Orleanians would have little chance of getting out of the city with a 30-minute warning before nuclear attack.
This is why emphasis has been sifted from evacuation to fallout shelters, Civil Defense officials said here Wednesday.
New Orleans Civil Defense director Charles W. Erdmann and five members of his staff told the Young Men's Business Gub of Greater New Orleans of latest developments in gearing survival measures to meet local needs.
Evacuation is not to be overlooked since the. entire population can be taken to safer territory with a three-hour notice before attack, Erdmann said.
"Transportation is one of the greatest problems facing strategists now," said Charles O'Don-iel, chief of the technical division. "This gives me alarm."
O'Doniel said improving evacu-
ation routes and transportation facilities cannot be undertaken en a local basis alone. This is one area in which we must cross political boundaries and enlist aid of others, he said.
Other panelists were Col. Pro-v
