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Dayton Named Top Ohio Target For Atom Bomb Raid
A Ohio State University researcher Dr William G Myers submitted a disaster plan to the Columbus Civil Defense Council predicting Dayton as the leading Ohio target for an atom bomb due to Wright Patterson AFB and the nearby AEC plant at Miamisburg He lists Akron Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland and Toledo as other prime targets He recommends stockpiling medical supplies public education and blood type metal tags for residents with storage depots in Xenia Ravenna and Fremont to serve multiple cities in case of attack
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Dayton
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Atomic Authority
William G. Myers
Ohio State University
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Atomic Energy Commis
Sion
Miamisburg
Myers
Columbus Civil Defense Council
Army
Bikini
Columbus
Battelle Memorial Institute
Army General Supply Depot
Cleveland
Toledo
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Cincinnati
Springfield
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