ordnance
instrumentation,
and
Dr.
R.
A.
Sawyer,
Jiiector
ol
-'Operations
Crossroads,"
are
shown
as
they
during
preparations
for
the
July
1
atomic
bomb
test
With
the
smoke
of
that
one
hardly
cleared
away,
:
bury
planning
the
next
test,
when
an
A-bomb
was
under
water
in
Bikini
lagoon
yesterday.
Sultetha
R
STEEL
STH1KE
h)N
The
United
km
of
America
has
vorkers
of
the
Cattle
and
Steel
Co.
to
lue
to
failure
of
the
hit
to
carry
out
Nations
of
an
arbl-
ard
with
respect
to
fasts,
VOT
RECORDED
I
A
The
Dominion
near
here
failed
to
tenter's
submarine
nb
explosion
at
Kl
in
the
South
Pa-
DEATH
COUNT
H
EM
The
latest
fount
as
a
result
of
I'Mon
in
the
King
.Monday
is
63
kill-
Islng
and
47
injured,
marines
SAFE
ilIAl-Thirteen
Unit-
Marines,
who
had
ssing
for
weeks
In
were
released
Ust
a
truce
tram.
COAL
MINING
IMA
Coal
mine
pro-
liiltii.li
Columbia
amounted
to
113,500
m
pa
ted
with
129,000
he
sanje
month
last
i
fiET
MORE
PAV
jl'EO
Agreement
has
tlied
n
hereby
striking
bakrrs
will
go
back
for
more
pay.
One
of
bakrilrs,
however,
sril
to
iropcii
until
It
id
it
Mill
be
permitted
lc
a
luaf
mure
for
IE
COAL
NErOEII
"V
Emmanuel
Shin-I'islrr
of
fuel,
said
lo-
lUilish
coal
pruritic-
;-t
be
increased
if
in-
nol
to
be
slowed
up.
'c
3(HI.M10
men
short.
well
blamed
(he
Hua-irfirnl
of
operators
lo
'tc
and
on
unofficial
ROYAL
P1.ANES
'N
l
our
twin-inolor-
rrs
Viking
planes
will
'Pany
the
King
and
"n
thilr
forthcoming
South
Africa.
One
will
King
jinil
another
r.
Hie
other
tw0
being
'icing
purposes.
',
BALLOON
BOMBS
'O-Of
9.000
Jananrse
bombs
which
were
"I
from
Honshu
Island
:he
war,
three
to
five
t
reached
the
North
k
continent,
Major
"I.
J.
Ca.sey
announces.
Pi
IN
HAMILTON
MON
A
freak
elcc-
'ind
storm
here
UcrOay
caused
thou-
l
(lullarc
Him...
n
.
,1
.......
..i:
auu
a
iiuml,fr
of
persons.
ATOMIC
DEATH
SENTENCE
WASHINGTON
Over
protests,
Senate-House
conferees
have
agreed
on
the
death
penalty
for
atomic
energy
workers
who
reveal
secrets
purposely
to
damage
the
United
States.
The
death
penalty
would
be
optional
with
Juries.
BOY'S
BODY
FOUND
VANCOUVER
The
body
of
an'rii'br-
ll-year-old
boy
was
found
in
Stanley
Park
yesterday,
the
lower
part
being
naked.
It
was
wedged
between
logs.
The
remains
may
be
those
of
a
boy
who
had
been
missing
since
July
1.
NEW
0.r.A.
BILL
WASHINGTON
The
new
patchwoik
O.P.A.
bill
is
before
the
Piesidenl
today
and
is
expected
to
receive
his
signature.
It
provides
for
retention
of
j
ceiling
on
rents
and
a
thre-
1
man
price
control
board.
j
ANTI-SOCIALISTS
LONDON
An
anti-Socialist
fiont,
led
by
Winston
Churchill
and
consisting
of
the
Conservative
members
with
some
of
the
Liberals,
is
being
pro-moled
among
members
of
Parliament.
Promoting
the
move
to
pool
voting
strength
in
opposition
to
Britain's
Labor
g-ovr.rnment
is
being
uner
taken
by
some
Conservatives.
The
plan
is
reported
to
have
Ven
discussed
among
some
Conservative
and
Liberal
members.
TURKISH
ELECTION
ANKARA
It
is
announced
that
the
Republican
People's
(Inonu
government)
party
won
396
seats
in
the
Turkish
election
and
the
Democrats
62,
with
seven
Independents.
