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Public apathy to civil defense|“is publicapathy and lack off] ‘s “mmaeniia|W8S, deplored today by locall understanding—both of the need|e Captured early this, ‘morning officials as they testified before|for an effective civil defense set 1s when he fled from a y wrecked carla congressional hearing on civiljup and in the workings ‘cf. the|\ reported stolens,a 21-year-old man|@efense problems at the equnty|civil defense organization. It is l ater entered 2 “mandatory, not courthouse, difficult, to interest large ség|¢ satsee . As an example of this publicments of our public in the civils guilty plea’ in Policé, Court ‘to aldisregara for civil defense, mem-|defense program.” s first degree grand larceny charge,bers of the House’of Representat Thomas R. Ballantyne, director]? “Ronald’ J.” Hinman, of » 2estivés _alllsee, Sperations fil lot Onondaga County civil del a : ‘4 committee noted only ‘a handful sense, summed up what he le aevelahd, Ave, whe a aes of people, attending the open public disregard for ‘civil defense,i] 's her fled from, police,” waived/ne.cmg. Nearly all’ of those at|as: . | police, Court examination. Hel tending were ° witnesses pre-| “If the Hitomb was droppeal was ordered held for the grand|viously, called by ‘the subcommitton Syracuse we’ wouldn’t have ‘alé iy by dudger, Leo Dorsey. Hin|tee! . thing to worry about because‘ naw is also wanted ‘for charges|_ “We recognize ‘that one of the|Syracuse wouldn't be here.” |! . ene most serious of the problems,”| Ballantype said that until the 2 no ieesine 's license ‘and date as¢ Mayor Mead, first to testify, federal government steps into genous’ ee SSPE L598 ie gover air) . Hinman last month was put on probation by County Judge Leo W. Breed after he pleaded, guilty ,to“ iast degree grand larceny” involv ing'the theft of another car. Police,,, said. that” Patrolman, Robert Smith: spotted : Hinman! in John. St... about ' 12:45) if police were Treceivi ng’ the -stolen ‘can: report: from Anthony Valente of S40 Highland , the owner. ~* river Flees. smith: pulled. alongside the ‘car,’ ‘re :said,. and’, ordered ‘the’ driver|' ‘D Bo, toy the curb... . Instead,the driver speeded:up and. fled. As ‘Smith was chasing Hirmé Patrolman Ambrose Abert, who] aad. been: questioning Valentine,, drove to John and First North Sts). to intercept the fleeing auto. Abert said he saw the car come down| the policemen said and ran. west}! in John St. The,two patrolmen}! {followed along “with them” went) ‘Robert Micale of 1215 Butternit|¢ St, ‘a friend of the owner, whol! had ridden with Abert. Abert said he warned the fleeing] s driver that he would shoot, unless¢ he stopped, but the ‘suspect con tinued running. * He was nully brought’ to earth] by a tickle by Micale, police said, and placed under arrest, t he civil defense picture “you amt expect the man in the street to be too concerned over what civil defense is doing. Rep. Chest Holifield (D-Calif),a chairman of the subcommittee,s aid prior to the opening of the p assion that the civil defense set up in the United States is “in adequate.” He said that his group after fearing testimony since last Jan uary, felt that the responsibility for civil ‘defense should be feded, was instead of Jocal. He said her also'' believed . federal funds) should be used to finance it, Needs More Prestige Both Hoifiela and'‘Rep._ R.| Walter “Riehlman “(R=N ¥) of]! |Tully, a committee “member, ‘said that in their opinion civil dev, 'ense should ‘be given more pres tige in the U.S. Governmer Riehlman said “he had intr duced a bill which would, f ap proved, put civil defense’s as fourth arm of the Department for Défense along with the Army, Wavy , and’ Air Force. 'Holifiel said he also has introduced a’ which would make the director, of ‘civil defense a member of the president's’ cabinet, . Thomas H. Dyer,‘ chairman of the county board of supervisors, emphasized that before an effec tive civil defense setup could be’ established in this county many persons, “including some board members, “must , be convinced’ that, civil defense “is an emerg ency. He suggested that the federal government work out a “master plan of operation to be deliv ered to localities nationwide with detailed’ plans against’ attack’ l and national disaster. Financed By U.S.2 He added that he believed it also, should’ include, organiza tonal structure details for. “an efficient civil defense setup. The| board ‘of supervisors’ ‘chairman s said he believed civil defense should be financed by the federal accrnment, Both, Dyer and,Mayor Mead s advocated statet legislation, which, would “permit “the use of civil lefense forces for natural disas ters. At present these’ workers can only be used for civil de fense. . Other, subcommittee ‘members there were Reps. Dante B. Fascell i of Florida and Gleonard P Lis comb of California,
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Syracuse Herald Journal
Syracuse, New York, US
Mon, May 14, 1956
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