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MEDFOTiD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY. MARCH 6. 1963 Ideas for Improving, Changing Civil Defense System Reviewed Several Ideas for imorovine nd changing the nation's civil defense system were of fered and discussed at a meet ing attended by a small group of citizens Monday noon at the Medford hotel. It was noted that the pur pose and function of civil de fense is generally misunder stood by most citizens and that it needs to be overhauled and divided into two separate agencies, one to deal with de fense against an attack and the other designed to cope with natural disasters. It was also charged that civil defense gives many citi zens a false sense of security and the feeling that the coun try can be made safe even in the event of nuclear war. Crew Out of Presence The gathering grew out of 1lie presence in the city of Dr. George Strcssinger, asso ciate professor of biology at the University of Oregon, who spoke Sunday night on nu clear warfare at a dinner meeting sponsored by the Jackson County chapter, Ore gon United Nations associ ation. Dr. Stressinger first gave figures about the effects of a nuclear attack upon the citi zens of this nation, stating that his material came from con gressional hearings and other official sources of the federal government. Included was the fact that a nuclear attack sufficient to prevent this nation from re taliating would probably re sult in the death of 40 per cent of the population in the affected areas; that the re maining 60 per cent would find themselves living in a greatly changed environment without access to pure food and water; that their lives would be shortened because of radiation, they would be more susceptible to disease and that biological mutations would be doubled. Speaks As Citizen Following his factual talk as a biologist, Dr. Stressinger then spoke as a citizen, saying he believes that the civil de fense program, particularly as it regards shelters, is not realistic and that "the shelter program pretends to do more than it actually could." He said that civil defense officials speaking at parent teacher association meetings in Eugene give the general impression that the program can effectively protect citi zens, and that this is not borne out by the government's own figures and publications. Dr. Stressinger said citi zens are being led to believe that nuclear war is "feasible" that all can be protected from its effects, that this gives a false sense of security and as a result, some urge a belliger ent attitude on the part of the government. This all suggests that the nation is contem plating attack, he said. Effective Agreement "What we need is an effec tive disarmament agreement," Dr. Stressinger said, and some in the group echoed the state ment. "Our congress views with suspicion anything which docs not benefit us militarily," he added. The speaker believes that a lower ing of missile capacity might be brought about. He pointed out that when China and other nations have intercontinental ballistic mis siles, no nation will be able to tell from where an attack has come, and against which nation to retaliate. He pointed out that military thinking is a development of past cen turies, and that military, as well as civilian leaders, are not oriented to nuclear warfare. What we don't realize is that this is a new kind of war fare," the biologist stressed. "No one can win such a war; everyone would be the loser. This situation calls for a new kind of thinking." Discuss State Expense The group then turned dis cussion to the fact that the state legislature has question ed the .expense of civilian de fense and after a time War ren Lomax, Ashland civilian defense director, pointed out that some in the group, and citizens in general, apparent ly do not know what civilian defense seeks to do. Lomax declared that in Jackson county, civil defense is as much, or more, a matter of planning and training in what steps to take in case of disasters such as fire, flood or wind storms, and not only a system of defense against war disasters or shelter plan ning. D. Stressinger, and others, agreed in this and the profes sor said he believed the two should be separated, should havo different names, differ ent leadership and different budgets. "I agree that we need a system which trains the citizenry in what to do to recover from a natural disaster but I am greatly op posed to having this tied up with a shelter program which supposedly protects us from nuclear warfare," the biolo gist declared. In the group were Al Brad ford, city councilman, and Thad Hatten, county assessor. Department Heads Named at Oregon Eugene Appointment of two department heads, to fill vacancies created by resigna tions, has been announced by Acting Dean Marshall D. Wat tics of the University of Ore gon college of liberal arts. The appointments, of two professors currently members of the university faculty, are subject to approval by the state board of higher education. Dr. Frank B. Ebcrsole, asso ciate professor of philosophy, will become head of the de partment of philosophy at the beginning of spring term, March 25. Dr. Richard A. Littman, professor of psychology, will take over duties of head of the department of psychology Sept. 1. 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