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and power.
Actually harnessing atomic en
ergy, may in the future supple
ment the power that now comes
from coal, oil, and great dams.
Must Remain Secret
“It never has been the habit of
the scientists of this country, nor
the policy of this government, to
withhold from the world scientific
knowledge. Normally, therefore,
everything about the work with
atomic energy would be made
public.” This will have *o wait,
however, until the war emergency
is over.
The atomic bomb, it was dis
closed, was developed in factories
in Tennessee, Washington, New
Mexico. The announcement said
from sixty-five to one hundred
twenty-five thousand were em
ployed in Oakridge near Knox
ville, in Richland near Pasco,
Wash, in unnamed installations
near Santa Fe. The work was so
secret that most of those employed
on it did not know its character.
The raid on Hiroshima, located
on Honshu island on the shores
of the Inland Sea was not dis
closed previously although the
Twentieth Airforce on Guam an
nounced that five hundred eighty
Superforts raided four Jap cities
about the same time.
Bomb Will Shorten War
Secretary of War Stimson pre
dicted t hat the atomic bomb
would “prove tremendous aid” in
shortening the war with Japan,
and he made the statement as the
Army reported “an impenetrable
cloud of dust and smoke” cloaked
Hiroshima after the hit by the
new weapon.
Accurate assesment of the dam
age is not yet available and he
said security requirmeents do not
permit the disclosure of the exact
methods of producing the bomb
or he nature of the action, but he
did say uranium ore was essen
tial in its production.
RICHLAND, Wash., Aug. 6—
The mystery which shrouded the
secret which turned this sleepy
sagebrush hamlet into one of the
major smaller cities in the Pacific
northwest was revealed by the
atomic bomb announcement.
For two years the government
recruited workers from all over
the nation. Everyone was pledged
to secrecy. The vast exclusion
area of more than fifteen town
ships and more than half a mil
loin acres is under the supervision
of Army Engineers.
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Increasing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-A/P)—
Supplies of civilian clothing are
increasing. Government trade ex
perts report the output of wool,
rayon and heavy cotton fabrics
are on the upswing and should
approach normal by the end of the
year.
Shortages continue in cotton
weaves for shirts, shorts and
housedresses.
Allies Beat Back
Fierce
Counterattack
MANILA, Aug. 6—(/P)—Gener
al MacArthur’s headquarters re
ported that desperately counter
attacking Nipponese were beaten
back as they thrust vainly against
(the tightening Filipino and Amer
ican noose around General Tomo
yuki Yamashita’s last hideout in
Luzon mountains.
The Thirty-Second Division
has offered a forty-five day fur
SHOE SIGNS OF TRAVEL
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIF
IC—</P)—Soldiers stationed on the
Mariana islands have their shoes
dyed red-brown by the soil, while
those on the Marshalls or Gilberts
have dusty grey footwear from
the grinding of the coral sand.
Men from these islands can be
identified by their shoe-color im
mediately on arrival at other sta
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some years ago, it initiated an
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chains or bars. Since then 1,400
men have passed through. Only
four have tried to escape.
lough to the States for the capture
of any live Japanese general. The
communique reported 4,740 Jap
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oners captured last week, raising
the total enemy losses in the Phil
ippine campaign to 443,012. Amer
ican losses last week were 27
dead, and 61 wounded.
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