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THE EYES HAVE IT. The scene is aboard "Pana- 

 mint" an instant or two before "Mike Hour," de- 

 tonation time of the Test Baker bomb. The bomb's 

 explosion in a submerged position made it possible 

 for observers to look directly at the explosion point 

 area without recourse to dark glasses or goggles. 

 These men are I I miles from the bomb. They are 

 focusing on the LSM-60 beneath which it is sus- 



pended. The moment for which they have waited 

 is here. In the group are, left to right: Represen- 

 tative Albert J. Engel (R), Michigan (in cap); Com- 

 mander S. H. K. Spurgeon, Australia; Major H. 

 Bruining, The Netherlands; Mr. J. K. Northrop, 

 president of Northrop Aircraft, Inc.; and Mr. E. S. 

 Stedman, Canada. The man in the foreground was 

 not identified. 



