| Show Your Home Give Fallout Protection Survey WWII Will Tell At Salt Lake City Gov Calvin Calvin Cal Cal- vin L. L Rampton announced this week that a special Home Fallout Fallout Fall Fall- out Protection Survey will ill be conducted in the sta state e of Utah starting this week PURPOSE OF the survey Is to determine and report to householders householders house house- holders the amount of fallout protection provided in their homes The survey whIch will involve involve in- in volve all one two and three three- lamU family houses will be conducted by the US U.S. Bureau of the Census Census Cen- Cen sus acting as agent for the Office Ot- Ot fice of CI Civil Defense In the Department Department De- De of Defense and In cooperation co- co operation on with the Utah 0 ce of Civil Defense IA T TEL E L Y questionnaires will be maIled by the Census Bureau to house house- householders holders this week asking a few questions about the size type and construction features of their homes When the questionnaires are arc filled out and returned the Census Census Cen- Cen sus Bureau will analyze the in- in for nat ov h 1 oai oln r z Id return return re- re turn to the householder a special special cial booklet on which is printed the amount of fallout protection provided in his basement I IN ADDITION the booklet describes describes de- de scribes how to improve the basement to increase se fallout protection OC Occupants Jants of homes I without basements will receive I a general information booklet on protect protective ve m measures that can be taken b an fam- fam flies files Survey information concernIng concerning concern concern- Ing an indi individuals individual's vidual's residence is confidential to the resident DEFENSE Department studies studies stud stud- ies show that a significant number number num- num ber ot of private homes with basements base base- ments offer fallout protection whIch Is equal to the mIni minimum mum for public tall fallout out shelters The survey of indIvidual homes in Utah is part of 01 a program to develop a nationwide fallout shelter shoHer system m. m A national survey of large structures has located to date 1939 1039 facilities with fallout shel- shel ter space for people In Utah t GOV RA RAMPTON J pointed out spaces located through the home survey could result in locating fallout shelters for tor everyone I in Utah utah is the fourth state to take part in a home fallout protection protection tion survey An earlier survey In Minnesota has resulted In returns ot of approximately 86 I per cent of question questionnaires n a i r e s mailed out I II l I i iI I GOV HAMPTON RAMPTON who requested reI re- re I I quested the survey for Utah I urged all people in Utah who I receIve the questionnaire to fill fillI I It in fn and r return turn It to the Bureau of Census The Governor pointed out that no charge accrue to the state of Utah Its communities or to respondents who submit questionnaires I II I DISCUSSING the current survey survey sur- sur vey Gov Hampton Rampton stated There simply is not enough I public fallout shelters in Utah I for lor all of our citizens in the i event of nuclear attack Also some of the public fallout shelter shel- shel ter space is not well located in terms of where p people live work or for other factors I DEFENSE Department studies studies stud stud- i ies show that a significant amount of fallout protection lre- lre I can be found in home t basements About 62 r cent of I the homes in Utah have base base- ments For these reasons It m makes akes r good sense to conduct a home fallout protection survey in inI Utah I every person per per- son who receIves a questionnaire question question- to complete it and return I it promptly to the Bureau ot of Census IN CERTAIN areas ot of the state the questionnaires will willbe willbe be brought to the household by enumerators Instead of by mail I Generally speaking Provo Orem Salt Lake City Ogden and Logan will be covered by mall mail All other areas will be enumerated |
