The Michigan Daily-Saturday, June 20, 1981-Page 3
OFFICIALS STRESS CIVIL DEFENSE A WARENESS
Grim scenario considered
By JOHN ADAM
Daily staff writer
International talks break down.
Washington gives Moscow an
ultimatum: Withdraw all foreign troops
from the Persian Gulf within one week.
Surveillance satellites monitoring the
Soviet Union spot a migration of Soviet
citizens out of the major industrial and
population centers. Washington
prepares for nuclear war.
And, according to federal gover-
nment sources, a "one megaton nuclear
air burst," equivalent to one million
tons of dynamite, may be targeted for
Ann Arbor if this scenario comes true.
MORE THAN 50 federal, state, and
local officials attended an all-day
nuclear civil protection conference
yesterday at Ann Arbor's Roma Hall to
learn how to protect and inform the
public in case of nuclear attack.
"If you look back in history, was
there ever a time when there was not a
war? We still have some caveman in-
stinct," said Michigan State Police
Emergency Division's Supervisor Ted
Zale.
Many people think that everyone will
be obliterated in a nuclear barrage,
said Ann Arbor Police Major Walter
Hawkins, director of Ann Arbor's civil
defense. "But people will be left when
the bombs are dropped."
FEDERAL EMERGENCY
Management Agency official Mernie
Van Del estimates that the Soviets
would lose about six percent of their
national population while the United
States would lose close to 60 percent in
the typical nuclear scenario.
"Right now the Soviets have the
capability to evacuate their high risk
areas. We can't. We're behind by
years," said Van Del.
"This is why we're concerned Russia
may be able to fight a nuclear war and
win," said Van Del, adding that the
Soviets spend about $22 per capita on
civil defense while the United States
spends less than a "cup of coffee" per
person.
"UNFORTUNATELY, the people in
the United States have decided the best
defense is the best offense," said Zale,
who recommended that the gover-
nment develop an extensive "defense"
plan for the relocation of its people
from the higb risk areas.
High risk areas are those targeted for
nuclear attack, either because they are
centers of industry, military or high
population. Michigan has 22 such areas
- and Ann Arbor is one of them.
Van Del said the Soviet missiles are
accurate - "If they were to aim for a
pitcher's mound, it (the war head)
would land in the ball park." According
to the federal government, sources at
the conference said, a one megaton air
burst is targeted for Ann Arbor. This is
equivalent to one million tons of
dynamite and about 10 times greater
than the bomb dropped at Hiroshima
during World War II.
THOUGH THE speakers said there is
little we could do in the event of a sur-
prise attack, most believe it would be a
longer, more eventual deterioration
that would lead to a war. Therefore, an
extensive relocation program is essen-
tial, so that given advance notice, we
could move the general population from
high risk areas to "host areas."
Ann Arbor is fortunate in being in a
"self-contained county"-a county
which has enough areas to host the
evacuators from the high risk areas.
Wayne county residents, for example,
would have to go to host areas in Ohio,
Indiana, or toward Traverse City, ac-
cording to the state relocation plan.
Though Interstate 94 and U.S. 23
would be blockaded for military and
state government use, Ann Arbor
residents would evacuate along
Jackson, Scio Church, Whitmore Lake,
See OFFICIALS, Page 5
Michigan
Map
FOR NUCLEAR
ATTACK THREAT
Ann Arbor is one of the state's 22 potential high-risk areas targeted for
nuclear attack. Officials at yesterday's Nuclear Civil Protection conference
in Ann Arbor stressed the need to realize that nuclear war, though un-
desirable, is definitely possible and even survivable.
Regents to
initiate review
of 'U' dorms
By ANDREW CHAPMAN Baker said.
Daily staff writer The review will consider changes in
Once the Regents had finished con- four areas:
sideration of the geography discon- " The safety and security of the
tinuance question yesterday, they University housing system.
moved on to other, less dramatic " The general management system
business such as the initiation of a of the residence halls.
residence hall review, the authorization " The methods used to select resident
of Music School addition plans, and the advisors, resident directors, and other
formal approval of a new dental school supervisory and executive personnel
dean, within the residence hall system.
Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) - Any other matter which directly
issued a proposal to have the University reflects upon the overall question of the
undertake an "internal review of all residence halls, their goals, objectives
aspects of the objectives and and services.
management system presently used to SaIRSIThePrevie, aId
administer the University residence Shapiro said of the review, "I do not
halls." think it inappropriate to look at this
THE PROPOSAL is partially situation at this time."
initiated by the deaths of two students The review committee will be chaired
in theBukry41ak-ssotings8s AfsaiI'a.i ,.
AP Photo
Inappropriate model?
Actress Brooke Shields says the tobacco industry is responsible for the
government rejection of her anti-smoking TV ads because they are "afraid
the ads would be too effective." Despite the government position that Shields
is an "inappropriate model for teenagers to follow," the American Lung
Association will run the ads anyway.