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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 Various Correspondence TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ZIP CODE 77843 Office of THE COMMANDANT 12 February 1973 Mr. Henry Alsmeyer Sr. Department of Civil Defense 600 Woodson Drive Bryan, Texas 77801 Dear Henry: At long last, the Military Science Building is going to be renovated and air conditioned. As a result we have been given a date on which the contractor will commence work. The date is 1 April, and the work will begin in the basement. This requires that our civil defense stores, along with all other equipment and supplies in the basement, must be removed. The problem that compounds is that we have no place in which to stock the civil defense stores. According to the time table outlined by the contractor, all work should be completed by mid - August, but in the meantime, we must ask that the civil defense stores be re- moved and held for us at your warehouse. May we ask that you oblige us for a time? When the renova- tion is complete, the civil defense stores may be returned to us and will be stored in the same location in which it now rests. S' erely yours, FRAN K. KOLAS Staff Assistant to the Commandant Tele: 5 -2811 Shelter Manager , e/14.- ex-A / 21 / 411 ' Z-6` 6.��� .�£:,,„. e `' ', r'} gyp. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 August 29, 1973 Mr. Jake Canglose County Director Brazos County Civil Defense County Courthouse Bryan, Texas 77801 Dear Mr. Canglose: Please refer to your letter dated August 28, regarding a Civil Defense Directors meeting which will be held Thursday, September 6th at 5:00 P.M. in the Civil Defense office. I will not be able to attend as I have a Council meeting this date. Sincerely, /g Ran Boswell City Manager College Station, Texas 77840 RB /sh The Price 3& i au 3i Jrp of Liberty Illi-0 is Eternal "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Vigilance Poor Richard's Almanac Volume XXXIX August 1, 1972 AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION WHY CIVIL DEFENSE? OCD Regions By John E. Davis National Director of Civil Defense o - o *BO TN ELLI L`°..,:.— — I "We live in an uneasy age. _- =aa. "` " ° " °° "` -1�. - .1-;,,,, - I i.�— REEK Strife abounds in many troubled H R -- ` \ Y` 7 " .° ' —U F ' corners of the world. And the O RO I " '� - - -.R \ _..1 + W (f 4, !, ^ i rk ' � rW HIROTO sA I OOENVER w:.� - -'— \ i' weapons of modern warfare have .,°, 7/ ' ! ° M „, 1 - � ,.. ^� ,,. -- become increasingly numerous ' °� , ' —. - and powerful. y i M. 1 - - - c"'"'” - o• I - - -._J g OOENTON I .a� "" / 1 y I ( = ,. OTNONI ° a ,w<� cr Nuclear warheads can be deliver- ed accurately by potential ag .a. * NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS gressors on targets up to 10,000 O REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS • STAFF COLLEGE miles away. Despite continuing efforts to achieve and main- public fallout shelters. Progress has been made, tain peace, attack on the United States is always but much remains to be done. a possibility. Nuclear attack, the ultimate disaster, could effect much of the nation within a short time. In the face of this threat, a strong national There are many aspects of the civil defense pro - civil defense capability is necessary. gram. These are discussed on the following pages. Civil preparedness is a complex undertaking which involves Federal, state, and local government, in- dustry and business, organizations and groups, and If nuclear attack should occur, millions of Ameri- YOU, the individual. cans would undoubtedly die. Studies indicate, however, that tens of millions would survive the Attaining civil preparedness for emergencies is not initial effects of blast and heat. These survivors easy. It takes thought, planning and hard work. could be exposed to deadly radioactive fallout. Your government works to attain such prepared - That is why the Office of Civil Defense has con- ness, and your personal readiness can be invalu- centrated on developing a nationwide system of able to the local effort." * * * * A * * * * * * * In his long struggle for survival, man has sought this last line of our nation's defenses offers the safety from hostile environments. The cave, the hope of continued life for many who would other - forest, even hollow logs provided refuge for many wise become fatalities. Even the present incom- of our forebearers. Where the shelter was suitable plete fallout shelter system could save tens of mil - to meet the emergency condition, man survived. lions of Americans. They would otherwise perish needlessly from radioactive fallout from a heavy History contains countless references to individual nuclear attack on U. S. cities and military targets. group and community action for protection from Even in peacetime, civil defense efforts do save famine, flood, fire and the effects of war. How-many lives periled by natural disasters. ever, it was not until World War II, with the threat of large -scale aerial attacks on cities and industrial For example: centers, that civil defense planning in the United Hurricane Camille, August, 1969: This hurricane, States gained importance as an organized govern- the most vicious and destructive force of wind and mental responsibility. The advent of atomic and water ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, thermonuclear weapons and advanced delivery slammed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August systems gave dramatic force to further develop- 17, 1969. As the storm approached the Gulf ment of U. S. Civil Defense. Coast, state and local governments took action to increase their readiness. State emergency oper- ations plans were reviewed and put into effect by Although the United States continually works for Federal and state civil defense officials. The emer- peace and stability in the world, the nuclear threat gency operations room at OCD national head - continues to grow. President Nixon said in his quarters maintained an around - the -clock vigil, and State of the Union message that peace in the last constant liaison with the national THREE Warning third of this century would hinge on our relations Center, the American Red Cross, the Army Oper- with the Soviet Union. These relations are still ations Center, the Office of Emergency Prepared - clouded by uncertainty and secrecy. For example, ness and the Defense General Supply Center. we know that the Soviets over the past few years have deployed more than 250 SS -9 missiles in the As Camille drew closer to the Gulf Coast, the 10 25 megaton range. Those responsible for public was asked to evacuate Pascagoula, Ocean national defense must assume those weapons are City, Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis. Citizens deployed