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To: longnshort who wrote (56222)3/21/2006 10:22:56 AM
From: jlallen  Respond to of 93284
 
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To: longnshort who wrote (56222)3/21/2006 10:38:44 AM
From: paret  Respond to of 93284
 
Brooklyn Bridge houses '50s survival stash
AP via Comcast News ^ | 21 March 2006 | Unattributed

NEW YORK - Workers inspecting the structural foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge uncovered a Cold War-era trove of basic provisions that were stockpiled amid fears of a nuclear attack.

The stash, discovered in a vault under an entrance ramp, includes water drums, canisters of calorie-packed crackers, paper blankets, medical supplies and drugs that were used to treat shock.

The estimated 352,000 Civil Defense All-Purpose Survival Crackers are apparently still intact, said Joseph Vaccaro, a supervisor at the city Transportation Department. The metal water drums, each labeled "reuse as a commode," did not fare as well _ they're now empty.

(Excerpt) Read more at comcast.net ...