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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 23, 1993                   TAG: 9302230139
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Cox News Service
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

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DISASTER AGENCY ASKED TO CHANGE PRIORITIES

Lawmakers and citizens joined Monday in calls for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to shift its priorities toward preparing for natural disasters and away from preparing for nuclear war.

The chairmen of House and Senate panels with responsibilities for overseeing the agency said they planned to question FEMA officials about their spending patterns at future hearings.

The calls for change stemmed from articles published Sunday that noted that over the past decade, FEMA has spent $12 on national security for every $1 spent on natural disaster preparations.

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