RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR THE SITE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB TEST IN NEW MEXICO SAY THEY PLAN TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON TO PRESS CONGRESS ABOUT COMPENSATION. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE TULAROSA BASIN DOWNWINDERS WILL HOLD A BENEFIT IN ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY TO RAISE MONEY SO MEMBERS CAN SPEAK BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE TRINITY TEST.
THEY SAY MANY WHO LIVED IN THE AREA WEREN’T TOLD ABOUT THE DANGERS, AND WERE DIAGNOSED WITH RARE FORMS OF CANCER.