DROWNED
WHILE
BATHING
VANCOUVER
Douglas
McLean,
,
a
Biirnaby
boy,
was
drrwncd
while
bathing
In
a
lake
yesterday.
PRESS
ATOMIC
PLAN
NEW
YORK
An
author
lied
source
said
today
that
the
United
States
would
continue
to
press
for
adoption
of
the
Barurh
atomic
control
plan
despite
Russia's
declaration
through
Andrei
Gromyko
that
she
could
not
accept
the
key
American
proposals.
Fish
Sales
American
Grant,
00,000,
24.2
and
21.3;
Booth
and
Royal.
Nordiby,
$3,000,
24.3
and
21.5;
Cold
Storage.
Canadian
Qapc
Spencer,
3,000
halibut,
21,000
black
cod;
Co-op.
NEWPPORT.A
Essex,
Eng.
UK-
Ex
-
sef
ylwmcir
returning
here
want
thare'
their
home-coming
fund,
'put
up
by
the
town,
among;.,
three
.service
widows.
Canadian
friends
and
mat
friends
they
have
been
to
us."
Fish
Negotiations
Continuing
Today
Negotiations
between
presen-
tatlves
of
the
United
Fishermen
and
Allied
Workers'
Union
and
the
operators
of
nine
local
fish
and
cold
storage
plants
were
continuing
today,
apparently
In
an
atmosphere
of
co-operation,
although
no
announcement
was
forthcoming
up
to
noon
as
tq
settlement
of
the
threatened
fish
workers'
strike.
The
strike
'
deadline
Is
set
by
the
union
for
I
5
p.m.,
July
29.
Talks
between
the
operators
and
union
repre-1
sentatlves
began
on
Monday.
BEAUTY
HERE
IS
UNEXCELLED
After
6,000
Miles
of
Driving,
Bill
Stone
Says
Skeena
Valley
is
Best
Just
back
fr0
ma
6,246-mile
drive
as
ifar
east
as
Rochester,
Mlnnlesota,
over
two
highway
routes
In
the
United
States,
W.
F.
Stone
told
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
yesterday
that
the
200
miles
from
the
central.
Interior
through
the
Bulkley
and
Skeena
River
valleys
excelled
anything
else
he
had
seen
from
the
standpoint
of
natural
scenic
beauty.
He
was
agreeably
surprised
at
the
fine
condition
of
the
read.
He
admitted
that
national
parks
such
as
Yellowstone
had
their
beauties
but
the
commercialization
of
it
was
a
marring
feature.
Mr.
Stone
described
such
sights
as
Old
Faithful
geyser,
bears
In
Yellowstone,
the
huge
rock
carv
ings
In
Rushmore
Memorial
Park
and
a
rodeo
In
the
wyom-lne
town
of
Sheridan.
He
toy
of
crowded
highways
in
the
United
States
and
congested
stopping
places.
The
heat
was
oppressive,
particularly
to
one
from
such
a
temperature
climate
as
this.
High
prices
In
the
States
and
the
seeming
disregard
for
'traffic
laws
on
the
highways
in
that
country
came
in
for
observation.
S.
J.
Jabour.
a
former
local
Gyro
and
now
a
Vancouver
member,
was
also
heard.
lie
told
of
a
flight
across
Canada
and
back
by
means
of
which
one
got
a
new
outlook
on
the
vast
greatness
of
Canada.
Ted
McEwrn.
a
New
Westminster
Gyro,
brought
greetings
from
that
club.
Norman
Moore
of
Vancouver
told
some
stories
and
another
guest
was
'William
Hlckmorc
of
Sml-thers.
Past
President
Frank
Skinner
was
in
the
chair
in
the
absence
of
President
William
Lamhte.
KORTHERN
AND
CI
ENTKAJj
RrBHrCO:
IA'S
NEWSPAPER
TOP
CABS
90
Phone
TAXI
TAXI
537
Iter
c
mcintyre
itutert
Tobacco
Store
DAY
and
NIGHT
SERVICE
icroBS
Irom
Ormes)
NIGHT
bekviue
cy,
TO
r
ubiished
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
BiJI
and
Ken
Nesbitt
'
VOL.
XXXV,
No.
173.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JULY
25,
1946
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
OF
ATOMIC
JOB
Captain
A.
E.
Uehlinger.
