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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 125 results for Civil Defense.

ID	47836
Title of Article	Elkhart's forgotten air raid warden
Notes	Article written by Greg Lawson
Source	Senior Life
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	May 1, 2011
History #	1690
Page	9
Subjects	World War II, Civil Defense, Kiser, Merwood

ID	8169
Title of Article	Civil Defense director named
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 21, 1994
Page	B3
Subjects	Civil Defense

ID	8168
Title of Article	Brinson to be CD director
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	December 23, 1992
Page	B1
Subjects	Civil Defense, Brinson, Mark

ID	84750
Title of Article	Civil Defense is looking for volunteers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 21, 1992
Page	A4
Subjects	Civil Defense, Volunteer Work, Politics and Government

ID	8167
Title of Article	Expanding role for Civil Defense
Notes	Civil Defense (1990s) envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 22, 1991
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	B2
Subjects	Civil Defense, Politics and Government

ID	20215
Title of Article	Expanding roll for civil defense
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 22, 1991
Page	B2
Subjects	Government, Elkhart City

ID	84762
Title of Article	CD not calling for money
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 24, 1988
Subjects	Civil Defense, Fraud, Donations, Politics and Government

ID	84760
Title of Article	City tears down Civil Defense hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 18, 1988
Subjects	Civil Defense, Building Demolitions, Prairie Street, Perron, James (Mayor)

ID	86285
Title of Article	Separate civil defense, EMS service considered
Notes	Civil Defense - Middlebury envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 03, 1987
Subjects	Civil Defense, Middlebury, IN, Emergency Medical Services

ID	86284
Title of Article	First female joins Middlebury Civil Defense crew: Though it's scary, Rae's not afraid of hard work
Notes	Civil Defense - Middlebury envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rae Rolston
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 07, 1987
Page	B3
Subjects	Civil Defense, Middlebury, IN, Emergency Medical Services, Paramedics

ID	86286
Title of Article	CD officers announced: Past director, Billy Miller, honored
Notes	Civil Defense - Middlebury envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kevin Miller, Billy Miller, Mark Albert
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 06, 1987
Page	B3
Subjects	Civil Defense, Middlebury, IN, Politics and Government

ID	84743
Title of Article	Civil Defense will integrate, update plans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 06, 1986
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

ID	94119
Title of Article	Test heralds tornado time
Notes	Tornado Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 20, 1986
Subjects	Tornadoes, Disaster Warning System, Civil Defense

ID	47523
Title of Article	Former Fire Station No. 2 at 1100 S. Main, s.e. corner Prairie. Built 1903-1904
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 4
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	September 30, 1984
Page	49
Subjects	Fire Department Buildings, Fire Station, Civil Defense

ID	94087
Title of Article	Motorola Wants to Help Warning System
Notes	Tornado Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 18, 1984
Subjects	Tornadoes, Disaster Warning System, Civil Defense

ID	84746
Title of Article	Make Good on Sirens
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 15, 1984
Page	4
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Warning System, Politics and Government

ID	94093
Title of Article	Council Balks at More Funds for Warning
Notes	Tornado Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 15, 1984
Page	8
Subjects	Tornadoes, Disaster Warning System, Civil Defense

ID	94089
Title of Article	Siren Testing Here Wednesday
Notes	Tornado Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 19, 1984
Subjects	Tornadoes, Disaster Warning System, Civil Defense

ID	94118
Title of Article	Disaster Warning Test Will Sound March 21
Notes	Tornado Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 08, 1984
Subjects	Tornadoes, Disaster Warning System, Civil Defense

ID	84772
Title of Article	Mayor Names Minegar and Leasor to CD Advisory Board
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 17, 1984
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Perron, James (Mayor)

ID	84740
Title of Article	CD Gets Federal OK to Purchase Gear
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 21, 1983
Subjects	Civil Defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Politics and Government, Disaster Preparedness

ID	86282
Title of Article	Attendance Sparse at Goshen CD Meeting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 01, 1983
Subjects	Civil Defense, Goshen, Politics and Government

ID	94100
Title of Article	Middlebury Officials Ready for Tornado Season
Notes	Tornado Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Miller, Chuck Teall, Lowell Miller, Mike Ryman
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 14, 1983
Page	11
Subjects	Tornadoes, Disaster Preparedness, Civil Defense

ID	84769
Title of Article	Civil Defense
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 15, 1983
Subjects	Civil Defense, Crime, Police Officers

ID	84957
Title of Article	Perron Appointed to Two Posts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 27, 1983
Subjects	Perron, James (Mayor), Politics and Government, Politicians, Civil Defense

