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Red Ship★ ★ ★ Kansans ShowMore Interest in SheltersBy JOSEPH GALLOWAYTOPEKA, Kan (UPI) — The tension which has gripped the nation m the wake of President Kennedy’s decision on Cuba was easily discernible here and in other parts of Kansas TuesdayFallout shelters, forgotten by most in the year since the Berlin crisis, were suddenly m the public eyeRobert Jones, Topeka - Shawnee County Civil Defense Coordinator, said be received over two dozen calls for estimates on individual fallout shelter construction before 10 a,m, and had to begm referring interested citizens to private construction firms* State CD workers began erecting a temporary antenna for an emergency statewide 'amateur radio communications network station m west TopekaThe local CD information officer increased his efforts to encourage property owners to “sign up” their buildings for possible public fallout shelters and took steps to, speed up stocking of already ap , proved shelters with food, and other supplies — At. nearby Forbes Air Force Base a Strategic Air Command Base, a spokesman echoed SAC headquarters statementUSBy JAlUNITED NA' —The United urged the U.b to approve a for dismantling Soviet - suppl:from Cuba ur sion Russia count lion for with i arms blockade for the United the Soviet Un negotiations w normalizing th removing thus Cuba said ■ accept U N. ol as proposed by The security journed until i without taking i tions Ambassador told the 11 m introducing th that Cuba unde★Soviet; OrderBy ROBERTMOSCOW (U water Union, in swii U S blockade canceled all trlt; the entire Com: the!up its miliary accused the“As you know 50 per cent of: “taking a step SAC’s combat aircraft and a j unleashing a t greater percentage of its missile war '* force have been on a 15-minute | The Soviet alert status since July of 1961 scheduled disc “It is a part of the Presidents j r0cket troops, decision Monday and in order to i sonnel and sa provide a strategic umbrella un-!marme fieetder which current U S actions axe made possible, SAC has fur ther increased its alert capability. Details as to the exact number and disposition of its alert forces are classified ”Topeka Civil Defense officials pointed out that two large fallout shelters are ready for use — one at the mid - America Fairgrounds and the other at Capitol Federal Savings and Loan A local newspaper conducted a man - on - the - street poll about the Cyban blockade and reported that every person interviewed expressed the opinion that the blockade “could lead to war ” The newspaper poll showed that half of those contacted believed the situation actually would lead to war★ ★ ★It called a n leaders of the saw Pact — NATO”—and oi armed forces” to increase the: preparedness.Disclosure c alert was mad Soviet Tass nc said the moves connection witt actions of the 1 ernment and t lections of t forces ”Calls U.S It followed i Kremlin, m a to the U S Am' *cused the Unite aggression agai peated the clai: arms shipments
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Western Kansas Press
Great Bend, Kansas, US
Wed, Oct 24, 1962
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Grace G.
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