between air lines and foreign companies in directly subsidized by the be put to an end through some form of controls jointly worked out by draft vital to House hears 19 Andrews said yester Day a two year draft Law is necessary unless we Are willing to Gamble dangerously with the National chairman of the House armed services asked the rules committee to Clear for House action draft Bill approved by his committee Early this Brown asked an Drews whether a draft would be necessary if president Tijman does no approve Steps to build the air Force up to 70 combat army needs said a draft is needed right now to bring the army up to strengths already rules chairman Leo Allen questioned Andrews on a Bill Allen introduced to offer and bonuses for two and three year the Allen never has Given voluntary enlistments a fair these brass just want this that Andrews told Allen that he and the armed services committee will oppose any attempt to get Universal military training legis lation a part of the draft the army is not equipped to handle both of them Andrews stocks take dip after Bull Market new May 19 lost one to More than two Points yesterday in he most severe shake out since the Market started soar ing Between and the tape fell two minutes behind As professionals dumped inthe last 15 minutes of volume lightened and prices came Back slightly from the Days among the wider american can closed at off Santa be off International har Vester off Amerada off Phillips Petroleum off Nickel plate off 2 Mont Gomery Ward off Southern Pacific off Southern rail Way off steel off 1 electric off arid Youngstown Sheet tube off american Tele phone closed with a Point gain at Ajner ican pull aircraft arid a few others had fractional ship builders to ask wage boosts june new May 19 facials of the Marine and ship building workers Union Cio said yesterday they would demand substantial wage boosts for members employed by Bethlehem steels nine Atlantic ship meat Packer offer by Cio Labo May 19 meat handlers today turned Dowie a major packers proposal to end the Twomoon Thold meat As a there was a Shar drop in Hopes for Quick settlement of the violence marked dispute new negotiations broke off without any announcement of when the May the talks began mor Swift last night offers three conditions As basis for setting the nationwide strike which 3 began March the Cio House workers a few hours late rejected the the Unic Ralph specifically to a Swift proposal which he said would let the panics discharge an striking rail wage negotiators report no Progress May 19 Railroad Union and management representatives conferred for two hours and 15 minutes yesterday on their wage dispute with no Progress toward settlement of the con the new attempt to Settle which threatened a strike a week ago of en1 and came just 24 hours before a court hearing on Extension of the anti strike injunction now in effect on the strike threat at Plant reviewed by commission 19 a presidential Board ended its inquiry into the threatened strike at the Oak atomic Energy and prepared to Subj Mit its recommendations to White the Board finished its hearings by taking Down statements from thearl atomic trades Council and the Carbide and Carbon chemicals which operates the j Oak Ridge Plant for the atomic i Energy Al Leader shot at labor meeting May 19 up Earl Warren ordered an investigation of the shooting of James an Al farm labor near strike committee chairman of the Digiorgio was wounded by a wild Caliper one of five shots fired As he met with seven other strike s Telephone trouble to be studied by Board May 19 president Truman created a special Board of inquiry to investigate the threatened strike of Long lines Telephone the president signed an executive order creating the Board under the Taf Hartley court extends rail strike injunction 10 More Days May 19 Federal judge Alan Goldsborough yesterday extended 10 Days temporary order prohibiting a rail the hearings of a government petition for a permanent injunction were postponed until May electrical Union to hold general motors test vote new May 19 radio and machine workers Cio announced yesterday that it would take a strike vote among the Union employees of the division of general motors