identity in this our decision to see the local government is moot point some six miles out of town buried in a hill is a blast proof radiation proof operation center where government can continue to function evacuation can be controlled and if i'd say we still have about two and a half hours is part of this where they intend to make a drop what's the condition of the evacuation moving now we have very sketchy reports now that only the fifteen minutes but  we can check with the police and with the traffic engineer and see if we get what information we have i have no information yet as to i was progressing my ten fifty five the head of utilities red cross military liaison civil air patrol weather bureau and all city departments are functioning meantime county and state police call them over in the coming traffic away from the target area rooms are everywhere hard to find but back on the ground at the operations center with time running out only facts are considered according to information we have just received air defense command the situation remains the same enemy aircraft are still approaching in this direction if they continue on the same course we can expect an attack in this area anytime after twenty one forty seven minutes time that is one forty seven p m pacific standard time and now i would like a brief situation report from all departments on how we stand first john what is the fallout situation jack according to our latest weather information the winds will continue in a northeasterly direction at about knots let's face facts gentleman if we have a blast downtown portland it will be hours and probably days before we can get back in engineering gordon burke we have reports eighty percent of the city owned public utility equipment been successfully evacuated from the city however d campaigned the people voted to tax themselves to protect themselves and later the charter was amended to ensure continuity of government so that in an emergency like this should the executive branch become casualties they would portland seems to be doing quite well for now city officials and city services will be able to carry on in the meantime by the messages are passed on to maintain contact with state and county headquarter the late part of the civil defense levy went to a comprehensive microfilming project supervised by will gibson city auditors more than three million documents and records with back to the first handwritten city council breed some can take time for coffee and a building together tyria it's time to talk of families which have been evacuated is even time for those who need it now to rest three hundred can live here for a week eat sleep and breathe ration center have his own water supply to own electric power even his own pur what happened after that moment we leave you to contemplate one thing is certain portland has a plan for the survival of its people and the continuity of its government you know actually the survival of this entire nation depends upon the ability of federal state and local governments to carry out their responsibilities in the event of a massive nuclear attack each new scientific development in the weapons of war presents a new challenge for the people of portland through through working together they're ready if they're really worried they called x how about you