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In an H-bomb attack, U.S. cities as far as 190 miles away from the actual explosion could expect a deadly fallout of wind-borne radioactive particles (TIME, Feb. 28). Last week in Madison, Wis., the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory described a new building material called "diffusion board," that can...
Developed for the Army Chemical Corps, diffusion board resembles ordinary wood-pulp fiberboard, ⅝ in. thick. Impregnated with special chemicals (the kinds are still classified), it acts much like an ordinary Army gas mask, filters out gases and germ-carrying particles as well as radioactive dust, lets oxygen and carbon...
To cut down on the diffusion of membership, bills supported by Representatives Colmer and Freylinghuysen advocate the use of reports on revenue, without including Ways and Means Committee members in the policy committee. If the House passed this plan, resulting friction from jealous "revenooers" would nullify the whole purpose.
Fat Cushions & Big Lights. Washington cab drivers are likely to refer to the museum as "the Mellon gallery," which is just what its founder, Financier Andrew Mellon, hoped to avoid. He wanted to build no personal monument but a palace for Everyman, which would be a lasting glory to the...
Brains & Plastic. With peace, Goodyear has pushed its diversification even harder. It now does a booming plastics business with a whole line of products for shoes, luggage, floor coverings and furniture. Goodyear also makes rubberized asphalt, has gone into the electronics business, and turns out an electronic computer called the...