The role of the Department of Sanitation in Civil Defense
Monday, October 30, 1950
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COmmissioner Wallander interviews Commissioner Andrew W. Marain (Mulrain?) about the role of the Department of Sanitation in the event of an atomic attack: decontamination, rubble clean-up, water transport, moving supplies,
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 71758
Municipal archives id: LT1862
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Arthur W. WallanderContributors:
Andrew W. Mulrain
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