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Of the 35 people, seven had had operations on their thyroids
and six of these seven noted that they felt sick after the operation,
Of the 35, 20 stated that they generally have poor health.
To the
question of “When you get sick, what do you think about?" Some 31 people
answered "the bomb'' and 28 people felt they should have received more
money for their sicknesses and the deaths of the people.
Again, 31 people responded with a "yes" when answering the question of
they worried about getting sick from the bomb in the future and when
asked to classify in terms of frequency of their worry, 18 said "All
the time", three said "a lot" and 12 said "sometimes."
Thirty-one said
that they knew other people that worried about the bomb and 30 said that
they "felt about the same,"
Furthermore, 26 people said that they worried that their children might
get sick from the bomb,
Of extreme interest to the Committee and, to
Dr, Conard and the AEC, 34 people of the 35 said that they were st: .1
afraid to eat all local food because of the bomb,
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had had property or other things damaged by the fallout, the following
items by people, the number of which follows the items, were listed:
land 18, crabs 8, pandanus 11, arrowroot 13, chickens 20, papava ll,
breadfruit 15, and trees 17,
Some 29 people said that they were still
afraid to live on their island; 24 people said this was because of the
contamination,
Thirty people of the 35 stated that they thought they did not receive
enough compensation for copra and 28 people felt that they should
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