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Show Civil Defense For You Should this nation be attacked by a foreign enemy using nuclear weapons what would be your chances for survival? Civil Defense cannot be packaged pack-aged at the factory and sent to you COD. To be effective, it must be lived. You must work at it. If attack should come, survival in the. immediate post attack period per-iod would be a personal a starkly stark-ly intimate matter. For civil defense preparedness, prepared-ness, you should know these five points: 1- The warning signals and what they mean. A steady blast of 3 to 5 minutes min-utes means . . .TAKE ACTION AS DIRECTED BY YOUR LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICE. You should know this local plan. If . you do not, turn your AM radio to the Conelrad frequency-640 or 1240-for official direction. A wailing tone or short blasts for 3 minutes means. . . TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN THE BEST AVAILABLE SHELTER. 2 - Your community plan for emergency emer-gency action. If you are in a target tar-get city, you will be asked to either move out or to take the best available shelter. The decision dec-ision is a local one. If you live outside of . Salt Lake City, you should take cover. 3 - How to protect yourself from radioactive fallout. You should construct - a fallout shelter and stock it with a two-weeks supply sup-ply of food and water, a battery radio, first-aid kit, and essential items for survival. Designs and Continued on page 4. CIVIL DEFENSE FOR YOU cont. from page 1. plans are available at your local Civil Defense Headquarters, 165 East Broadway. 4- First-aid and home emergency preparedness. This is essential for- everyday living, but crucial in case of a nuclear attack. 5 - How to use Conelrad--640 or 240-for official directions and instructions. Other radio and television tele-vision would be silent. |