Vernal Express | 1957-07-18 | Page 11 | Unexploded Bomb South of Jensen Poses CD Problem Section

unexploded bomb south of jensen poses CD problem an unexploded exploded nn bomb south of jensen posed a civil defense problem for uintah county during notion nationwide wide tests friday labeled national operation alert stewart ashton county civil defense director said thai tha the area was fenced off and a demolition m moli 0 it t ton tion team was arranged lor or A plane stood by to fly in the team As normal facilities were supposedly curtailed civil air patrol radio and ham operators were used in ir communications 1 william C wilson served as internal security director who handled the problem with the cooperation of the highway patrol the sheriffs office and the CAP radio automobiles were theoretically oreti cally dispatched to other county areas to report on any other incidents pertaining to national security volunteer firemen auxiliary policemen first aid workers and doctors and nurses were theo theoretically tet assembled for flight to disaster areas dr 1 I W W smith of utah university was in vernal mon day morning checking medical arrangements in the event of a major disaster lie said that tha a figure of evacuees es arriving in uintah county was more realistic than the previous esti mate of uintah county hospital Is housing a portable medical unit under the direction ot dr T R seager county medical director lot civil defense