gent message for
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you this is Howard Vikon your official
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civil defense announcer civil defense
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authorities have determined that it is
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advisable for all persons to leave the
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city your safety and perhaps your life
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depends on remaining calm and following
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these instructions do not attempt to
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cross town leave the city immediately by
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the shortest route absent members of the
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family will rejoin the family after they
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leave the city federal authorities have
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indicated an enemy air attack is
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probable we are not certain that it
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definitely will come here but there is a
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chance that we will be attacked follow
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these instructions put your emergency
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supply of food clothing bottled water
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medicines and first-aid supplies in your
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car load all the members of the family
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that are at home now into the car and
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leave the area
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don't try to telephone anyone drive on
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the shortest possible route to get
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outside the city travel at least I
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repeat at least 50 miles from the city
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do not attempt to cross town or drive
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across roads being used by others as
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they leave town follow civil-defense
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road signs and directions your car radio
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should be tuned to 640 or 1240 for
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official instructions remain calm and
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give everybody else the same chance you
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want for yourself to leave town we can
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all get to safe areas if we act calmly
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if your car is disabled on the highway
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and cannot be repaired immediately push
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it to the side of the road and ride with
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someone else by the same token if your
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car is not full pick up people walking
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along the road or Street obey
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civil-defense police and wardens stay in
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traffic lanes and stay in your place if
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you try to pass other cars you'll only
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cause traffic jams do not try to cross
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evacuation routes avoid main bridges if
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possible if you have a place of refuge
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far enough away go there and remain
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until we give you information that will
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permit your return if you do not have a
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place prepared for yourself drive at
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least fifty miles from the target area
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civil defense will instruct you there
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cooperate with civil defense workers and
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they will help you do not listen to
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rumors and above all keep calm your life
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depends on it keep tuned to this station
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for further information and tell your
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neighbors to to lean also this is your
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official civil defense broadcaster
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Howard Vikon this is Howard Vikon your
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official civil defense announcer here is
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a special message from civil defense
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federal authorities have said there is a
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chance that this area will be attacked
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by an enemy force it does not mean an
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attack is certain just that there is a
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possibility of such an attack keep tuned
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to the station for further information
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and instructions I repeat
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remain calm keep tuned to the station
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civil defense personnel report to your
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duty stations do not use the telephone
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this is Howard Vikon your official civil
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defense announcer federal authorities
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have said we may possibly be attacked by
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an enemy here are some instructions from
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your civil defense organization remain
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calm
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keep your radio tuned to this station if
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your children are in school they will be
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sent home do not go to the school for
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your children unless this is a part of
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your school defense plan assemble stores
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of food warm clothing water and medical
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supplies do not use the telephone
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but don't attempt to drive toward the
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larger cities keep tuned to this station
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for further information this is Howard
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Vikon your official civil defense
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announcer here are more instructions for
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your safety an attack may be made on
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this area but we do not have definite
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information remain calm
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stay at home if you are at home shut the
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doors and windows and pull down the
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shades turn off your electrical
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appliances except your radio take safety
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precautions with your gas and oil
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furnace keep tuned to the station for
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further information and instructions
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this is Howard Vikon your official civil
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defense announcer here are more
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instructions for your safety if you have
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livestock get the animals under cover
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be sure you have supplies of food
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clothing water and medical equipment
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gathered together and ready
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don't use the telephone and don't drive
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toward the larger cities civil defense
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personnel report to your duty stations
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don't listen to rumors and don't spread
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any rumors you have heard keep tuned to
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the station for further information
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remember you can get officials civil
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defense programs only at 640 and 1240 on
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your dial any other programs during the
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radio alert our unofficial beware of
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them the enemy may attempt to confuse
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you by using unauthorized stations do
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not listen or start rumors they can
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cause panic this station the station you
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are listening to will continue to give
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you all authentic information and
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instruction this is Howard Vikon your
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official civil defense announcer your
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attention please this is dick Chapman
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one of your official civil defense
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broadcasters with a special message
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military authorities have advised us
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that an enemy attack by air is imminent
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this is a red alert you are advised to
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go to your nearest shelter area
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immediately
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find that shelter there is not time to
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leave the city your state civil defense
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director has just issued the following
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instructions please remain calm every
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precaution will be taken for your
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protection
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keep your radio tuned to this place on
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the dial throughout the alert period for
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information telephone service to your
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home may be cut off to permit military
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and civil defense authorities to carry
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out vital operations do not attempt to
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join your family or your children if
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they are now separated they will be
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cared for where they are obey your civil
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defense wooden and find shelter now take
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shelter in your basement or in your
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nearest shelter area if you can plug in
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your radio in the basement take it with
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you use a portable radio set if you have
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one otherwise turn up the volume of your
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radio so that you can hear it in the
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basement
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keep calm don't lose your head if you
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are at work obey your civil defense
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authorities go quickly and calmly to
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your designated shelter if your children
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are at school they are being directed to
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shelter by their teachers if you are in
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an automobile pull over to the curb
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and then go immediately to the nearest
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shelter area do not leave your car where
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it will block traffic this station will
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continue to stay on the air throughout
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the alert period to bring you authentic
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information and official instructions
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stay tuned to 640 or 1240 kilocycles on
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your radio for official information
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refuse to listen to unauthorized rumors
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or broadcasts this is your official
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Civil Defence broadcast in accordance
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with the authority vested in me I hereby
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declare a civil defense emergency to
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exist in the state of Minnesota this
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will put into effect emergency plans for
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your welfare
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Minnesota civil defense organizations
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including those of counties and
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municipalities are directed to mobilize
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and act in accordance with approved
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plans
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I am also calling a special session of
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both houses of the legislature to
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convene at a place and time I will
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designate in a later announcement I ask
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that you cooperate with your civil
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defense officials you will be advised of
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further developments by radio stay tuned
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for further information this is governor
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Elmer L Anderson