ID	86283
Title of Article	Goshen Civil Defense Picture
Notes	Civil Defense - Goshen envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michelle Williams, Paul Scott, Max Chiddister, Marsha Meyer, DeVoe Stoner, Duane Stoner
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 20, 1982
Page	15
Subjects	Civil Defense, Goshen, Politics and Government

ID	86281
Title of Article	Goshen CD Group May Be Renewed
Notes	Civil Defense - Goshen envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 13, 1982
Subjects	Civil Defense, Goshen

ID	84755
Title of Article	Goshen CD May Disband
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 04, 1981
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Relief

ID	84737
Title of Article	Retiring Remmel Leaving CD to Others
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carl Remmel
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 14, 1981
Page	8
Subjects	Remmel, Carl, Civil Defense, Retirement, Disaster Preparedness

ID	84741
Title of Article	County Awaits CD Damage Report
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 03, 1981
Subjects	Civil Defense, Floods and Flooding, Roads, Elkhart County

ID	84733
Title of Article	Storm Damage Totaled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 01, 1981
Subjects	Civil Defense, Floods and Flooding, Dunlap

ID	84756
Title of Article	City Seeking Way To Sell Property
Notes	921 Middlebury St.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 15, 1981
Subjects	Civil Defense, Real Estate, Business, Elkhart

ID	84759
Title of Article	CD Property Sale Tuesday
Notes	921 Middlebury St.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 11, 1981
Subjects	Civil Defense, Real Estate, Business, Elkhart

ID	17535
Title of Article	Fallout shelter survey in county
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 29, 1981
Page	13
Subjects	Civil Defense

ID	94117
Title of Article	Mayor, State to Discuss Warning System Funds
Notes	Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 30, 1981
Subjects	Disaster Warning System, Disaster Preparedness, Civil Defense, Politics and Government

ID	84757
Title of Article	CD Slate Selected
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 09, 1981
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness

ID	84732
Title of Article	Mayor Names Two To Civil Defense
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 23, 1980
Subjects	Civil Defense, Kesim, Eleanor, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Disaster Warning System

ID	84720
Title of Article	Elkhart Civil Defense Picture
Notes	Civil Defense envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lonnie Glassburn, George Loutzenhiser, Gary Brown
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 18, 1980
Subjects	Civil Defense, Elkhart River, Storms, Middlebury Street

ID	84748
Title of Article	Disaster Effort Begins
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gerald Glaze, Arvis Dawson; Arvis Dawson, Gerald Glaze, Eleanor Kesim, Naomi Wood
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 09, 1980
Page	8
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Warning System, Politics and Government

ID	84738
Title of Article	Civil Defense Picture
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carl Remmel, Naomi Wood, Eleanor Kesim
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 05, 1980
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Kesim, Eleanor, Tornadoes

ID	73447
Title of Article	News Source Shield Hearings Set
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 18, 1978
Page	17
Subjects	Bayh, Birch, Legislature, Courts, Civil Defense

ID	84742
Title of Article	Says Director: City's CD Setup Weak
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 15, 1978
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Politics and Government, Remmel, Carl

ID	84739
Title of Article	Civil Defense Picture
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Calvin Loutzenhiser, Harry Miller
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 04, 1978
Subjects	Civil Defense, Elcona Homes Corp., Disaster Preparedness, Blizzards

ID	84761
Title of Article	County Briefed on How To Get Disater Funds
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 13, 1977
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Tornadoes, Funding

ID	84734
Title of Article	Officials to Hear Of Disaster Plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 30, 1976
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Politics and Government, Disaster Warning System

ID	84754
Title of Article	14 'High Risk' Areas in Nuclear Attack Evaluation Plans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 22, 1976
Subjects	Civil Defense, Nuclear Threats, Disaster Preparedness

ID	84753
Title of Article	Little Effect Locally In New CD Fund Limit
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 08, 1976
Subjects	Civil Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Funding, Politics and Government

ID	84770
Title of Article	Corrections And Clarifications
Notes	921 Middlebury St.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 19, 1976
Subjects	Civil Defense, Real Estate, Business, Elkhart

ID	84751
Title of Article	Civil Preparedness Program Developing: Elkhart Among Potential War Targets
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bruce Bishop, Carl Remmel
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 03, 1975
Subjects	Civil Defense, Nuclear Threats, Disaster Preparedness, Safety

ID	8170
Title of Article	New Civil Defense seeks volunteers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 23, 1975
Subjects	Civil Defense, Civil Preparedness Agency (CPA)