Students at National College in Kansas City begin stocking a tunnel under the campus with survival supplies shown Oct. 24, 1962. College officials said it was a precautionary measure against possible atomic attack. Irene Peters, 19, Canton, Mo., stacks canned goods. In background, Edgar Walden, left, Indianapolis, and Jim Potter, Kansas City, carry in water. The college is putting in a two-week supply of food, water and oxygen in two tunnels that connect the building.
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> Students at National College in Kansas City begin stocking a tunnel under the campus with survival supplies shown Oct. 24, 1962. College officials said it was a precautionary measure against possible atomic attack. Irene Peters, 19, Canton, Mo., stacks canned goods. In background, Edgar Walden, left, Indianapolis, and Jim Potter, Kansas City, carry in water. The college is putting in a two-week supply of food, water and oxygen in two tunnels that connect the building.
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