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Show Arkansas May Be Second Target Ship Target ship, or vessel nearest center cen-ter of the blast, for the second atomic bomb test may be the overage over-age battleship Arkansas, it has been indicated by reliable sources although al-though no definite announcement has been made by Adm. W. H. p. lllanriy, commander of operations crossroads and the Joint task force. The carrier Saratoga was first slated to bo second target ship. An Interesting sidelight on fato of the Saratoga, which sulTered only negligible damage in the first test, Is Unit her commander, dipt. Wn-aid Wn-aid MaeMiihon, knowii g that sho was slated for the second target ship nmde a wager with friend In Washington, before tulni;ini! th ship to Hikinl. that he would t.iko hoi bm-k to the Must coast under her own power. It looks now tha. ho has better than a 50 M eh:me of winning his bet. |