European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Making the Federal Reserve nuke proof neither War nor flood nor pestilence will close this Bank by Anne Gearan a the associated press blasted out of a Hillside near Culpeper  nearly invisible among pastures is an outpost of the cold War a a huge Bunker where policy makers would meet to reconstruct the . Economy after a nuclear disaster. If the unthinkable occurred Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan would be spirited 70 Miles from Washington to the underground safety of the Federal Reserve system s communications and records Center. There shielded by Concrete steel and a variety of futuristic Security devices the nations Central Bank would regroup. Quot its not like in the movies a everyone would not die if the russians launched 1,000 missiles at us Quot said operating manager Julius Malinowski. Quot whole areas would not be hit. There has to be a plan for How to keep the Economy running and a place to keep people Safe we Are that  cold War tensions have eased since the Bunker was built in 1969, but Malinowski said Quot there is still a threat. There is instability in the third world and sure we Are warming to the russians now. But what about next week who a going to be in Power then Quot the fed is reviewing the Center and could decide to scale Back. But the Bunker will remain in part As Protection against More mundane disasters a floods fires and electrical outages that could close some of the fed s 12 regional Banks Malinowski said. A year ago the Minneapolis regional Bank moved in after a broken water pipe flooded its computers. The centers vast computer network records each transaction around the nation As a backup in Case anything goes wrong. Quot there is a lot we cannot say about what we do. What we can say is that we Are a fully equipped disaster recovery hot site Quot said Thomas Judd who runs the computer network. The Center costs less than 3 percent of the Bank a annual budget Malinowski said. The 140,000-Square-foot shelter about 60 Miles Southwest of Washington can House 550 people for 30 Days. Scientists believe people can safely go outside 15 Days after a nuclear attack. Malinowski said. Quot we play it Safe a he said. The shelter has its own Wells generators and communications system and is impervious to radiation. The freeze dried foods Are tested annually. Plastic shrouded desks and computers wait in darkened rooms each desk labelled with the name of the fed employee who would use it. The Center maintains a list of chosen employees and their families. Quot if you weren t on the list you  get in a Malinowski said. The living quarters have bunks stacked three High. Quot they re spartan and probably uncomfortable but in a National emergency you a probably be very pleased to climb into that bed and sleep safely at night Quot Malinowski said. To save space and Money people would sleep in three shifts. Quot As soon As one person wakes up and strips the bed someone else lies Down Quot Malinowski said. Quot living Here for 30 Days would be extremely hard on people. There would be a lot of problems. But we have a trained guard Force to keep everything under control Quot he said. But rank does have its privileges. Greenspan and the six members of the fed Board of governors would have Semi private rooms and private  action Lin Good medical reasons for thigh vaccinations of a i recently took my 12-month-Otd daughter to a Quot Well baby checkup Quot at Wiesbaden a. She received her third series of Dpt and hib shots. The nurse placed the shots into my daughter s thighs. As a result she Wasny table to walk for 1v? Days and also cried most of the time because she was in pain. The German paediatrician we were seeing until now always placed the shots in her buttocks. There shots Only Hurt her for a few minutes. I talked to the German doctor about this. He told me that there is no medical reason for placing the shots into the buttocks instead of the thigh. Is there another place we could go for vaccinations maybe the Hospital where a doctor is performing the shots like we re used to i done to want to see my daughter in so much pain again. I would rather take her to the German paediatrician and pay for it myself. Carolyn Montemarano Wlas Badan Garmany Eva maj. Gan. Michael j. Scott jr., commander he 7th medical come replies nothing is More agonizing for parents than to see their child in pain and be Able to do very Little. The injection of material into the Side of the thigh muscle occasionally causes pain for a few Days and can be managed by applying cold cloths and tylenol. The use of the outside thigh muscle rather than the buttock in Young children is because the Muscles in the rear end Are very fatty at that age and the immunization May not offer the Protection for which it was intended if injected into fat. The location of the sciatic nerve across the muscle in the buttock is also less precise in children and injection into the nerve could result in temporary or permanent inability to use the leg. There Are no similar nerves in the area of the thigh the centers for disease control an Arm of the . Public health service As Well As the american Academy of paediatrics and All other health agencies uniformly recommend the thigh rather than the buttock in children about 1 year and younger. For older children they recommend the upper Arm. No one recommends the buttock because of the reasons Given. The person giving the injection must know what they Are doing. This is not a highly technical procedure that requires the 11 years of training following High school As would be the Case for a paediatrician or family physician. The nursing personnel officer civilian or enlisted who give these shots Are trained to standards and follow written procedures. While the Choice to receive care outside the military health service system at ones own expense or under champs rightfully belongs to the Parent to do so for the purpose specified is not recommended. To write us _ readers action line is the readers a court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available if you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 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