Title
Civil Defense C.B.
Subject
local news
Description
Civil Defense, CB
Auxiliary Police Ready For Action; 47 Members To Aid In Any Emergency. August 29, 1954
City Not ORganized To Meet Major Disaster, But Has A Nucleus Force. February 6, 1955
Woolsey Eyes Tunnels For H-Bomb Defense; Would Dig Into Hills Of Council Bluffs. February 24, 1955
Begin Clost Study For Bomb Refuge Tunnels. March 13, 1955
Your Would Taste, Smell, See, Hear Air Raid Alarm; Woolsey's Plan. April 15, 1955
Civil Defense Chairman Quits; No Funds Available For Work--Woolsey. June 30, 1955
C.B. Target In National Defense Test; Bomb 'Dropped' At 25th Ave G. July 12, 1957
Civil Defense Council Is Named For C.B., County; State Official Calls For Plan. October 31, 19612
60 Buildings Here Would Afford Fallout Protection; In Various Degrees. October 26, 1962
Civil Defense Office May Be Set Up On Trial Basis; At Cost Of $600 A Month; November 5, 1962
Money Problem Plagues Plan For Proposed Civil Defense Office; County Funds Not Transferrable. November 6, 1962
19 Buildings Here To Be Marked Fallout Shelters; With Capacity For 5, 100 Persons. December 9, 1962
Over 75 Attend C.D. Workshop; Session Primarily Set Up For Nurses. December 13, 1962
Civil Defense: The Sheltered Life; U.S. Program Wholly Inadequate. December 13, 1964
County Authorizes Civil Defense Move; Would Set Up Agency. November 8, 1965
Council Will Act On CDA Resolution; At Meeting January 17. January 11, 1966
Pakey Will Head Civil Defense Unit; Joint Agency Organized. February 24 1966
Macedonia Joins Defense System. April 10, 1966
3 Towns Outside Defense System. April 10, 1966
Civil Defense Group Named; Meet Sept. 12. August 16, 1966
Civil Defense System No In Twilight Zone Of Readiness; New Director To Have Big Job. September 18, 1966
Fire Chief Gilman Named CD Director; Effective Jan. 1. November 4, 1966
Defense Group Picks Officers. December 9, 1966
Civil Defense Chief Works To Close Shelter Gap Here; Space Now For Only 1 Of 6 Persons. March 19, 1967
Emergency Center Planning Fund Approved. April 7, 1967
Civil Defense Program Is Now Moving. May 21, 1967
Civil Defense Setup Here To Be Tested. April 9, 1969
Official Practice During Bomb Drop; Simulated Here Saturday. April 12, 1969
Warning Siren Bid Is $13,387. May 27, 1969
16,500 Persons Could Now Find County Shelter Space; If Disaster Strikes. August 24, 1969
Civil Defense Officers Named. January 27, 1970
No Defense Funds; Civil Defense Not In City Budget. September 3, 1970
State Calls Defense Meeting; City Fails To Appropriate Funds. September 17, 1970
Civil Defense Directors Must Get Ready Now. March 10, 1971
Civil Defense. September 12, 1971
Needs Explained For Civil Defense. December 9, 1971
Civil Defense Improvements Await Mayors. January 9, 1972
Civil Defense To Get Trucks. February 8, 1972
Civil Defense Trucks Arrive. February 11, 1972
Civil Defense Office Will Be Replaced. May 19, 1972
Civil Defense Plans Indoor Warning System For Schools. June 25, 1972
Indoor Warning Units Given Bluffs Schools. March 15, 1973
Civil Defense Gets Four More Wheels. October 19, 1973
Linking Two Cities. January 9, 1975
Dunlop Wouldn't Trade For Jeep. January 14, 1975
Civil Defense Director Is Looking At Possible Floods. March 2, 1975
City May Expand Warning System. June 29, 1975
Civil Defense May Get Jeeps. December 21, 1975
Disaster warning now easier; Still some bugs, however. January 22, 1976
Surplus government vehicles put to use for emergencies. January 25, 1976
Civil Defense loaned trucks. February 11, 1976
State auditor critical of Civil Defense Bookkeeping. March 16, 1976
Bigger base should help county warning system. August 7, 1977
County 'high risk' for nuke attack. November 20, 1978
Pottawattamie County ready for WWIII; Civil defense crew battling the unpredictable. April 15, 1979
City Council OKs siren for Civil Defense. September 11, 1979
Pott. County isn't ready for war; Give us shelter. April 20, 1980
Counties to plan nuke evacuation. January 30, 1981
Small towns oppose plan; Civil defense proposal. May 27, 1981
Civil defense plan stalemated. June 26, 1981
Official payday without budget. July 10, 1981
CD out of money in month; Volunteer program eyed. August 26, 1982
CD Board confronts City Council on funding. September 28, 1982
Bare bones budget seen for Civil Defense board. December 9, 1982
Evacuation plan 'viable'. December 12, 1983
CD chief loses case in court. February 17, 1984
City works bugs--and ants--out of sirens. October 30, 1986
$8,467 disaster request draws C.B. council fire. January 22, 1988
No sirens for C.B. tornado drill. March 11, 1988
Bad weather cancels state tornado drill. March 24, 1988
Siren tests set Friday. July 27, 1988
County makes final siren test. October 17, 1990
City Not ORganized To Meet Major Disaster, But Has A Nucleus Force. February 6, 1955
