Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
CD Training Alert
Has Been Scheduled
For State Today
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necessity for rejecting as to what
action they would take in case it
signified an actual attack.
At 400 p. m, EST, the Take
Cover Signal, a warbling tone or
short blasts for 3 minutes, will be
sounded on the sirens. The mean
ing of this signal is Attack Inn
minent-Take Cover Immediately
in the Best Available Shelter Fa-
miliarizing the public with the sig
nal is also the primary purpose of
sounding this signal. but it is also
hoped that it will cause the pub
lie to consider whether they have
suitable shelter in which to take
cover in case of an attack. For
convenience this siren signal is
synchronized with the beginning
of the Traffic Stoppage-Take Cow
er exercise and the C0NELRAD
exercise.
At 4:10 p. m. EST, the Alert
Signal will again be sounded. 1t
is hoped that the second sounding
of the signal will again cause the
public to stop and take stock of
what they would have done in case
there had been an attack. For
convenience, this signal also indi-
Gates the end of the Traffic Stop
page-Take Cover Exercise.
The public is requested to par
ticipate in the Traffic Stoppage-
Take Cover Exercise from 400 p.
m. to 4:10 p. m, EST. similar to
the ones which will be conducted
in New York, New Jersey. and
Pennsylvania. On the sounding of
the Take Cover Signal at 400 P.
NJ. traffic will be stopped on the
Delaware Memorial Bridge and in
those communities and localities
able to participate. In accordance
with the meaning of the signal,
the public is requested to take the
best shelter available. On the
sounding of the Alert signal at
4:10 p. m, the movement of traffic
may be resumed.
From 400 p. m. until 4:l0 p.
m. EST, a nationwide CONELRAD
exercise will be held. CONELRAD,
the control of ELectroma RAD
iation, is designed to minimize the
navigational aid enemy aircraft or
guided missiles might obtain from
radio stations. Under this plan. all
broadcast, FM- and TV stations
leave the air. Certain broadcast
stations, who hold emergency au-
thorizations, may return to the air
on GAO kilocycles or 1910 kilo-
cycles. as designated, for the
broadcast of emergency survival
information. Those broadcast sta
tions which have been designated
by the Federal Communications
Commission will be the only sta
tions on the air during this per-
iod. and will carry messages from
National. State and Local leaders.
Friday afternoon through Satur-
day morning, staff exercises will
be carried out in the Civil Defense
Control Centers throughout the
State During these stan exercises,
the State Control Center, the three
County Control Centers. and the
Wilmington Civil Defense Office
will be manned for participation
in coordinaAsd ~exeEeises 10 siaaaaa=
late the actions which would be
carried out il il were an actual
attack. The time of the attacks
and the extent of the simulated at
tacks will not be revealed in adj
vance. The staff exercises will
continue through the night to de-
termine the effects of the simu-
lated attacks and the probable eff
fects on the State. Reports will
be received from the counties and
forwarded from the State Control
Center to the Regional Office of
the Office of Civil and Defense Mo-
biiization.