Preparedness and Warning Systems Compared From Pearl Harbor to NORAD
Director Leo A. Hoegh notes the NAWAS network and regional warning points now cover the continent. He contrasts Dec 7 1941 with Dec 1960 showing improved alert status, radar nets, and civil defense links. A nationwide CONELRAD alert would reach every state within 90 seconds.
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Hoegh
Pearl Harbor
Leo A. Hoegh
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
NAWAS
Civil Defense
North American
Tion
Radio- TV
Shelter Seen Best Defense For Fallout
Ninety years after Pearl Harbor the nation marks National Civil Defense Day and promotes fallout shelters as the best non military defense. Director Hoegh says home shelters are the lowest cost insurance and warns readiness relies on the National Warning System and 376 warning points connected to NORAD.
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Pearl Harbor
Leo A. Hoegh
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
North American Air Defense Command
Toy Gifts Should Suit Childs Age Stage
Dr. Emma Sheehy of Teachers College urges matching toys to a child’s development. Safe, age appropriate toys support learning, with infants exploring textures, sounds, and simple cause and effect as toddlers gain motor skills.
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Emma Sheehy
Teachers College
Columbia University
Toy Guidance Council
Santa Claus
Girls and boys explore varied play items and crafts
The text notes broad toy interests for children aged four to ten, including dolls, kitchen sets, miniature tools, role play, crafts, board games, sports gear, and model building. It mentions gender tendencies in play and cites New York’s historically low divorce grounds related to adultery and desertion.
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American Air Defense
NORAD
OCOM
Air Force
Jaycee
Blue Earth
Minn
Jaycees
United States
Fairmont
Sentinel
Liet, I
Great Lakes—Colonial
Kory
Commonwealth
Sidney
Charlotte
Mich
New York
New Holland
Ealer
Sidney Or Kimball
Baker’s Tire Service
General Tire
Illinois
Kimball
Roper
Hardwick
North Central Gas Company
North Central Gas Co
Alway
Janda & Tobin Drug Store
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