unknown to tne members of the crew, it was going to get much worse, for, on tue morning of -farcn 1, 1954, the sun rose twice. At 11° U9' north latitude and 166° 54° 1 east longitude, lies an atoll known at one time ody the name of the great Russian composer “Rimski-korsakoff," known to the Japanese as 'Rongorappu To'', but best known to its inhapitants as simply--Rongelap. Rongelalappelap, Ronjlap, Pomiclam is typical of many atolls. Ronge lappelap, or, Composed of 61 scattered islands along its necklace-like rim, which total only 647 square miies, the yreat bowl of Rongelap Lagoon itsel£ covers more than 387 square wiles. While the Lucky Dragon fishermen still dozed halfway between sleep and avareness, tne 64 men, women and children of Rongelap--like most island peonle--arese early to start tne day. The women vould nave kindled fires to cook vandanus or arroywroot for the day's meals and to recook risa, if any, left over from the night before, while children would still ve drovsing and the men would be starting to repair fishing pear or canoes for a fishing trip or planning where they would begin collecting and hugking dried coconuts to make copra for the field trip vessel's next call. One particular person on this island on this morning had reason to be contemplative. He was Jolin Anjain, tie magistrate. nave crossed his consciousness that morning: any thoughts must the needs of his wife-- especially that of his new son, Lekoj who was one year old--the island work to be done, council meetings, come the way of tne magistrate. land and personal disputes vhich often We was probably wondering when the 18 people on Ailinginae, some 20 miles to the soutnwest, would be returning to kongelap from their fishing and copra-making party. 66 Wr 9010332