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he’d been asked “right off the bat” by supervisors in another locality if they could reject their evacuation plan. Technically, that’s possible, he said, “but it’s like asking if you can reject selective service or the draft. It’s national policy. It’s the only civil defense policy the country has at this time. But the chances that it will ever be implemented are hopefully remote.”
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Supervisor Charles Estes asked if money is available for upgrading Rappahannock’s public buildings into emergency shelters for the 9,000 people.
“There should be but there' isn’t,” Kidder replied, adding that federal funds will be supplied only after a nuclear attack has occurred. According to the emergency planner, post-strike federal aid may be provided for “crisis upgrading” which essentially means piling dirt on top of and around existing buildings. .
“Any kind of pLupis better than the chaotic^-situation we’d have with no plan,” said supervisor chairman-^J.R. Latham. “6,000 to 9,000 is better than 25,000 to 30,000.”
A crisis relocation plan for , Rappahannock “puts in writing” that the county is expected to accept 9,000 and Warren 20,000 rather than vice-versa, Kidder said. He added that State Police will be responsible for directing
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