Mary Dickson: Downwinders deserve more than a day of recognition

Congress must act to compensate victims of atomic testing.

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This July 16, 1945, file photo shows an aerial view after the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site in New Mexico.

(AP Photo, File) This July 16, 1945, file photo shows an aerial view after the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site in New Mexico.

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