European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Tum Doy february 17, 1959 the stars and stripes Flag 3 5 Yugo saved in Paris after tatar a dose Paris up five yugoslav scientists who suffered usually fatal doses of nuclear radiation four months ago Are alive to Tell about it today thanks to a Tea of French doctors. The Story began last oct. 15when the warning Light at Yugo Slavia s Vinca atomic pile suddenly flashed red. The experimental re actor had gone haywire and inso doing it had thrown out fatal Neutron and Gamma rays to contaminate the six scientists work ing close by. 700 Roentgen it was estimated that the scientists one of whom died in Parisa month later had each received a nuclear Jolt of Between 700 to 1,000 Roentgen the measure of radiation named after the discoverer of the a Ray. Theoretically anything Over 600 Roentgen is enough to kill a Man within a few months. Last oct. 21, the six scientists a. Vranian Rosenda Dang Bitch Stijepo Gro Vic Sib drat Bogoje Vitch Drasko Dukovic and Sandro Yaksitch were flown to they were bundled off in much secrecy to closely guarded rooms in the Curie clinic which takes its name from the famous family of nuclear physicists. Bleak diagnosis examinations and Laboratory tests performed by a team of five French specialists produced an extremely Bleak diagnosis Gamma rays had damaged or destroyed Bone marrow cells blood cells and even certain other vital body cells. The French doctors decided to Gamble everything on a revolutionary cure that had never before been tested on a human being transfusion of hip and breast Bone marrow from five healthy Volunteer donors into the Bones of the idea was that the healthy Bone marrow would replace the sick or destroyed marrow and Cre ate new blood forming tissues. 18 operations needed eighteen of these operations were necessary. They were per formed with Scalpel and King sized hypodermic Needles and were extremely weeks after the experimental treatment was begun on of the six scientists Vranic died. He had apparently been exposed Toa heavier dose of radiation than his Early january the five survivors of the reactor Accident at Vinca were considered As co Vales cents rather than patients still fighting for their had happened according to the doctors was that the injected Bone marrow had not replaced the sick marrow As supposed. Instead they said the injected marrow had in effect nursed the damaged mar Row Back to health so that the essential body process of manufacturing White blood cells could recommence normally. Report warns against losing supremacy in oceanography sea s secrets said More vital than space s Washington a unsolved problems of the oceans Are More urgent than those of outer space says a report on the status of this country s Marine sciences. The submarine armed with Long Range missiles it says is prob ably the most potent weapon sys tem threatening our Security pressures of establishing effective bases and of protecting our selves from attack Are relentlessly driving us into the this warning is Given in a preliminary report on a Survey begun in 1957, of the status of America s Marine sciences. The report was published by the National Academy of sciences and National research Council. The 10-Man committee headed by Harrison Brown California Institute of technology geochemist said the oceanographic program it envisioned would Call for at least doubling american Marine Basic research during the next 10 years. A twofold expansion of present systematic Oceanside surveys for such purposes As mapping the Ocean floor studying gravitational forces and exploring Ocean cur expansion of sup port for applied Marine sciences As distinguished from Basic re search particularly in the areas of military defense Marine resources and studies of the degree of contamination of the seas by radio Active products of atomic committee recommended construction of 70 research development and surveying ships at a Cost of $213 million Over the next decade. At a news conference in connection with issuance of the report key committee members also re ported that the . Is already in a serious situation on oceanography from the viewpoint of manpower and total Effort including Sie and Quality of research s rate of growth in the Marine sciences for the past 50years has been considerably greater than America ., at least needs More under Ocean knowledge for Ade quate precision navigation Pur poses in connection with the launching of missiles from sub marines. 2 boys steal dynamite guns to play Western Atlanta a. A two pistol packing youngsters were arrested by Atlanta police who said the pair stole dynamite and guns so that they could build a rocket hip and play Western like on boys 13 and 14 years old were arrested As they walked Home from target practice in a Field. Police said each had three pistols tucked in his added that they found 154 Sticks of dynamite 305 Caps 17 pistols and 20 boxes of am munition hidden in lofts of the Homes where the boys Arsenal was taken from a lumber company and a hardware concern. .