he
‘* T was asleep at time of flash’? but was awakened in time to hear ‘‘ seven echoes’’
of blast.
dust.
Felt shock wave.
‘‘ Was almost knocked down.
‘* Fallout began at 1300°° on Monday, 1 March.
Pushed me back, then forward. ’’
It looked like ‘‘ taro powder or chalk
Water turned yellow shortly after fallout began.
Fallout lasted for about seven
hours. ’’
At 0800 (1 March) a group of people left Rongelap to fish at Ailinginae.
Ate breakfast and lunch (1 March). Had evering meal at about 2000. This latter
meal consisted of rice, coffee, and dried fish. (Coffee kept in a can; rice in bags, fish
was taken from an outside drying rack).
On Tuesday (2 March), told people not to drink water, but most of them continued
to do so.
‘* Sixteen people left in a plane about 1000,’’ Wednesday, 3 March. ‘* The rest
left on a destroyer. ”’
Food and Drink. Bread, rice, copra, cooked fresh fish, fresh coconut milk, coffee,
and jekaro.
Fallout. Started about 1800, 1 March. Was like flour. Caused skin irritation and
sneezing. Food tasted strange. [Sebwelvas nauseated after breakfast and most of day
(1 March).
3.7
5
GROUP SEVEN
/ 14 MUJE
! 73 TIMA
plow sem
;
85 IKUIMA
(F -26)|_- 17 DISE
(M-45)f——~ 2 AEJON
(M~ 48)
(F=4)
(M-1)
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Living Area. Houses No. 59, 60, and 63.
Activities. Tima fished from a canoe from 1000 to 1600, 1 March. Heate no lunch.
Food and Drink. Bread, rice, copra, cooked fresh fish, fresh coconut milk, coffee,
and jekaro.
Fallout.
crab,
nd water.
3.8
GROUP EIGHT
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28 JABKAION
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(F (F~69)——41
~69)
JOSIA
44) 5
59 Sor
LIA
(M-44)—
(F -34)
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marized
Living Area. Entire group at Ailinginae 1-3 March.
Food and Drink. Bread, rice, fresh coconut meat, wild bud, copra, fresh crab,
fresh fish, starch, cooked pumpkin, papaya (peeled), doughnuts, tea, jekaro, and water.
Drank water after Jabwe told them notto.
Fallout.
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