Library of Congress · resource:sn83045462/1953-05-25/ed-1:page:1
Image 1 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 25, 1953
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Weather Forecast Fair tonight lowest about 66 degrees To morrow fair and warmer Full report on Page A2 Midnight 67 6 am 65 11 am 74 2arn__64 8 am__ 66 Noon 75 4 am_ 65 10 am 70 1 pm 76 An Associated Press Newspoper 101st Year No 145 Phone ST 35000 WASHINGTON D C MONDAY MAY 25 1953FORTYFOUR PAGES Nations First AShell Fired On Nevada Flat Brilliant Flash Seen in Las Vegas 75 Miles Away By the Asociatd Press LAS VEGAS Nev May 25 The Army fired the Nations first atomic shell today from a huge cannon dubbed Atomic Annie It burst with a brilliant flash over a simulated enemy target The shot fired from the 280 millimeter cannon on French man Flat came at 830 am 1130 am EDT Within five minutes the cus tomary atomic cloud formed visible in this resortgambling town 75 miles away It developed a lazy S form and appeared to have an ice cap Sunlight glinted on the white top of the cloud Its wispy stem led down to a purple base Cloud Rises Swiftly The cloud rose swiftly and seemed to be traveling fast It did not have the true mushroom shape
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library of congress, washington, dc. 1953-05-25. Image 1 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 25, 1953. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1953-05-25/ed-1/?sp=1
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