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The Express from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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The Expressi
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Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
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You Can Iurvlvt Atomic Attack-3 You Con Build a $30 Fallout Shelter PHOT. WiLLARD 9. My HO fallout aheltar con- of a hole in a backyard Ml, tap of dirt, and aomt rail. road Has Anyone a basement to kickjMio oould buik) a ahelter mow oaaily, and peritapj more cheaply. My coati wore: -Burlap baga $11.00 Nyfcm string and needle to tew bags l.oo Railroad ties Trucking in the ties 7.00 Zinc chramate to treat burlap bags ...100 Total I dug of the hill, and put the dirt fat bags, using them to buid walls 6 feet high on both aMu to make an enclosure of 4 by 6 feet.

Another wall in front, with an offset provides, a door. It's wide open. Radiation from fallout cannot go around but people can Railroad ties 130.00 horizontally into the beams, with a two-foot layer of dirt-Ailed bags resting on top That gives 38 inches thickness of 4tt and wood. A corner of 'your baMmtnt would provide two ready-made walls with few feet of dirt or sandbags piled up 'outside. Then build walls consisting of sandbags or concrete blocks Itt to 2 feet thick, again with an offeet entrance.

The roof and upper stories of a house would keep much fallout at a distance, but for sure safety the shelter needs a roof made of beams and blocks of concrete or dirt. Even Books May Help There is no limit to improvisations. Civil Defense offices can supply excellent plans. The vital point is that lethal X-rays from intensive fallout are stopped by two feet of concrete, or anything with equal density or mass. Thus, it takes ID feet of water or wood to do it, about two to three foot of dirt, but only two to three inches of lead.

However, lead to very ex- get in or out. pensive. are the roof A quick, life-saving emergency shelter could be fashioned by piling concrete blocks tttpv Republicans Win in Pine Greek a II cam ewopt the few Pint Greek Town- ihip confmU to Tuesday'! general Fryer An offset protects shelter from fallout rays. William I. Bowers won over Alex Hitalaki, Democrat, for justice of the peace.

Mr. Bowers polled 420 with 206 in the first district and 214 In the second. Mr. Hatalski had 207 with 72 in the first district and 133 in the second. Harold Fiedler was the tax collector post.

He had 462 votes polling 195 in the first district and 267 in the second. Charles H. Gruver, Democrat, had 172 with 86 and-86. For assessor, James T. Fague won over Carlton Greenaway, Democrat.

Mr. Fague had 384 placed ki a basement and getting under the table. air filter for the shelter to a good Idea, but not absolutely necessary. So radioactive dust might oeep in, but probably not in significant amounts through ordinary air circulation. even stacks top and around a of heavy table, Lttttr Brings Cheers, Reproofs U.S.

Envoy Asks Peruvians Why Silence on Red Defiance LIMA, Peru (AP) U.S. Am- bauador James Loeb has drawn both cheers and a mild reproof for Mr open letter criticizing Peruvian intellectuals for not pubMdy condemning Soviet mi- dear An embassy spokesman said telephone reaponse has been heavy and meet callers complimented the ambassador for his action, which Loeb acknowledged might have been an unprecedent- from an ambassador. the letter to Mario Samame Boggio, rector of tho School of Engineering, and sent copies to Lima newspapers and radio and tolevi- aton atatkms. Editorials HU Red Defence He said newspapers here have published "uniformly vigorous edtoriato of condemnation of this defiance of world opinion" by So- Tiet authorities, but that "I have not noticed any protest by the in toUoctual community of this great Loeb addressed Senate President MartineUi Ti waa mildly critical of the U.S. envoy.

"Such a question should not ham boai made pubHc in an open letter but batter through inquiries. personal conversations or conferences," he told a local newspaper. 'It is true that nuclear bomb explosions constitute a problem for all the continent and the ter's purpose is to find out the opinion of experts on the matter." The rector replied Tuesday with this comment: "The University of Engineering gives its opinion on matters within its competency when it deems necessary and in spontaneous action and not under circumstances provoked by your letter, some of whose expressions i I prefer not to analyze because of the consideration your high office and the country it represents." Scientific Leader Loeb said he addressed the letter to Samame Boggio because of the rector's capacity as one of the leaders the scientific community in Lima. He said he had had serious thoughts on the recent nuclear tests. "Am I wrong in assuming that if the United States had been guilty of this action the reaction would have been quite different? Am I not justified in asking whether the present silence does not indicate a double standard of morality?" he asked ki the letter.

