James Patterson; Helped Write Atomic Energy Act
Former Rep. James Patterson, 80, who helped draft the National Atomic Energy Act of 1947. The act created the Atomic Energy Commission, on which he also served. A Republican who represented Connecticut in Congress from 1947 to 1959, he was defeated for reelection in 1958 by former Waterbury Mayor John Monagan. In Camden, N.J., on Tuesday.
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