-., Odd shaped building helps keep turbines in shape supported by compressed air this Nylon Bubble building is used for the sandblasting of Turbine rotors and diaphragms at the Niagara Mohawk Power corp s steam station in Glenmont . The shelter 60 feet Long 30 feet wide and 15 feet High is anchored by sandbags to keep it from blowing away. It replaces temporary wooden buildings or tents. Up photo hearing scheduled on state s claim to Goering s estate Berlin a Hermann goer ing properties valued around one million Marks $238,000will be subject of a Denali fiction court s hearing Here this Spring. Goering one of Hitler s top lieu tenants committed suicide in his Nurnberg prison cell after an Al lied War crimes tribunal had sentenced him to death by hanging. He left about 10 million Reichs Marks Worth of Art treasures shares and Bank accounts seized in Berlin after the fall of the nazi regime. The reichsmark has since been evaluated. The Berlin Denali fiction court the Only such court still operating in Germany has now received a 68-Page charge in which the stat claims the Goering properties for restitution of damages caused by nazism in Germany. Those affected by possible confiscation of the properties Are the former marshal s widow emm Goering 65, and her 20-year-old daughter Edda a Law student Liv ing with her Mother in Munich. Russian Leader outlines party line on style line Eureka Pittsburg Kan. A Den Nis Dixon s cow fell into a Well. She was 20 feet Down and Al attempts to pull her out with rope and tackle failed. Dixon As a last resort filled the Well with water and the cow floated to the top in Hurt. London a the time has lome soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev said for russians to Stop dressing in clothes that would look better in a museum. I am not shortsighted Khrushchev was quoted by radio Mosconas saying in a speech in Ryazan and that is Why i can see where things Are going Well. But in the clothing Field the Yare going badly he said As he looked out Over an audience of soviet citizens. Many russians still walk about in padded jackets characteristic of the reign of Czar Nicholas 41-year-old style the Czar was slain by communist troops in 1918. Thus the Jack ets Are at least 41 years old or based on world War i styling. Other russian clothes Khrushchev complained perhaps should be relegated to the he did not differentiate Between men s and women s clothing. For years there has been a stand ing joke in the soviet Union that three things you never see Are a bomb plants men s Finger tips and men s shoes. A Are kept Well covered h Nobel physicist Dies Alton England a sir Owen w. Richardson scientist Anc educator who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1928, died at his Home Here. He was 79. Job plants by Security toes by Bell Bottom trousers and fingers by sleeves that Dangle too Long. Khrushchev told his Ryazan audience that the Quality of our Lothes is not bad but there is Nota lot of he said the same cloth should reused to make a different Type of clothing better looking clothes former aide to Gay offers plan for Berlin new York a Fritz e. Oppenheimer who was special assistant to Gen Lucius d. Clay when he was . Military governor incest Germany has recommended that an East West Security coun cil be set up pending signing of a freely negotiated peace with All of , who also has been in advisor to the state depart ment and has attended Moscow Ondon and Paris conferences of the Council of foreign ministers on Germany suggested in a letter to the editor of the new Yor times that such a Council May form the nucleus for a permanent Security Council for Europe within the framework of the United a consider Russ Bui he commented about the latest soviet proposals regarding Berlin and said that while it is certain that the West is United on being firm on Berlin it would be wrong merely to reject the soviet pro is the proposal Oppen Heimer made political unification is essentially an internal German affair. Recommend a committee of experts of West and East germans forthe purpose of exploring the surest method to unify Germany in free Dom and peace according to the Rule of Law and submit recommendations thereon to the respective governments. Its chairman should be an official of the dealing with All issues re lating to Security a Council is suggested for four principal member representing the user the United kingdom France and the unite states. In addition we should con Sider inviting As special member Poland and Czechoslovakia whose boundaries with Germany have not been settled and experts of we stand East to Iii
