Civil Defense aims for home shelter plans and gear
A government push outlines a cheap civilian mask for adults and children, a detection kit, and a built in home siren to alert power line impulses. Shelters in schools and offices would hold out fallout for days or weeks, as the President calls home front protection a key national security element. Officials note public apathy fading amid Kremlin threats and Kennedy speeches, stressing basements can sufficied with a wind baffled entrance.
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Kennedy Sees Civil Defense Budget Rise With Space Efforts
The piece discusses federal space and missile plans including Atlas Minuteman Juno Pioneer IV and Saturn stages, costs and development challenges. It notes Kennedy’s view that civil defense cannot guarantee blast protection but can insure most Americans, and outlines a broad program of shelters, funding, and long term preparation tied to defense budgets.
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Space Fliers' Meeting Awaited in Halifax
Halifax Nova Scotia AP report says industrialist Cyrus Eaton invited US space fliers to meet Yuri Gagarin next week. Invitations went to Matty Shepard Jr. and Virgil J. Grissom for a Halifax gathering to honor space pioneers and show Nova Scotia admiration for courage and historic feats. Gagarin, visiting Cuba, may participate as Eaton’s guest.
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UAR approves loan of 34 tomb objects for U S display
The United Arab Republic's Ministry of Culture approves sending 34 ancient king tomb objects to the National Gallery in Washington for display on November 4. Rainey, in Cairo, oversees final prep for airlift. Temples face submersion behind the Aswan Dam unless funding for engineering work is raised, with total costs estimated up to $100 million.
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