Woolsey Eyes Tunnels For H-Bomb Defense; Would Dig Into Hills Of Council Bluffs. February 24, 1955
Begin Clost Study For Bomb Refuge Tunnels. March 13, 1955
Your Would Taste, Smell, See, Hear Air Raid Alarm; Woolsey's Plan. April 15, 1955
Civil Defense Chairman Quits; No Funds Available For Work--Woolsey. June 30, 1955
C.B. Target In National Defense Test; Bomb 'Dropped' At 25th Ave G. July 12, 1957
Civil Defense Council Is Named For C.B., County; State Official Calls For Plan. October 31, 19612
60 Buildings Here Would Afford Fallout Protection; In Various Degrees. October 26, 1962
Civil Defense Office May Be Set Up On Trial Basis; At Cost Of $600 A Month; November 5, 1962
Money Problem Plagues Plan For Proposed Civil Defense Office; County Funds Not Transferrable. November 6, 1962
19 Buildings Here To Be Marked Fallout Shelters; With Capacity For 5, 100 Persons. December 9, 1962
Over 75 Attend C.D. Workshop; Session Primarily Set Up For Nurses. December 13, 1962
Civil Defense: The Sheltered Life; U.S. Program Wholly Inadequate. December 13, 1964
County Authorizes Civil Defense Move; Would Set Up Agency. November 8, 1965
Council Will Act On CDA Resolution; At Meeting January 17. January 11, 1966
Pakey Will Head Civil Defense Unit; Joint Agency Organized. February 24 1966
Macedonia Joins Defense System. April 10, 1966
3 Towns Outside Defense System. April 10, 1966
Civil Defense Group Named; Meet Sept. 12. August 16, 1966
Civil Defense System No In Twilight Zone Of Readiness; New Director To Have Big Job. September 18, 1966
Fire Chief Gilman Named CD Director; Effective Jan. 1. November 4, 1966
Defense Group Picks Officers. December 9, 1966
Civil Defense Chief Works To Close Shelter Gap Here; Space Now For Only 1 Of 6 Persons. March 19, 1967
Emergency Center Planning Fund Approved. April 7, 1967
Civil Defense Program Is Now Moving. May 21, 1967
Civil Defense Setup Here To Be Tested. April 9, 1969
Official Practice During Bomb Drop; Simulated Here Saturday. April 12, 1969
Warning Siren Bid Is $13,387. May 27, 1969
16,500 Persons Could Now Find County Shelter Space; If Disaster Strikes. August 24, 1969
Civil Defense Officers Named. January 27, 1970
No Defense Funds; Civil Defense Not In City Budget. September 3, 1970
State Calls Defense Meeting; City Fails To Appropriate Funds. September 17, 1970
Civil Defense Directors Must Get Ready Now. March 10, 1971
Civil Defense. September 12, 1971
Needs Explained For Civil Defense. December 9, 1971
Civil Defense Improvements Await Mayors. January 9, 1972
Civil Defense To Get Trucks. February 8, 1972
Civil Defense Trucks Arrive. February 11, 1972
Civil Defense Office Will Be Replaced. May 19, 1972
Civil Defense Plans Indoor Warning System For Schools. June 25, 1972
Indoor Warning Units Given Bluffs Schools. March 15, 1973
Civil Defense Gets Four More Wheels. October 19, 1973
Linking Two Cities. January 9, 1975
Dunlop Wouldn't Trade For Jeep. January 14, 1975
Civil Defense Director Is Looking At Possible Floods. March 2, 1975
City May Expand Warning System. June 29, 1975
Civil Defense May Get Jeeps. December 21, 1975
Disaster warning now easier; Still some bugs, however. January 22, 1976
Surplus government vehicles put to use for emergencies. January 25, 1976
Civil Defense loaned trucks. February 11, 1976
State auditor critical of Civil Defense Bookkeeping. March 16, 1976
Bigger base should help county warning system. August 7, 1977
County 'high risk' for nuke attack. November 20, 1978
Pottawattamie County ready for WWIII; Civil defense crew battling the unpredictable. April 15, 1979
City Council OKs siren for Civil Defense. September 11, 1979
Pott. County isn't ready for war; Give us shelter. April 20, 1980
Counties to plan nuke evacuation. January 30, 1981
Small towns oppose plan; Civil defense proposal. May 27, 1981
Civil defense plan stalemated. June 26, 1981
Official payday without budget. July 10, 1981
CD out of money in month; Volunteer program eyed. August 26, 1982
CD Board confronts City Council on funding. September 28, 1982
Bare bones budget seen for Civil Defense board. December 9, 1982
Evacuation plan 'viable'. December 12, 1983
CD chief loses case in court. February 17, 1984
City works bugs--and ants--out of sirens. October 30, 1986
$8,467 disaster request draws C.B. council fire. January 22, 1988
No sirens for C.B. tornado drill. March 11, 1988
Bad weather cancels state tornado drill. March 24, 1988
Siren tests set Friday. July 27, 1988
County makes final siren test. October 17, 1990
Creator
Nonpareil reporting
Source
Daily Nonpareil
Publisher
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Date
1954-1988
Format
Document
Type
Newspaper articles
Identifier
Civil_Defense_C_B
Coverage
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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