United Kingdom - Ireland

Apr. 05 Atom-Age Rescuers Will Go On Foot: Because rescue vehicles would have trouble getting through debris left by a nuclear explosion, Britain's civil defense workers have been issued new equipment to make them more self-sufficient. These hand tools and light rescue aids will be carried in a 30 pound pack strapped to the worker's back, with first-aid essentials in a case attached to the special pack. Photo shows a British civil defense worker wears the new pack containing a 2 ft. long wrecking bar, small entrenching tool, hammer, length of half-inch lashing. wire sling, saw and suger (for boring holes), water bottle, torch, dust goggles, gloves, fireman ax, jack knife and Lanyard

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Aids Containing Entrenching Essentials First-aid Issued Lanyard Lashing Pound Rescuers Self-sufficient Sling Strapped Suger Wrecking

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