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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, May 21, 1956 Thermonuclear Test in Pacific Should Concern Every Person By VAL PETERSON CiTil Defense Administrator Written for United Press Washington (U.R) Inesca pably, the news on today's thermonuclear test in the Paci fic is a "local" story. Every American should read it as such. On the surface, the story is one of devastating power leash ed in a fraction of a second. It is a challenge. It is a challenge, first of all, to those of us in the federal gov ernment, and in the press, radio, television and motion picture fields who share the responsi bility of giving to the American people the facts and signifi cance of tests such as took place today. It is our joint responsibility to do a job of "balanced report ing" giving not only the dimen sions of the threat as we know them, but also the defenses which have been developed against them. Otherwise we risk contributing to the very apathy and defeatism we seek at all cpsts to avoid, race Real Threat Today's "shot" was In the megaton range, many times more powerful than the weap ons that ended World War II Today's test affirms again that we are living in an atomic era, and that our future as a free na tion depends on how thoroughly we) comprehend the nature of that fact. . The threat we face is real and sobering. Its only absolute solu tion is permanent world peace. But we cannot rely on perfect answers to problems posed by imperfect man. Nor can we al low the awesome size of the threat to bury us in hopeless despair, or to force .upon us the feeling that the danger is too remote . to worry about now. There are many things we can and must do, and there is much we can .learn. We must know more about the tremendous forces that some day could be used against us. Tests such as today's "Operation Redwing" in the Pacific advance our knowledge. Concerned with Defense We must know more about de fensive measures that can be taken to protect our people, in dustry and other resources from the effects of such forces. We in civil defense are particularly concerned with this aspect and will spend much time carefully studying data which, as in previ ous tests, will be made available to us by the Atomic Energy commission and the Department ef Defense. Although the Federal Civil Defense administration was not directly involved in today's test, we are vitally interested in sev eral aspects of it. We expect to learn, for example, more about radioactive fallout and defen sive measures against it. In that connection we are particularly interested in tests'of measuring radiation intensity with specially-equipped aircraft, and differ ent methods for the decontami nation of materials that have been exposed to radiation. "Red wing" also will increase our knowledge on the effects of nu clear blast and heat on struc tures information that is es sential to civil defense planning. Defense Plans Change The fundamental defenses against the blast, fire and radia tion effects of these super-bombs distance and shielding have been known for some time and do not change. What does change is the ap plication of these elements, be cause the manner in which they are used is directly affected by such factors as probable warn ing times of an attack, type of attack, geographical and popu lation characteristics. These fac tors are different for every community, and for that reason FCDA is conducting a growing number of survival plan studies to help critical target cities and their support areas plan civil de fense measures based on the fac tors peculiar to the locale. Know Value of Tests We in civil defense know the value of nuclear tests. Our con cept of mass evacuation was born in a Pacific test, as was our concern with, and preparation for, defense against radioactive fallout. In fact, a considerable amount of civil defense planning and programming may be traced directly to information gained from nuclear tests. The knowledge we gain from the tests and the manner and speed with which we apply it may have a direct bearing on the future of every American home. That's why "Redwing" is a "local" story of concern to every citizen. Despite its picture of power and devastation, if we act on its message to prepare now, we can profit by the lessons it has brought home. The Family Council Editor'i Note: The Family Council consist! of a Judge, a psychiatrist, a newspaper editor, a women's page editor and two newspaper writers. These consult with clergymen of all faiths and denominations. All letters are held In complete confidence. Mrs. B. L. worthless boys. Daisy Their paragon. choice is no Mrs. B.L. My daughter Daisy is 18 and going out with a young man of 20, but she came home the other night and said she would never go out with him again. My husband and I are dis turbed about this because the young man in question seems to be a very fine young man in every way. Previously, Daisy had gone out with a succession of young men, all of whom seemed snai- low and worthless to us, and we were very happy when she began going out with Fred. He seems mature for his age, intelligent, kindly and responsible. Daisy seems unwilling to discuss her difficulties with Fred. Daisy Fred is, of course, al ways on his good behavior when he calls for me and wants to make an impression on my par ents. It irks me very much to think my parents have been so wrong about all my boy friends. They objected violently to boys ur girl prefers who were much nicer than Fred. I had to go out with him because they cut me off from all the oth ers, and I did not want to stay home every night of the year. 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