Questions and Answers On Civil Defense by Dreyfuss
Civil defense guidance covers air bursts versus ground and water bursts, radiation types, and safety. It explains crater sizes, flash heat, and residual contamination, plus the unlikelihood of a tidal wave from underwater blasts and the need for citywide preparation against multiple bombs.
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Bikini
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Basements Offer Safer Shelter From Atomic Burst
The discussion notes basements provide better chances of escape and survival after a nuclear blast. Emergency equipment helps dig out if trapped beneath rubble. Above ground remains riskier due to multiple radiation types including neutrons and alpha or beta rays.
Debated Sterilization Views From Eugenic Debates
A fragmentary discussion portrays proponents and critics of sterilization, with quotes from a psychologist, biologist, historian, and theologian. The text argues about heredity, crime, and the rights of individuals under God as it questions eugenic goals and future social policy.
Preamble on Bodily Rights and Preservation of Function
The excerpt argues that no person may mutilate any part of themselves or others except when no alternative can protect the whole body. It emphasizes bodily integrity as belonging to God and asserts limits on intervention.
Pope Pius XI Denounces Eugenics Theory
A fragmentary quotation attributes strong condemnations of eugenics to Pope Pius XI. The text also cites ominous warnings by a modern prophet about race supremacy and sterilization, referencing Catholic groups in Hillside New Jersey and urging letters to the Holy Name Society at Christ the King Church on Blay Street.
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Pius XI
Robert Owenschmidt
Wilhelm von Allen
Holy Name Society
Christ the King Church
Blay Street
Hillside, N. J
Fight Polio Comes to New York Gift Drive Honors Emblem
A gold service emblem was presented for the occasion. The text mentions 1230 North Broad Street in Fight Polio Give 507 Fifth Ave New York 17 and references Kenny, indicating a charitable event linked to polio eradication activities in New York.
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North Broad Street
Fifth Ave
New York
Kenny
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Red Feather Services
Community Chest
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Lyons Telephone
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N. S. Baer Company
Bristol-Myers Company
the Cooper Alloy Foundry Co
Edgcomb Steel Corporation
Hatfield Wire & Cable Division
Continental Copper & Steel Industries Inc
Heil Company
Hillside National Bank
Ironbound Box & Lumber Co
Jiffy Manufacturing Co
Kraft Foods Company
Lionel Corp
Maxon Pontiac, Inc
Mander Cork Corp
Paramount Products Co., Inc
Gus Reinke Machinery & Tool Co
Schacht Steel Const., Inc
Tridix Tool & Machine Co