Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30
State Eligible For
Federal C. ID. Funds

Delaware is eligible for a $4,000
federal grant as one Of the first 13
states invited by the Federal Civil
Defense to take part in long-range
studies leading to the formation Of
the National Survival Plan" re-
Gently authorized by Congress, d.
Preston Lee, state Civil Defense di-.
rector, announced today.
Congress appropriated S1O,O0O.O0O
for the studies which would lay
down a master plan for the mass
evacuation and emergency shelter
Of the nations urban populations
in a wartime emergency, Mr.. Lee
explained.
He c1ned She proposed studies
'the greatest thing that ever hap
pened to Civil Iefense. It means
we sSail haze nationally coOrdi-
mated plan for survival, under nu-
clear attack. The study will in
vOlve not only procedures for eva
cuating our big cities but also will
determine how the evacuees will be
sheltered and cared for in adjacent
support areas and how still other
areas will lend mobile support to
stricken sections"
The federal survival planning, he
said, could tie in with the mass
evacuation studies already begun
by the Tri-State Civil Defense Com
mission, Including Delaware, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. This
group is working out plans for the
mass evacuation Of three target
areas: Philadelphia, Camden and
Wilmington.
But the federal studies would be
much more comprehensive, Mr..
Lee said On a state and regional
basis, they would cover such prob
lens as: the transportation and
relocation of refugee populations,
the traffic capacity Of escape routes,
the system Of controls and COM
munications needed along such
routes; the organization of recep-
/ ton areas and supplies, the analy-
sis Of blast shelters available along
evacuation routes, the providing 0f
radiation cover from fallout in re-
ceptiOn areas, the return and re-
settlement of evacuated pOpula-
tioDs, the re-establishment of gov
ernment and allied services; and
lastly, informing the public and Sc
curing it's understanding and sup
port.
This nationwide study would be
broken down in regional and state
planning units. After ali details
have been worked out, the overall
plan would be field tested in ev-
cry area
The general nature Of the plan
Mr.. Lee said. would be a combina.
ton Of shelter and evacuation from
target areas. The plan would bC
simple and brief in operation, fex-
ible yet with a minimum from tht
pre-arranged procedures SO that il
an emergency it would operate viy-
tually automatically with every il
dividual knowing his role before
hand.
States participating in the study
would get an advance of % pei
cent of the cost. The remainder
would be provided after the par.
ticipating state had completed anC
field tested its plan, Incorporating
any necessary reVisiOns.
States agreeing to join in tht
study must complete it within one
\ year unless given an extension BY
federal Civil Defense.
In any state or region, the study
would begin with a conference o
federal Civil Defense officials ant
the local governmental leaders N
governors and mayors. Etich St tn
latter would be assigned = role
target area, reception Of evacuee e
or mobile support After the brOa'
outlines of the plan are decided
specialists and technicians il tn
participating area would get to
gether to discuss ways for conduct
ing the detailed strides and tn
final testing.
These preliminary talks wOul
be the basis for a formal agree
/ ment between the participatin
state or region and the federal gov
{ eminent. This. contract would spe
city exactly what the staffs Of tn
participating states would do an
set an estimate of the cost, whic
: would be reimbursed by the fedora
! government.
One of the requirement is tina
{ the participating political author
tiles analyze the Civil Defens
/ problem presented by city-county
Z state federal relationships in tn
! entire area"
The first 13 states invited to tax
part in the studies embrace the ma
{ tion's major target areas. In ad
! ditiOn to Delaware, they are: Me-
: York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvani;
Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois
Texas. Wisconsin, Missouri, Cole
rado. California and Washington
d. G.
Delaware would fall in Region
4 of the proposed national survivs
! plan, along with Pennsylvania
Maryland, Ohio and Washington, I
p c.
WHERE THEY CAME IN