U.S.N.,
Submarine
Atomic
Blast
impressive
Canada
And
Britain
Sign
Wheat
Pact
OTTAWA
W
Trade
Minister
J,
A,
McKlnnon
announced
in
Commons
today
a
four-year
agreement
under
which
Canada
will
sell
Britain
600,000,000
bushels
of
wheat
at
a
nxed
price
of
$1.55
per
bushel
for
the
first
two
years
and
at
minimum
prices
of
$1.25
and
$1
for
the
third
and
fourth
years,
respectively.
The
agreement
becomes
effec-!
tive
August
1.
It
provides
that
I
Britain
will
purchase
160,000,000
bushels
of
the
Canadian
wheat.
tod
in
the
year
1946-47.
160.-;
000.000
bushels
In
1947-48,
and
j
140,000,000
bushels
in
each
of
the
crop
years
1948-49
and
1949-50.
Britain
may
sell
and
dispose
of
the
wheat
and
flour
purchas
ed
under
the
agreement
"in.
whatsoever
manner
the
United
Kingdom
may
dcrn,
both
in
regard
to
destination
and
price."
British
Commons
Cheers
Pact
LONDON
Vi
Food
Minister
Alaska
Party
Is
Coming
Here
Eight
prominent
business
men
lrom
Ketchikan
and
two
from
Juneau
form
a
southeastern
Alaska
delegation
which
is
coming
to
Prince
Rupert
aboard
the
steamer
princess
Norah
on
the
afternoon
of
August
7
and
will
attend
the
convention
of
,
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
con
vention
to
be
held
at
Terrace
of
a
Jet-propelled
plane
that
dls-commenclng
the
following
day.
;
appeared
several
weexs
ago,
has
Arrangements
are
being
made
.been
reported
safe.
Mr.
Gibson
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
said
that
MacKenzle
had
walked
of
Commerce
to
transport
them
by
car
to
Terrace
so
they
may
view
the
beauties
of
the
new
Prince
Rupert
Highway.
They
will
be
honored
guests
at
OUTRAGE
ON
LONG
ISLAND
Society
Matron
Shot
and
Killed
and
Daughter
Raped
and
Wounded
Long
Island
north
shore
society
matron,
Mrs.
Marjory
Logan,
50.
was
shot
and
killed
and
her
26
year-old
daughter,
Marjory,
was
Strachey,
announcing
the
wheat
raped
and
wounded
in
their
home
agreement
with
Canada
In
a
by
an
intruder
who
entered
and
cheering
Commons,
said:
"This
agreement
is
of
the
greatest
Importance
to
ourselves
and
to
our
demanded
money.
The
suspect
Is
described
as
a
young
negro.
Poles
Will
Lome
nere
Fniir
Thniicgnrf
in
Be
BfOUrht
Tits
'Farm
Workers,
"Acting"
Prime
Minister
Announces
OTTAWA
a
Acting
Prime
Minister
Louis
St.
Laurent
announced
1b
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
four
thousand
single
veterans
of
the
Polish
Atmy
who
fought
In
Italy
win
be
selected
for
Immigration
to
Canada
shortly.
Mr.
St.
Laurent
said
the
Polish
soldiers
had
served
the
Allied
cause
"faithfully
and
well."
Many
of
them
did
not
want
to
return
to
their
native
land
because
of
political
considerations.
Bringing
them
to
Canada
would
Dartlv
relieve
their
plight
and
partly
relieve
what
appeared
to
be
a
permanent
shortage
In
agricultural
labor.
A
mission
would
be
sent
overseas
to
select
the
four
thousand
single
men,
Mr.
St.
Laurent
said,
They
would
be
brought
to
Canada
conditionally
and
would
have
to
be
qualified
agricultural
workers.
Many
Seeking
Jobs
In
Prince
Rupert
Job
seekers
now
available
in
the
National
Employment
Office
at
Prince
Rupert
include
the
following,
it
is
announced:
Men
Blacksmiths,
bookkeep
ers,
carpenters,
clerks,
cooks,
dle.se!
engineers,
engine
fitters,
fish
packers.
Janitors,
kitchen
helpers,
laborors
(heavy),
laborers,
loggers,
machinists,
metal
workers,
mill
edgerman,
mill.
sawyer,
miners,
painters,
pile-
driver
men,
pipe
fitters,
platers,
riggers,
salesmen,
shipwrights,
steam
engineers,
truck
drivers,
welders.
Women
Cooks,
office
clerks,
personal,
service
workers,
sales
clerks,
stenographers,
telephone
operators,
unskilled
workers,
workers,
waitresses.
