FILE – In this Tuesday, July 14, 2015 file photo from video, Tina Cordova talks of her late father, Anastacio Cordova, in her Albuquerque home. Cordova believes her father, who died in 2013 after suffering from multip… ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Residents say the world’s first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship, according to surveys gathered by an advocacy group seeking compensation for descendants.
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Residents say 1st atom bomb test caused cancera
The surveys released Friday detailed residents’ stories from areas around the 1947 Trinity Test in southern New Mexico and argue that many Hispanic families later struggled to keep up with cancer-related illnesses. Residents say 1st atom bomb test caused cancer cases The surveys released Friday detailed residents’ stories from areas around the 1947 Trinity Test in southern New Mexico and argue that many Hispanic families later struggled to keep up with cancer-related illnesses.