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e-*kreitisctL J. Schwartze2-S[.ere■L~asSpeaks to KC'sfA 100-bed emergency hospital ^ can be set up in short notice at Leclaire school if needed, Ed- “p wardsville Civil Defense Director Leonard J. Schwartz told the j? Knights of Columbus council Mon- He day night W€The cots, emergency medical equipment, supplies and necessities were obtained at a minor 3 percentage of actual cost through r01 the Civil Defense organization, c Schwartz said. He is former di-rector of the Illinois Department rcM of Conservation under Gov, Adlai Stevenson.Local Civil Defense headquart- 1 ers are being set up at Leclaire str lake in the ground level of the St.bandstand there, in connection with its remodeling, A radio tower for the civil- defense emergency radio wdl be located there also.Radio communication through use of the about 200 “hams” in the Madiscn-St, Clair-Monroe county area can be made available in minute's notice, Schwartz, a local druggist, said.“If you cannot take part, but if you have a chance to put in a good, kind word for Civil Defense, do so. We must have the public sympathy and support. Without it we are doomed to failure.“Most persons do not realize civil defense is for a cyclone, a hurricane, a flood, and not only for attack by a foreign enemy. Of course, the civil defense program includes fighting communism, but the battle also includes fighting to control the hearts and minds of our citizens, particularly our high school and college students,” Schwartz said.The speaker was introduced by Lecturer Ted Bennett. The regular meeting included committee reports. The council will partially sponsor fees of K. of C. members for the National K, of C. Bowling tournament at Memphis, Yenn., in March.he1EdoriEdToJoiLeMistrlar3 vii) Ait Fsf shi] 1601 sep34waitheat 1hos]edDrdShe]Si:
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Edwardsville Intelligencer
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
Tue, Jan 14, 1958
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