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Drop City Hall Plaza your city station presents the opening ceremonies of civil defense week on hand to participate in the ceremonies all the honorable Vincent out of the Tele player of the city of New York Brian director of The New York City's civil defense organization and many federal and state civil defense officials here now is our chairman Mr O'Brian And Mr Mayor. On a general. Of the layoffs of the defense commission metrical met another distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen I am happy to report your honor of a New York City office several times successfully the players association with a federal civil the French administrative and upright just for fun marching planning for the civil defense part of the argument but in the regular fire department in the event of an attack the Papas on the plate before you are part of the time age proper fully equipped to spread out your inspection including holes nozzles called Paws various types of extinguishers. Axes and other items necessary for official firefighting air and put our I respect the air that you accept these pompous kind of equipment in the name of the people of the city of New York director old rhyme. General. American through my brother Wayland. Ladies and gentlemen I. Heartily accept for the people of the city of New York and for their pro-tax this very necessary firefighting equipment in the event that the peace of our city should be disrupted by a treacherous enemy act this asked first fires on doubt that they would be a serious problem even with this new equipment. And with automatic aid from our support areas we were the first such that they have to call upon the state several The friends commission furnished memo on the quick run from other counties and perhaps other states acquiring this new equipment therefore is an important forward step and I have several different protection and we are grateful to the predator and several defense commission for its help in acquiring the new pumpers were purchased on a fun matching base whereas And where by New York City civil defense and the Federal Civil the prince of ministration share the cost equally they will be used at present for training the members of the auxilary fire car and will respond to multiple alarms of fire where auxiliary firemen will receive additional training this brings us to a point of vital importance they successful operation every emergency the vision of our civil defense organization depends essentially on manpower may I ask every man and woman in New York City who has not already joined some ranks or several defiance to do so now you may enroll at the office of recruiting and public information five hundred pocky Haven't you are at any of its offices You may also be enrolled at police stations firehouses hospitals now many local recruiting station. Please and Rose now the New York State Civil Defense Commission Act Under the provisions of the fence emergency act as all the New York City to conduct a three day several different training exercises December eleventh the same for twelve and the somber thirteenth of this week the first two days will concern several of the French forces only on Saturday morning the somber thirteenth about eight thirty A.M. New York City's five hundred seventy nine air raid warning sirens sounding their read all alert second when the signal is sounded we expect everyone in New York said to participate by seeking shelter and remaining sheltered until the white are all clear signal is sounded fifteen minutes later but desperation this will be ushered by auxiliary police regular police and air wardens enter SHELDER areas away from windows it is very important to make sure that you keep away from windows do not linger to see what is going on get away from windows private cars and buses Well Paul of the curb and drivers and passengers will seek shelter. It is also important that residents of a pop them houses and persons income or show industrial and business buildings participate by going to the designated shelter area within their building and remaining there until the all clear signal is sounded these tests are trial runs may save your life at some future date in conjunction with the state ordered training exercises I will now read the official proclamation that's igniting this as several of the fence week in New York City proclamation whereas I'm a York State Civil Defense Commission under the direction of General C R. I am acting under the provisions of the New York State the fence Emergency Act. As all the New York City to conduct a three day civil defense training exercise Samberg eleventh twelfth and thirteenth nineteen fifty two and were writers the state altered several The French training exercise is to include a general public on Saturday morning in the summer thirteen one hundred fifty two and was the focal operation every one in New York City is expected particularly by seeking shelter when the air raid warning sirens sounded they prescribe red alert and remaining sheltered until the all clear signal is sounded now they're far I sense and are impeller Terry Mero the city of New York do hereby proclaim the week of the Sumber eight nine hundred fifty two as New York City several The France week and assure the New York State Civil Defense Commission I'm in New York City civil defense force of op people's whole hearted support for this fight along the take and what this world I have here in Tucson my hand and cause the sale of the city of New York to be a fix sign mentioned our Empowered caring man thank you very much. Mr Merrick this time I'd respectfully request to to officially tie this apparatus over to Commissioner Bill Bratton of New York City Fire Department. Director or prime as I drove in the plaza this morning I was very greatly impressed by this wonderful demonstration of what New York City in conjunction with the state of New York and contention with the federal authorities are doing to assure the people of the city of New York adequate protection in the event of necessity some date in the future we hope it never happens so do all comment the forces of our own splendid fire department of the city of New York I am happy and please to turn over this equipment to the very able commissioner of that the Papuan I know about Jacob room I know there is the fire commissioner of the city of New York Jacob Grossman to Mayor distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen in behalf of the fire department of the city of New York I accept this necessary equipment Clippard which is so essential to civil defense May I react to what the mayor has already said I know a joy although still possibly can to volunteer for this very important service may I expressed a hope that this equipment will be limited in its use to training purposes but in the event of attack we want to be ready and the fire department is doing all in its power to be ready India banned out an enemy attack so again I urge all of you to volunteer immediately for this service I thank you. Thank. Now the photographers are taking pictures of the various civil defense officials and we believe that concludes the ceremony here the ceremony taking off Civil Defense week. We might remind you of an item that we come across the chairman of the New York City broadcasters Committee for Civil Defense has said that on New York City radio stations will take part in the air raid test which is being held next Saturday December thirteenth Thomas Failon the chairman says Semur Siegel of W N Ries see who is c D. chord nadir of communications and supervise the program which will originate in the city's CD control center at the present time Lee officials are inspecting the civil defense fire trucks which are here they're about fifteen of them and and some vehicles they are to serve that concludes these ceremonies from city hall because a in front of City Hall W N Y C has brought to the official opening ceremonies of civil defense rate among our speakers today where they honorable Vincent aren't Pelletier every mayor of the city of New York I but our Brian the rector of the city's civil defense organization and his guests there were various federal and state civil defense officials this is been a special public service broadcast of your city station we return you now to our studios in the municipal building this is the municipal Broadcasting System.