oe 6. S got iil be in operation = ! an expanded monitoring program which in connection with the forthcoming test series. The monitoring stations established by the Public Health Service will collect daily readings of radioactivity and forward the data to a central collection office in Washington. The monitoring stations aiso will report data to the State Health Officers of the states in which the stations are located. The primary purposes of the network are to give State and local health departments more experience in studying faliout and normal background radiation tevels, and te obtain daily records of radioactivity. The stations will be manned by trained technicians from State heaith departments, local universities, and scientific institutions. Monitoring stations in the Public Health Service network will be located in tne foilowing cities: Lawrence, Mass. Oklahoma City, Okla. Hartford, Conn. Jefferson City, Mo. Albany, N. Y. Cincinnati, Ohio Bethesda, Md. Indianapolis, Ind. Gastonia, N. C. Springfield, Atlanta, Ga. Des Moines, Jacksonville, Fia. Lansing, Mich. New Orleans, La. Minneapolis, Minn. Austin, Texas Las Vegas, Nevada (more) pO’ ARCHIVES Ill. lowa