Text transcribed from caption: PC-46281 CIVIL DEFENSE FOOD COULD FEED MILLIONS NEW YORK -- Carmin G. Novis (left), director of the Mayor’s Emergency Control Board, and Cynthia Walsh of his staff, turn over civil defense supplies to Louis Samia, executive director of CARE, at a New York City fallout shelter. New York has had a policy for several years under which food supplies are transferred to CARE whenever a building with a fallout shelter is demolished. CARE then sends the food to countries such as Niger, Chad and Bangladesh. In New York City alone, there are enough food supplies to feed an estimated 12 million persons for two weeks. Some churches may not be aware that they have such food supplies literally at their feet. In the early 1960s, church buildings throughout the country had their basements converted into fallout shelters, with supplies of food and clothing that could be used in the event of a nuclear attack. In most cases, these food supplies are still in the church basements and are still edible. But, in many places local regulations will not permit the churches to release the foodstuffs. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JL-NY-11D-74-DS)