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Declaring that the "world is hurtling toward self-destruction," the Society for the Preservation of the Species announced yesterday its plan to preserve "American culture when the fateful day arrives."

Chief proposal of the Society was that "the $6,000 which Kirkland House has to spend on improvement be employed in the construction of a radiation-resistant shelter."

Asserting that "this is no time for nineteenth century moralizing," the Society also urged that "in the event of . . . attack, parietal regulations be suspended . . . to provide for the protection . . . of the guests of Kirkland House men."

Stating that leadfoil was needed for radiation-resistant insulation, the Society urged students to save gum and cigarette wrappers. By nightfall about a wastebasketful had been collected, the Society reported.

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