WHALER
RACE
IS
POSTPONED
The
Whaler
race
between
crews
of
II.M.CS.
Uganda
and
Crescent,
scheduled
for
2:30
this
afternoon
has
been
postponed
until
6:30
this
evening,
P.
M.
Ray,
Legion
entertainment
committee
chairman
announced
at
noon
today.
DIES
FROM
BEE
STING
CAMBRIDGE,
Eng.
W
Mrs.
Lilian
Mary
Potltt,
48,
died
15
minutes
after
she
had
stuns
on
the
temple
by
a
bee
Lost
Piiot
Is
Located
Bill
MacKenzle
Brought
Jet
Plane
Safely
Down
on
Lonely
Lake
Three
Weeks
Ago
OTTAWA
0)
Hon.
Colin
Gib
son
Announced
today
that
Flight
Lieutenant
Bill
MacKenzle,
pilot
n
i
j
ti
t
i
i
11.1.
iiibu
mum
rwvci,
vjniaiiu,
mis
morning.
MacKenzie's
plane
had
disap
peared
June
29.
He
reported
that
he
brought
the
ship
safely
down
on
a
small
lake
and
had
started
liters
to
attract
attention
but
rain;
had
put
them
out.
MacKenzie
who
lost
47
pounds
during
the
three
weeks'
he
was
lostj
is
now
at
a
lodge
where
two
doctors
are
attending
him.
"Sun"
Vindicated;
Local
Firemen
plandome.
New
York
a
Jse
Garden
Hose
The
Vancouver
Sun,
a
news
paper
having
some
circulation
in
I
the
south,
has
been
vindicated.
Several
weeks
ago,
on
the
occasion
of
the
tragic
Pioneers'
Horrje
fire
here,
the
Sun
gave
prominence
to
a
jtory
that
the
I
Prince
Rupert
fire
department
1
had
fought
the
blaze
with
gar-
'
A
1
urn
'iiudca.
Last
night,
a
Daily
News
reporter
caught
the
local
lire
department
doing
that
very
thing.
"What
will
the
Vancouver
Sun
think
of
such
goings-on?"
the
j
reporter
asked
a
fireman.
-
.T$-lr?man
shP.td
&
notable
;
lack
ot
concern
He
merely
pointed
at
the
large
fire
truck
at
the
curb
and
continued
squirting
water
from
the
one-inch
line.
"The
Sun
knows
all
about
our
fire
equipment
now,"
he
replied.
"The
mayor
wired
them
all
about
it."
The
"fire"
which
the
boys
were
fighting
was
in
the
canvas
awning
at
the
front
of
Alex
MacKenzie's
furniture
store,
apparently
Ignited
by
a
carelessly
thrown
cigarette
stiib.
The
hose
had
been
plugged
into
a
tap
at
the
front
of
the
Canadian
Legion
building
prior
to
the
arrival
of
the
firemen.
BOAT
EXPLODES,
THREE
INJURED
Three
men
were
admitted
to
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
shortly
after
1
o'clock
this
afternoon
suffering
from
burns
resulting
from
an
explosion
which
destroyed
the
glllnet
boat
"O.K."
at
Inverness
cannery
at
,
11
o'clock
this
morning.
Two
of
the
men
were
reported,
as
only
slightly
burned,
while
the
third,
boat
foreman
at
the
cannery,
was
said
to
be
In
more
serious
condition.
The
three
men
were
brought
in
aboard
the
halibut
boat
Edward
Llpsett,
Capt.
Olof
Skog.
They
were
Howard
Bush,
boat
foreman,
Beverly
Riddle,
"iron
chink"
operator
and
Nelson
Wood,
tally
man.
Riddle
and
Wood
were
said
to
be
only
slightly
burned,
while
Bush's
burns
were
more
extensive.
The
three
were
aboard
the
"O.K."
and
were
starting
the
engine
when
it
backfired
causing
it
to
go
up
in
flames.
Local
Tides
Friday,
July
26,
1946
High
12:05
23:54
Low
5:44
17:45
18.1
feet
21.8
feet
2.3
feet
7.4
feet
TO
GET
WAR
GRATUITIES
NEW
DELHI
)
All
former
members
of
the
Women's
Auxiliary
Corps
who
served
for
at
least
six
months
in
the
Corps
and
who
resigned
their
commissions
honorably
or
were
honorably
discharged
are
eligible
for
it.ni
R..,lnU..
