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During the air raid drills accopanying the Cuban Missile Crisis we were instructed to “duck and cover” beneath our desks. Some of us heard our teachers whisper what good was it going to do to hide under our desks in the event of a nuclear attack? At home we discussed a plan to gather together in our central hallway and shut all 6 doors, to protect ourselves from flying glass in the home’s windows. This was exciting stuff for an impressionable 8 year old, believe me. Here is the cover of one of the various pamphlets that appeared in the wake of the crisis.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:24:35 +0000

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