Atlanta Daily World

Caldwell Urges Nations To Push Civil Defense

CHICAGO (INS)— U. S. Civil Defense Leader Millard Caldwell urged the nation's governors Friday to push a four-point program as a necessary speedup for civil defense.

Caldwell called for passage of defense legislation by the states, a civil defense organization for every community, appropriation of funds and appointment of a civilian director and staff.

The Civil Defense Chief, an ex-governor of Florida, told 21 governors meeting in Chicago that the recruiting of all classes of civil defense volunteers would be well under way by April 1.

Also discussed at the one-day meeting were federal civil defense legislation and financing of such projects as A-bomb shelters.

The meeting was sponsored by the governors conference to which the chief executives of the 48 states and the territories belong. Gov. Frank Lausche of Ohio is chairman of the organization.

Attending Governors included:

Earl Warren of California, Henry F. Schricker of Indiana, William S. Beardsley of Iowa, Earl K. Long of Louisiana, G. Mennen Williams of Michigan, Forrest Smith of Missouri, and Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey.

Also Govs. Douglas McKay of Oregon, J. Bracken Lee of Utah, John Battle of Virginia, Walter Kohler of Wisconsin and Frank A. Barrett of Wyoming.