against U. S. Minutemen misfiles. This were given detailed instructions on evacuation and threat to the U. S. retaliatory missile force is, in effect, a threat to this nation's survival. shelter locations. Public response was excellent. Other threats to world peace darken the future. As in the case of every major disaster, the extent The Red Chinese work to become a world nuclear and quality of pre- emergency planning determined power. Furthermore, their border confrontations to a large degree the success of emergency opera - with the Soviets raise the possibility of escalation tions. to the nuclear level and the involvement of other nations. Smaller nations also may acquire nuclear weapons which could be used for blackmail. New England storms and floods, December, 1969: In the face of the harsh realities of the world Severe ice and snow storms during the last 10 in which we live, it is essential that the United days of December caused multimillion - dollar losses States maintain a strong civil defense system as to public and private facilities in Maine, New York part of the total defenses. And an effective nation- State, Vermont, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The state CD Director of Maine praised the wide fallout shelter system is an essential com- readiness of the many local CD Directors and ponent of our civilian defenses. In this report their EOC staffs throughout the state during the I'm talking about life insurance. Not the usual emergency period. kind of life insurance neatly packaged in a printed policy, but the ultimate life insurance you and and all Americans would desperately need if Lubbock, Texas tornado, May, 1970: On May 11, this nation ever suffers a nuclear attack. 1970, a tornado struck Lubbock, Texas, cutting a mile -wide path of death and destruction through Civil Defense is life insurance. Like regular life in- the heart of the city. The tornado triggered a surance, it will prove only as good as the premi- massive operation involving many Federal, state ums paid for it, measured in this case by the and non - government operations to save lives and to currency of public support. Unlike life insurance, start the city on the road to recovery. i i ssil ii ii r 1I' �' utnnrlI I I i Mosnnnnti: ' I CIVIL DE ENSE'PERSot4NEL } gwohirmitim J. xi 14° (I ° c' oo {{ � � t � ► , Iil � 1 ' i i ° FALLOUT SHELTER o • 1 {1 (D r o • - ��► l .41411:: ii1 II " t l':. ,.. ,,,,,,, , . % ..„ . ., ,,, , ... ..... 4. , i , . ....,,.:.•. r' ,.:.4..Vr- _______S • di, ...... . . .. . .. --) I t " ... I would emphasize a further direct benefit to our society from an adequate Civil Defense Program. The assistance provided under this program enables the States and localities to prepare for and alleviate the effects, not of enemy attack alone, but also of peacetime disasters, and such other emergencies as may arise. Lives and property can thus be saved and restored as vital assets to our American society and to the national security .... " Melvin R. Laird Secretary of Defense 1 0 10 anui ,11 11' L v ,g 6 iii,„ gm , 1 4 [10 LL( ffti it g . 0 v . ,, 0 0 0 si , 0 ';., i a �o DOB �on,a, :� El 11[111 P . 1 D a 000 WO ill , s 1 _i lei., ifilli, Q litll pH : - , 0 II 0011 Hai fli l 4 11: 1 Q D D U 0 0 fl� !` ( i � � A il 0 111111 Bp11 �� , jl n fl flD 000 II II ��� All _ ; pq Mr.. RAT ) , ' 44414 1 '4a _ •■ .1frAER E. IO NS 1 4 4 , I) r AN AMERICAN'S CREED — "I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon. I seek opportunity to develop whatever talents God gave me — not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficience nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any earthly master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say — 'This, with God's help, I have done.' All this is what it means to be an American." I started out this report by likening civil defense to life The real problem of civil defense is a lack of knowledge of insurance, and implying that we will get just about as much what to do, which leads to a despair that one can do any - protection for ourselves as we are willing to pay for and thing meaningful to survive in the nuclear missile age. support. "But," some say, "people are apathetic toward civil defense and don't really care about whether they There is actually much you can do. Read the handbook survive a nuclear attack or a natural disaster." In Time of Emergency, which is available free at your local civil defense office. Take a civil defense course. Know Don't you believe it! your local community shelter plan. Decide for yourself which of the commonsense suggestions made in these information sources would help YOU to survive; and be Granted prepared to act on them, to meet both peacetime and war- ranted people don't march for civil defense; and some- hazards. Perhaps most important of all, support your times they balk at paying their premiums on this form of local government's civil defense preparedness program, or nuclear life insurance. This is particularly true when the insist that one be launched. international scene is relatively calm. Remember, civil defense is simply civil government pre - But think back to the Cuban missile crisis, when it appeared pared to meet any emergency. At the state and local level, that nuclear war might really happen. People who had most often this emergency will be a natural disaster, such "pooh - poohed" preparedness for years were the first in as a hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or blizzard. line to stock up at the supermarkets. Phones were ringing Sometimes it's an airplane crash, or a major civil disorder, off the hook in every civil defense office in the country or an industrial blast. In some communities, it may be a as people sought survival information. response to reported drownings, or a search for missing persons. Whatever it is, it's civil government meeting an out -of- the - ordinary emergency, and meeting it well because of advance planning, training and prepared facilities The real problem of civil defense is NOT apathy. This has and equipment. been proved repeatedly when people were asked to do something specific and understandable, such as allowing the use of their buildings as shelters, or mailing in data Attaining civil preparedness for emergencies is not an easy on the shelter potential of their basements. A substantial task. It takes thought, and planning and hard work. Your majority co- operated with their civil defense in each government can only do a small part of the job. The major instance. In fact, in 1971 alone, some 6 million voluntary portion (the do or die) must remain, as it should, in the man -hours were donated by Americans to civil defense hands of the individual American citizen - citizens like work. YOU. 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