POSTPONEMENT LIKELY
SECOND BOMB TEST Reccived .Mondav, 7 p.m. B1KLYI, July 21. 7t is still possible the Mikini tesl may be postponeil because of the weather, says ihe Associated Press. A turbulent tropical froril south of liikini may enter tliis area carlier than usual for this time of tlic yeur buL the weather need not be clcar as was re.juired for air bombirig. .Major-denera 1 William F. Kepnep, commanding tlic Army's sliarc in tlic opcrations, said thc first lcsl, cvcn tlioiigh it I'ailcd to scorc a bullscye, laughl airmcn many important Iessons. particularly about thc action of falling bombs. iSomcthing was also lcarncd about thc prote.-tion oi' civilians against atomic bombs. Although at tlic ncxl tcst thc Air Porcc would not hc coriccntcd with thc actual discliargc of; thc bouib, a radio-cont rollcd dronc; would fly 5000 fcet dircctlv over thc! -undcrwtiter c\])losion whilc a mamied . plane would pass over at 50,00(1 fcet. | About 70 other pianca would be in the air and photographs would be laken at ! inter\ als day and night sliowing Ihe ships' coiidition be.cause it is cxpceled radioactivc waters will preveut an j carlv inspection from the surfaee.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 July 1946, Page 5
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