It
It
Una
1.
PROVINCE
HAS
IT
ALL
QUIET
m
Picketing
Disturbances
Appear
to
Be
Over
Distribution
Going
On
Unmolested
VANCOUVER
OO
Police
have
rounded
up
seven
more
men,
alleged
to
have
participated
in
Tuesday's
disturbances
at
the
strike-bidden
Vancouver
Province,
bringing
the
total
number
now
charged
to
fifteen.
Police
said
that
three
of
the
seven
were
charged
with
unlawful
assembly
and
the
others
with
obstructing
a
police
officer.
Seven
men
and
a
juvenile
naa
been
arrested
Tuesday
and
charged
with
un
lawful
assembly
when
arraigned
In
court
today,
being
remanded
to
next
Tuesday.
Following
the
Issuance
yester-'
day
by
Mayor
Cornett
of
a
warning
that
"further
disturbances"
will
not
be
tolerated,
there
was
only
a
handful
of
pickets
around
the
Province
building
today.
The
third
twelve-page
edition
since
the
strike
early
in
June
was
produced
and
moved
out
by
trucks
which
were
unmolested.
RAILWAY
CHIEF
R.
C.
VAUGIIAN
In
the
course
of
a
western
inspection
tour.
R.
C
Vaughan,
president
and
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
at
mld-afternoon
today
and
will
sail
tonight
on
the
Prince
Rupert
for
Vancouver.
He
and
his
party
spent
a
day
or
so
at
Jasper
and
made
a
pause
at
Port
Edward
before
arriving
in
Prince
Rupert
to
Inspect
the
Installations
which
were
made
there
by
the
Unfted
States
Army
and
have
now
been
declared
surplus
to
War
Assets
Corporation
for
disposal.
Included
in
Mr.
Vaughan's
party
are
J.
M.
Macrae,
freight
traffic
manager,
Winnipeg;
Bernard
Allen,
assistant
general
superintendent,
Vancouver;
Bruce
Boreham,
public
relations
officer,
Winnipeg.
C.
A.
Berner,
divisional
superintendent
here,
accompanied
the
party
in
from
Jasper
Park.
JEW
KILLED
IN
MUNICH
RIOT
FRANKFURT
Ol
One
Jew
was
killed
and
at
least
six
persons
were
injured
Wednesday
night
in
fighting
between
Jewish
displaced
persons
and
.German
pojice
near
Munich,
the
United
States
Third
Army
announced.
American
troops
were
called
to
restore
orar.
SPEEDING
THINGS
UP
CANBERRA
O)
Returned
ser
vlcemen
may
apply
direct
to
court
for
tenancy
of
vacant
houses
or
flats
without
first
serving
notice
on
owners
under
newly-announced
regulations
In
Australia.
Intention
of
the
regu
lations
Is
to
help
the
servicemen
get
accommodation
despite
shortage.
BIRKENHEAD,
ling
0!
A
po
lice
conducted
road
afety
ex
war
gratuity,
ras
been
an-jhlbltlon
here
features
a
model
been
nounccd
by;
general
headquar-
car
in
which
motorists
can
prove
jters.
their
skill,
T
Spectacle
and
Damage
Is
Not
Beyond
Expectations
Some
of
Ttarget
Ships
Sunk
But
Many
Remain
Afloat
Bikini
Island
Is
Little
Disturbed
KWAJALEIN
(CP)
Don
Whitehead,
Associated
Press
staff
writer,
reported
that
those
who
attended
the
underwater
explosion
of
the
atomic
bomb
from
close
range
were
impressed
tremendously
by
its
power.
One
high
ranking
United
States
naval
officer
said:
Canada
Sleeps
While
U.S.
Grabs
Pacific
Trade
VANCOUVER
CB
Possibility
that
American
shipping
firms
will
grasp
most
of
the
Pacific
trade
handled
in
pre-war
days
by
the
now
non-exlstant
Japanese
merchant
navy
because
of
lack
of
initiative
by
Canadians
concerned
was
seen
here
today.
An
observer
familiar
with
Vancouver's
shipping
situation
said
that
the
Americans
have
Jumped
Into
the
battle
for
shipping
business
with
both
feet,
while
Canadian
shipping
firms
appear
slow
In
SUGGESTS
VOTE
IN
STEEL
STRIKE
OTTAWA
Oi
Mr.
Justice
W.
D.
