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Show BOMB TEST ON JULY 1ST The atomic bomb task force is expected to sail from the West Coast on April 30th for "Operations Crossroads" for the test to be made at Bikini Atoll. The first test is scheduled for July 1st and it is believed that at least three-score Congressmen will be in the party viewing the exposion of the bombs. Some seventy-seven of the one hundred target tar-get ships, including five battleships, will be used and as many as survive will appear in the second test. The first bomb will be exploded 100 feet or more above the armada. The second will be exploded explod-ed at the water's surface. No new design in armor or nrotective measures are beine- used as the our- A l. ' A pose of the test is to gauge the ability of ships and equipment as they now exist, to 'withstand the bombs' explosion. All types of ground equipment, used by the Army, will be tested. Heavy and light tanks, airplane air-plane fuselages, airplane engines and other equipment equip-ment will be lashed to the weather decks of the battleships. battle-ships. . ' After the tests have been made and the experts have assessed the full effects of the bombs, it is expected ex-pected that naval engineers and scientists will consider consid-er the task of re-designing vessels, turrets and strategy strate-gy in order to meet the challenge of the terrific explosive ex-plosive force. |