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Show No Danger From Radio-Activity Here A telephone call made by the Duchesne County chairman of civil defense, B. A. Jacoby of Duchesne, yesterday, should relieve those residing re-siding in the Basin who might have become alarmed at the posi-bility posi-bility of reactions from the early Monday morning 'A' bomb blast in the Nevada desert. "Although geiger counters went on a rampage in this area, the office of Utah Civil Defense indicated very positively posi-tively that any radio activity in the Basin would dissapear without leaving any ill effects," Mr. Jacoby stated yesterday. Reports have come in from people all over the Basin who had seen the heavens light up about 6.15 a.m. Monday. The first to report to the Standard-Record office was Horace Allred, local stockman, who was enroute to his ranch south of Roosevelt at the early hour. He stated that a brilliant bril-liant pink curtain rose over the horizon south-west of the Basin, and lasted several seconds before the flare diminished. Beth Baum at Duchesne tells how the flash lighted her kitchen in that early hour, and many other people at Duchesne reported see- (Conitinued On Back Page) I "A" BOMB BLAST .... (Continued from page one) ing the colored sky. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Farnsworth of Mtn. Home were enroute from their home, coming across the bench at about 6:15 when they saw the brilliant light rise in the south-west. Mel Wood, Burlington bus driver, witnessed wit-nessed the unusual spectacle near! Artesia, Colorado. Our reporter , from Tabiona, Mrs. Thelma Nye, j reported that Tabby mountain was i really aglow with the beautiful ' crimson light. According to Mr. Jacoby he had i received numerous telephone calls, and urges that those who became ! alarmed of a possible danger, could relax and continue to live a normal life again, because you'll be all right, so far as radio-activity from the "A" blast is concerned. |