May 21, 1958 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Check from AHP to Roess Market for $17.85. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1]

Check from LP & AHP to Bennett Travel Agency for $429.99. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]

Check from LP to Beatrice J. Wulf for $200.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]

Letter from Barbara Kamb, Dodd, Mead & Company, to LP RE: Explains that Monday or Tuesday would work better to meet the book salesmen, because some of them are gone by Wednesday. Hopes that LP is not making a special trip out to see them, but that he could also talk to the New Yorker while he was in the area. [Letter from LP to Kamb May 19, 1958] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]

Letter from LP to A. Karchalsky, Israel Centre for the Advancement of Human Culture. RE: Agrees with his comments about the centre. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1958) #201.2]

Letter from LP to Bertrand Russell. RE: Makes a suggestion for the third Pugwash Conference. Suggests that Professor Bastiansen be invited. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Russell, Bertrand) #337.4]

Letter from LP to Charles Remmelkamp. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Informs him that many of the points he brings up are answered in his book No More War!. Informs him that he has never held a position in the US Government. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959) #341. 4]

Letter from LP to Cynthia B. Cunningham. RE: Informs her that he has had to cancel his trip to New York. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1958) #75.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. Irving S. Bengelsdorf RE: Thanks Bengelsdorf for the letter and states that he will let Bengelsdorf know about any openings at various universities. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958), #39.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. Otto Bastiansen, Norges Tekniske Hogskole, Institutt for Teoretisk Kjemi, Norway, RE: Has written a book called No More War! which will be published this summer. The book discusses the general nature of nuclear war and fallout, and it proposes that we must use man's power of reason, rather than war, to solve international problems. Proposes that world problems be solved by the application of research by a world peace research organization, in the same way that other problems are solved. LP and AHP are thinking of coming to Europe this summer and perhaps spending a few days in Norway. Describes his plans for the summer. Wonders if it would be worthwhile for him to speak in Oslo around August 25, somewhat along the lines of his talk there last year, but with more detailed discussion of the nature of nuclear war itself and proposals about peace research. Peter has accepted an appointment as Lecturer in Chemistry in University College, London. Linda, who was married last year, is expecting twins any day now. [Letter from Otto Bastiansen to LP June 3, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s2.7]

Letter from LP to E. W. Pfeiffer, University of North Dakota. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959) #313.6]

21 May 1958

Professor E. W. Pfeiffer

University of North Dakota

School of Medicine

Grand Forks, N.D.

Dear Professor Pfeiffer:

In answer to your letter, I must say that I think that Dr. Kulp knows as much about strontium 90 as anybody.

The amounts of strontium 90 are conventionally referred to one gram of calcium. Consequently, for a given amount of strontium 90 in fallout, the amount per gram of calcium will be high if the calcium in the soil is low. I think that it is easily possible to check on the amount of calcium in the soil in your neighborhood; to see whether this is the explanation of the high ratios of strontium 90 to calcium.

I understand that even stratospheric fallout tends to be concentrated in the general latitude in which tests are made, and accordingly there might well be very considerable effect of Russian tests in fallout in South Dakota and North Dakota, as compared with the Nevada tests or the American tests in the Pacific.

I myself feel that the strontium 90 problem is a significant one, for the health of human beings now living.

Thank you for sending me the clippings.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:w

Letter from Louis P. Smith, Ford Hall Forum, to LP RE: Hopes that LP received their previous letter, inviting him to speak at the Ford Hall Forum and writes that they are anxiously awaiting his reply. [Letter from Smith to LP April 29, 1958, Letter from LP to Smith June 2, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s2.17]

Letter from Paul Lucey, Editor, IRE Student Quarterly, to Lawrence Spivak, "Meet the Press." RE: Expresses disapproval of the manner in which LP was treated while on the show. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L:Correspondence, 1958) #231.4]

Letter from the Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R., [signed by A. Nesmeyanov, A. Oparin, D. Skobeltsyn, N. Bogolyubov, and A. Topchiev], to LP RE: Discusses the Soviet scientists' opinion on experimental nuclear explosions and other weapons. States that the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. adopted a resolution to stop the testing of atomic and hydrogen weapons in the hopes that other countries will follow their example. [Written in Russian] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R.), #7.5]

Telegram from LP to Barbara Kamb, Dodd, Mead & Company, RE: Writes that circumstances have necessitated the need to cancel his New York trip for next week. [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]

Telegram from LP to Cynthia B. Cunningham. RE: Informs her that his trip to New York has been canceled. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1958) #75.1]

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