Word: wilkinson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...will not Wilkinson," the Seer maintained. "Just Hitchon to this Pick. We'll win Hanley...
Nicholas Stacey of Oxford was the meet's other double winner with easy wins in the 220 and 440. Stacey won by four yards over teammate Jim Wilkinson in the shorter race, and an hour later ran away from Ed Grutzner in the stretch of the 440. Grutzner's 50.1 was a distinct disappointment...
Died. John Wilkinson, 83, who in 1902 developed the U.S.'s first efficient air-cooled internal-combustion engine (used only on the now-extinct Franklin), with Henry Ford founded the Society of Automotive Engineers; of arteriosclerosis; in Syracuse...
...Chalk. According to Wilkinson's plan, each "target city" (seven cities in New York State have been listed as bomb-worthy) would have at least ten radiological reconnaissance teams, dressed in protective clothing, with dust-excluding respirators. In each five-man team, four would have radiation detectors (i.e., Geiger counters or equivalents), the fifth a walky-talky radio for reporting to the control center. Their equipment would be stored at points in a circle around the city, well outside the prime target area...
Besides the radiological reconnaissance teams, says Colonel Wilkinson, each target city should have at least 100 trained men with instruments to detect "personal contamination" (radioactive clothing or skin). There should also be a central laboratory with highly trained personnel for checking instruments and dealing with unforeseen problems...