Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday january 18, 1954 Page of bit of Canada plutonium basis of ilk. Atom fuel by Ron Evans Canadian press stall writer London up a Pinch at Chalk River in 1946 and from this was evolved the fundamental process now used in one of three pm Litonius supplied by the Cana i great atomic factories operating on atomic research Centre Northwest coast of England. A flak Kiver ont., helped Lay the Asis for Britain s production of fuel for peacetime Pur poses. Some 20 milligrams the prec ious Metal enough to cover the head of a pin were made Avail Able to British scientist r. Spence plans increase interceptors a u jli1c1 Csc states and Canadian experts in the wartime atomic drive. One group worked in Montreal. Starts own program in 1946 Britain again took up her own atomic production pro a almost All and 12 men and women pay the increase one wh0m knew anything the . Continental defence Alc Mac Energy set up a Gram in the next fiscal year will Headquarters organization at Ris be used in expanding the inter lev Lancashire. Within 2vi years Treptor plane Force it was Learned built a factory and set it Sta Day night. J in operation. Its purpose was to this information is contained in a slim Booklet Britain s atomic factories made Public sunday night by the ministry of Supply. The illustrated report containing Many facts Only recently released from the secret list outlines Brit Ain s seven year race to build an atomic Industry. British scientists gave up their own research in 1943 to join United it is upon these wings of All Feather fighters electronically equipped for finding and hitting Fin enemy in dark or storm that tie United states must depend Pri airily for heading off any Mission of atom bombers from Russia. Sunly a relatively Small portion if the increased spending said officials in a position to know will be required for allocation to the warning net program hous ing and other supporting activities. Expansion of the Early warning system which includes detection stations along the Arctic perimeter by North America began a jars ago and substantial funds still Are available for those pro from previous appropriations. Cast uranium rods to Power atomic piles from crushed uranium Ore brought from the belgian Congo. Two years later a second Plant was completed where plutonium could be produced from two 57, 000-ton atomic piles. And final the third factory was constructed to convert natural uranium into Gas separate the vital fissile isotopes 110 from the non fissile. The Booklet says the first atomic Power Plant to produce electricity is being constructed now. Saskatchewan rabies threat Over Albert up rabies a disease prevalent among Prairie animals Early in 1953, has ceased to be a threat to Public health according to or. George Rankin Federal veterinarian. Rankin addressing about 100 delegates to a trappers Conven Tion Here said the most recent cases were reported from Church n man., where a Fox and a dog j c eve involved. December three cases been diagnosed Northeast of Edmonton but none were reported from Saskatchewan. The quarantine area was ear Lier removed from Manitoba Saskatchewan and those parts of Al Berta and British Columbia South 53rd parallel. However or. Rankin said this does not mean that rabies has been completely eliminated from these but Federal authorities no longer considered it a threat to Public health and the. Livestock Industry. Would be no Surprise outbreaks were to be reported from he said. Plane terrorized York passenger aboard a Paris bound air plane saturday night became violent and terrorized passengers Asho screamed struck at persons a round him ripped off several seat covers and crushed his glasses in his hands. Members of the plane Crew sub Dued him and the aircraft returned to International Airport Here. Joseph Bassis 52-year-old dish Washer who was returning to his native Greece to visit wife and three children was removed and taken to Hospital. The plane resumed its flight without him. Welfare workers meet reports on the work of the Central Volunteer Bureau and the three divisions of the welfare Council of greater Winnipeg concerned with health recreation and child care will be Given at . Jan. 27 in the ukrainian National federation Hall 935 main Street. The 35th annual meeting of the two groups will also include a play. Postmortem and display of work by member organizations of the welfare Council. The meeting is open to the Public. The maritime measure of a Cable s length equals .120 fathomsor.720 feet. Alia. Oil tank bursts cold weather blamed Alta. Steel Orage tank burst Here sunday Pilling Gallons heavy 1 Over the surrounding area. Four ars were reported hopelessly ired in the Frozen Oil. It was believed recent sub Zero temperatures caused the Oil to freeze and expand exploding the sides the tank. Coalspur is about 140 Miles Southwest of Edmonton in the Rocky Mountain Foothills. Crash toll 13 lives Mexico a twelve persons were killed and it seriously injured saturday when a bus and truck collided on a dangerous Mountain curve near the extinct Volcano Par cutin. Police said the truck Driver apparently lost control. Flt its to Europe Montreal to Glasgow return. Round trip tourist fares to Points listed at right. I in i mum nil in i i u Here arc some of the first pictures taken of production in Britain s Cape Hurst atomic fac tory. 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