BOMBING OF VOLCANO
LAVA FLOW CHECKED HAWAII CITY SAVED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. October 3, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 2. The National Parks Service announces that the aerial bombardment of volcanic lava flow is effective in stopping its destruction. An examination of 20 craters caused by , bombs dropped. on Nauna Loa (Hawaii) by the United States Army planes in 1935 has convinced observers .that the - bombs released the pressure of gases behind the lava and slowed down the flow, and saved Hilo,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20058, 3 October 1939, Page 14
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