Word: cd
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Bury Democracy--No CD...
Before the meeting at the AEC, the student delegation called on the Undersecretary of Defense in charge of Civil Defense in his Pentagon Office. Botstein says the visit "was as good as it could be, considering that he (the Secretary) was paid to do CD work...
Said Pattullo, "The present CD policy does very, very little for anybody. They forget about the really major cases. I'd be pleased if the letter got students thinking...
Pattullo, one of the Faculty members who signed an open letter to President Kennedy protesting the Administration's policy on shelters, hopes "that the fact of the professors' signing will have a special effect on students. Students at Harvard have a very special interest in this, since CD always writes off the blast areas...
...products that prove ineffective. "Lifesaving kits" contain a salve supposed to cause radiation to ricochet harmlessly off the body; in fact, no salve, ointment or grease has the slightest value as a fallout protector (neither does any of several brands of "antiradiation pills"). Jerry-built shelters bear the slogan "CD-approved" or other meaningless legends; actually, the OCDM approved nothing, merely set the standard for shelters. A widely advertised "fallout suit," selling at the rate of 500 a week for $21.95 each, actually provides no more protection against radiation than a raincoat. A promoter recently approached W. Dan Bell, head...