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.