Roach,
Industrial
disputes
commissioner
In
the
current
lttl
strikeiJecommende.l.tc4Byj
that
work
be
resumed
in
the
three
plants
affected
by
the
strikes
and
that
the
Labor
Department
conduct
a
vote
on
the
'proposal
for
a
10-cent
wage
Increase
after
a
cooling-off
period
of
60
days.
The
union's
demand
was
fdr
19
V2
cents
an
hour
ln-
crease.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd
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Bralorne
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10
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Cariboo
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10
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1-38
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-
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Premier
Border
07
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1.55
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49
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16
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.55
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Eastern
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1
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15
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Can
18
Con.
Smelters
91.00
Eldona
.41
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48
Giant
Vellowknlfe
5.60
Hardrock
69
Jacknife
15
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Quebec
55
Little
Long
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1.85
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Red
Lake
2.80
MacLeod
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....
1.80
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55
Omega
16
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3.00
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4".05
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60
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Rock".
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0
Lynx
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God's
Lake
58
Negus
2.01
"Frankly,
if
there
had
been
Inen
on
those
ships
and
they
had
seen
tons
of
water
hurled
from"
the
lagoon
and
pour
down
on
me
em
o,
auu
uicii
occu
xiiiai?
and
steam
and
water
rush
toward
them,
I
don't
believe
they
would
have
been
fit
for
battle."
The
submarine
missile,
detonating
against
u
fleet
of
seventy-five
ships,
churned
up
a
white
water
column
half
a
mile
wide.
The
column
shot
up
for
nearly
a
mile
and
then
started
to
mayu
room
to
two
miles,
steam
av&
the
base
of
the
great
waW?
spput
spread
over
the
entire
target
fleet
in
less
than
a
minute,
spreading
faster
than
the
waves.
The
sub-surfaee
bomb
sank
the
battleship
Arkansas,
a
.concrete
oil
barge
and
a
tank
Ing
craft,
first
reports
said.
Tne
old
aircraft
carrier
Saratoga,
near
the
target
centre,
was
listing
and
a
later
"report
said
she
had
gone
beneath
the
waves.
Admiral
Blandy,
"who
was
in
charge
of
the
test,
said:
"There
Is
no
reason
to
doubt
the
ef-
liacncy
i-
irufcuno.-
Bikini
Island
was
not
lnun-
dated
with
waves
from
the
bomb
but
a
small
island
nearby
was
swamped.
Waves
seven
to
ten
feet
high
rolled
up
on
Bikini.
Many
spectacular
events,
which
might
have
been
anticipated,
did
not
occur.
There
were
no
100-foot
waves
and
the
atomic
geyser
which
shot
up
above
the
explosion
came
nowhere
near
the
top
predicted
an
altitude
of
three
miles.
Two
of
six
submerged,
sub
marines,
whose
hulls
were
expected
to
crack
under
the
shock,
could
be
seen
from
the
air,
still
In
proper
submerged
position.
Two
other
submarines,
left
on
the
surface,
were
still
afloat.
Several
battleships
were
also
left
riding
on
the
surface.
Sockeye
Average
On
Skeena
Better
-
Under
Improved
weather
conditions
during
the
first
of
the
week,
the
sockeye
average
J?er
glllnetter
on
the
Skeena
'River
improved,
according
to
report
from
the
Dominion
Fisheries
office.
The
average
rose
io.
65
fish
per
boat.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
The
weather
system
that
mov
ed
over
the
Queen
Charlottes
and
the
northern
portion
of
he
province
yesterday
Is
followed
by
moist
air
giving
cloudy
skies
over
the
North
Coat
and
Prince
George
regions.
The
southern
portion
of
the
province
remains
clear
except
along
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
where"
foggy
condttions
prevailed
during
the
night
and
morning.
Minimum
temperatures
last
night
over
British
Columbia
ranged
in
the
high
forties
and
low
fifties.
There
was
considerable
variation
in
maximum
temperature's
oVer
the
province
yesterday
Lytton,
96;
Vancouver,
74;
Victoria,
70;
Prince
George,
77;
Prince
Rupert,
55.
Forecast
Prinee
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
?orth
Coast
Overcast
with
widely
scattered
rain
showers
today
and
Friday.
Winds
southwest.
(15
miles
per
hour).
Little
change
in
temperature.
Temperatures
tonight
and
Friday:
Port
Hardy,
minimum
54,
maximum
00;
Massett,
minimum
50,
maximum
60;
Prince
Rupert,
minimum
51,
maximum
58.