January 5, 1962 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Article: “The Fallout Booklet: It Did Not Aim for a Passionate Response; Decline of the Test Ban,” Science. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965), Box #7.008, Folder #8.1]

Itinerary [handwritten]: Chile [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]

Letter dictated by LP to Mrs. John B. Rutherford RE: Apologizes for not getting in touch with her during his visit. Tells her that he is sending some of his recent papers under separate cover. Handwritten note in bottom, left corner: “2 F Humanism Liberation Fallout BM.” [Handwritten note from Rutherford to LP October 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from Adolfo Schwarzenberg to LP RE: Written in Spanish. Tells LP about the Universal Movement of Peace and asks for LP’s support. [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1]

Letter from Beverly Barnes to LP, RE: Barnes asks for LP’s opinion the some comments she has read in several articles on the effects of nuclear war and fallout. Barnes asks if shelters will really be able to help those that may survive an atomic blast. [Letter from Thomas Perry March 26, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965), Box 7.008, Folder #8.10]

Letter from Bruce Howard Weber to LP RE: Invites LP to come speak on some aspect of LP’s current research to the faculty and students of the chemistry department at San Diego College. [Letter from LP to Weber January 26, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1]

Letter from Eric Pearson to LP RE: Encloses a letter he sent to President Kennedy in 1960. Says he is sending the letter to 450 other people throughout the world. Asks if LP will help him test they worth of the idea described in the letter by forwarding the letter to one his colleagues if LP thinks the idea has any merit. [Filed under LP Correspondence, P: Correspondence, 1960-1963 314, Folder 314.3]

Letter from Kenneth Shaw to Dr. Elena Boder, cc: LP, RE: Gives them a summary of the procedure for studying metabolism of L-histidine in Sheila and Gyda Sturgeon. Discusses what the results should tell him and other related things. [Filed under LP Correspondence, B: Individual Correspondence, 1962-1964 Box 40 Folder 40.1]

Letter from LP [signed by Joan Harris] to Norman Stuckey RE: Thanks Stuckey for his letter and the clipping. Says he agrees with Stuckey’s assessment of the situation so far as the fallout shelters go. [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1]

Letter from LP to Frank Lanni RE: Thanks Lanni for the letter and for his offer of assistance when LP is going to be at the Emory Campus. Tells Lanni that he did not know he was going to be at Emory because the lecture tour is being scheduled completely by the American Friends Service Committee. [Letter from Lanni to LP December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence, L: Individual Correspondence (Lacey - Lattimer) Box 212, Folder 212.10]

Letter from LP to Michael Levi Matar. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence: Michael Levi Matar, 1961-1966: Box #3.016 Folder #16.1]

5 January 1962

Dear Mr. Matar:

I am writing to tell you about a development in the suit that my wife and I are prosecuting against the Bellingham Publishing Company, Bellingham, Washington (our attorney is Mr. Francis Hoague, Seattle).

On 22 December I was ordered by the judge to prepare and present a list of names of people who had submitted to me signed copies of the bomb-test petition of four years ago, with the names of those who submitted five or more signatures marked with an asterisk, and the names of those for whom letters or memoranda accompanied the copies of the petition marked by a check mark. The judge refused to order that I provide copies of the correspondence.

I decided to abide by the order and I have done so.

The list of names contains about 650 names, of which about 400 are names of Americans. Roughly one third are marked with asterisks, and one quarter with check marks.

All but thirteen have the title Professor, Dr., President of a university, etc. These thirteen comprise six engineers, six science students, and one woman in Philadelphia whom I have not identified, and who sent in only her own signature. All of the people in countries other than the United States have a title such as Professor, Dr., Lord, Sir, Earl (the Earl Russell).

It is interesting that I am personally acquainted with just fifty percent of these people - a little more than fifty percent of those in foreign countries, and a little less than fifty percent of the Americans.

The Bellingham case seems to be moving along at a good rate.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling

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