TEST OF BOMB SHELTERS

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28397, 2 October 1957, Page 13

TEST OF BOMB SHELTERS

Little Damage In Atom Blast

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 30.

The United States Atomic Energy Commission disclosed yesterday that tests of French and West German shelters in a powerful atomic detonation on August; 31 had proved that lives could be saved in nuclear attack.

The blast was stronger than those which had hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The tests were very satisfactory, the A.E.C. said. The nine German and two French shelters were subjected to an “above nominal”, shot at the Nevada proving grounds. The commission said that the shelters all stood up under the blast, and most of the damage was superficial and above ground. The A.E.C. said all the sealed doors which had been locked appeared to be undamaged. Ventilation devices apparently worked properly, and pressures were satisfactory inside most of the shelters after the blast. Ramps, stairways, and landings on some structures were damaged extensively, but they did not collapse.

Paid Fine With Two Dingo Scalps

(Rec. 8 p.m.) DARWIN. Oct. 1. A Dutch migrant paid a Court fine with two dingo scalps at the week-end.

The migrant, Aloysius Vroomer. was fined 10s with Ils 6d costs in Darwin on a charge of drunkenness. He decided to meet the fine at Daly River, 100 miles south of Darwin.

He handed over two dingo scalps worth a Government bounty of £1 each. Outback police stations are buying agents for scalps, so Vroomer finished with 18s 6d in hand.