Show J -- SUNDAY MORNING v - THE OGDEN (UTAH) 1955 APRIL 17 STANDARD-EXAMINE- R 7 'Get Out or Get Under' Protection Easily Possible From Atomic Blast Fall-O- ut By ALTON W BLAKESLEE CHICAGO (AP) — Fall-ou- t seems to be the bogeyman1 scare word of our times But stop and look at it Look with the focus of acts say a number of scientists and many of its panicky aspects vanish or look different Fall-ou- t Why really isn’t mysterious or hard to understand then is it frightening? It’s frightening to some people (Editor’s Note: One of the because they believe there is no most fearful terms of the atom— the rain of t age is protection against it This is not ic radioactive particles that foltrue lows the explosion of atomic or It’s frightening to some becould nuclear weapons It is also one cause they think an the least understood terms carpet of of lay an of the age’ The following story radioactive derth over 7000 your nightmares square miles an area almost the may relieve today and save your life tosize of New Jersey or of Connecticut and Rhode Island com- - morrow) - bined Again untrue Disagree on Risk It’s frightening to others who as a genetic time see fall-ou- t bomb playing hob with heredity and dooming thousands of unborn children to death of illnesses Experts disagree of how much risk there is of this Fall-ou- t scares some who regard radioactivity as a brand- new terrifying thing Actually We have always lived in a sea of natural radioactivity Every second 5400 radioactive potassium atoms explode in your So every body giving off - second do 2160 radioactive carbon atoms That’s for a person weighing 130 pounds A heavier person is even more radioactive You’re also bombarded from within and without by rays from radium and uranium and by cos- mic rays You and your ancestors and children are all naturally radiohad nothing to do active Fall-ou- t with it t is The new thing is that The to this radioactivity adding critical question is: How much? Or Dangerous amounts now? later? Or if war should come? t Some Ideas Nonsense Fall-ou- t is sometimes blamed for causing floods tornadoes frosts and drought for skin rashBrig Gen Kenneth E Fields es for making people feel giddy of Kenwood Md was named These windshields for pitting manager of the Atomic general are ideas are nonsense They A key even dangerous seeds of costly Energy Commission in nuclear weapons defigure panic some scientists warn will he succeed “People may be highly vulner- velopment D Gen Nichols Kenneth able to a mere threat of atomic Maj warfare because of the sense of who resigned effective May 1 mystery about radiation” de- General Fields has been AEC application clared Dr Austin Brues director director of military ’ of the Division of Biological and since 1951 His appointment was announced by Commission Medical Research at Argonne NaChairman Lewis L Strauss tional Laboratory “The danger of panic could far exceed that of atomic war alone Long Island There is a very thin line sepa- Upton Take a Bath Quickly rating false security from unreaIf should be caught outside soning fear and one gets the im- and you dusted should remove pression that people dash back your clothingyoutake a bath with and forth across this frontier like and water Some corn meal jittery ostriches Only knowledge soap to water would help scrub added can broaden this line to a place off particles sticking to the skin where people can stand” Afterward you could hose Knowledge Is Defense down But check home is where your Knowledge about fall-ou- t the contaminated water your defense collected You’d have to avoid Begin with a bomb test food or water — A tremendous blast and heat contaminating food and water would be canned and a colorful cloud soaring high in the air If the bomb bursts helpful t The severe probnear the ground the cloud con- ably would have to be area evacuated — —a t tains what will become task for Civilian Defense A dust sucked up by the explosion battery-powereradio could be and made radioactive Some of your source of instructions Inthese particles “live” only a short expensive devices can be martime giving off their rays and keted to warn you of dangerous turning into something harmless areas of t Others can live for many years Water from wells would be Coarse heavier particles quick- safe to drink but reservoirs ly settle out falling in a highly might be contaminated There t dangerous rain over a nearby are to make reservoir area For a small bomb this area watermethods safe may be up to 20 miles downwind Can Save fairly quickly Your Life For an up to 100 or 200 The point is simple — intellimiles Lighter stuff can float for gent action and knowledge can miles even go around the world save your life How about the t before it slowly settles or is threat! from bomb Nevada tests? brought down by rain or snow From all bombs tested so far Most of this stuff is made up of tiny balls of glass we’ve been exposed to as much It is vaporized sand or — in war — radiation on the average as that in one chest the AEC says perhaps vaporized buildings Fall-ou- t from an atomic war 7000 Square Miles could a be different mat quite Disclosure that one alIout bomb Spread by coumTuT 7000 square 'mile? with dangerous fall-ou- t hit some CouId u destr0Jr humanit? people with terrifying impact Not likely most experts hold The Atomic Energy Commission for the radioactivity probably t could wouldn’t (AEC) said this over all inhabited spread threaten survival of humans with- areas in that area Asked that question Dr J But many people overlooked Robert Oppenheimer famed exactly what the AEC said It atomic bomb scientist said: “Not would threaten husaid fall-ou- t You can quite certainly destroy mans over that area under the of all so that enough humanity worst possible circumstances and the act of only can faith greatest if they took no protection It that what’s is persuade left you also said this would be t human” patchy not evenly distributed Fall-ou- t 'could be one strong Protection Possible reason why nations may avoid Protection is easily possible future war For w inds obeying no The basement of your home man could to the victor carry could give protection so could the t bombs from damaging concrete buildings Even a fox- which the destroyed vanquished hole with a wooden cover would cut exposure to damaging radiation The cloud would soon pass Billion a Day the rain of dust would stop “Get out or get under” advises MINNEAPOLIS (UP) — AverDr James Arnold University of aging the predictions of leading Chicago physicist He declares a economists indicates that “gross good Civilian Defense system is national product” or combined essential to give people instruc- expenditures of the nation’s peo- tions to take charge pie business and government a bomb hit Washington you will total about 365 billion dollars r If ' would have an hour’s warning be- in L955 or a billion for every fore the radioactive cloud passed day in the year says the family over the Baltimore area says Dr economics bureau o Northwest- JBH Kuper Brookhaven Na- ern Natidnal Life Insurance tional Laboratory of the AEC at company I Neither Ink Nor Any Other But DON'T WORRY fall-ou- Such "Accident " Can Harm Marvelous New b all-inclusi- FREE : PARKING Any Ogden Parking Lot BROADLOOM CARPET New 100 By Famous Masland Co IT'S SIMPLY WONDERFUL X-ra- And Very Low Priced Too! 95 Sq Yd Babies can't harm SARANETTE Expertly Installed fall-ou- f SARAN Carpet J AEC Chief Here it seems to us is the practical answer to all your carpet problems lasting beauty and absolute assurance against long wear damage by common household accidents Yet it's very reasonably priced for such quality a 15 by room 40 square yards comis only $480 little as installed pletely a exa 12 month room or $1600 by is little as only $240 pertly installed month a $1000 24-fo- i £ 7 y 7 V PC ot I 15-fo- ot ' V? 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