Basement provides a good start for a shelter An essential item to a radia tion meter. Unfortunately, fective one sstill cost about picnic. must avoid or get rid of it while to radioactive. Try Sleeping Pills The man with the expensive shelter could unwittingly track radioactive dust into nto shelter on trips in and out, and so concentrate dangerous unless he knew about this hazard. So everyone needo a broom as well as a meter.

You should plan to stay inside your shelter ait least 48 hours. Suppose fallout descends an hour after the burst. In seven more, hours, it is only 10 per cent as intense as it was when it first land ed. And 49 hours after the burst, or 48 hours alter landing, only one per cent of the initial radioactivity remains. In the next 12 days, it declines to become only one-tenth of one per cent of the initial intensity.

This is considered a safe level to permit moving about. hours in small, cramped shelter or hole to no and 271 Mr. Greemvay had 249 votes-lM and 83. Medal for Murphy LOS ANGELES, (AP) Actor Audio L. Murphy, whose 24 prior decorations included the Medal of Honor, now has the Civilian Serv ice Medal as well.

The Army's highest civilian honor was bestowed on Tuesday night for Murphy's contribution li an Army film concerned with missile Wednesday, November 8, 1961 Lock Haven, ExpreM-S I KI I Het Kennedy and Nehru ci Ik Stevensonls Have fxtra FLEMINGTON Ralph E. Fryer, Democrat, was elected Flem- ngton's mayor in the general election Tuesday. Mr. Fryer had an even 200 votes to 179 for Harry R. Callahan, Republican.

Elected to four seats on council from among five candidates were: William Magga and C. Dale Long who had been nominated on both tickets, and Ray B. Kline and James H. Walkety Republican nominees. The voting: Mr.

Maggs, 356 including 230 Republican votes and 126 Democratic; Mr. Long, 349 including 231. Republican votes and 118 Democratic; Mr. Kline, 389; Mr. Walker, 281, and Richard B.

Rockcy, Democrat, 178. Vincent L. Fox, nominated by both parties, and David C. Uhner, Republican, were elected echoo directors. The results: Mr.

Fox 288 with 181 Republican voles am 107 Democratic; Mr. Ulmer, 229 and S. Blair Hardy, Democrat 215. WASHINGTON President Kennedy and India's Prime Minister Nehru, reported to be still in disagreement'over ways to achieve a nudeat- test ban, crammed an extra meeting today nto their schedules. The midmorning talk was the third session between the two men.

Kennedy also holds a news con- erence late this afternoon. So far, Kennedy and Nehru lave discussed most of the major prorblems Of the cold war, includ- ng Southeast Asia, Berlin and nuclear testing. Voluntary Moratorium Nehru, informants said, held that a voluntary moratorium on testing should be renewed with the Soviet Union and that this would not stop an agreement on controls from being worked out during the moratorium. The United States view is that a moratorium on testing places restraint on open societies such as the United States but does not prevent closed societies such as 5 the Soviet Union from preparing or or conducting tests in secret. tJ.

S. officials have said (be So- lets made detailed preparations or their current nuclear tests luring the moratorium the Soviet Union broke Sept; 1. In addition to nuclear testing they talked of: presented the U. S. position in detail.

Nehru, Indian sources said, told the President thai free access to the city must be guaranteed to the Western powers and that Soviet Premier Khrushchev took the same position. SOUTHEAST ASIA They talked about Laos and South Viet Nam, both menaced by Communist forces, and discussed how in dependent governments can be maintained and protected from outside intrusion. BELGRADE Nehru gave his view of the September meeting of the 25 non aligned nations. The positions ex pressed there by some of the na lions, particularly on nuclear test MILL HALL-Otan Wail fWMcm rottrs yeotorday. Mr.

Stevenson polled votes white L. Frank Brown, HepubUean, iad 201. T. Harold L. Bnmgard, Marinated on both tickets, ran way ahead the five-man contest for council seats.

Also elected Donald W. Mayes, Republican, and Charles Stevenson, Democrat. The results: Mr. Bnmgard, 4N including 243 Republican votes and 187 Democratic; Mr, Ml; Mr. Stevenson.

290; Richard C. 'rites, Republican, 278, and George F. Miller, Democrat, lit. Harold E. Banter, Democrat, won in the election of tax collector with 335 votes to 208 for Marjorio Hunter, Republican.

ing, were bitterly criticised fa the United States as favoring (ho So- viot bloc. NEW AFRICAN Problems of the area, presumably including the continuing trouble in the Congo, were discussed. It to needed to tell you it seeping duet to reaching dangerous levels. If so, sweep it out with a broom. Fallout eventually becomes ordinaray dirt.

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