The early years the Cold War were long and nerve-wracking, and Americans were sure the Soviet nuclear threat would have arrive by airplane. At schools and businesses, students and workers dutifully practiced by gathering in hallways and crouching upon floors, covering their heads with their hands. Students at Cupples Elementary School, 4908 Cote Brilliant Avenue, crouch onto the hallway floor during an air-raid drill in January 1952. The students were taught to crawl under their desks if a bomb were to hit while they were still in their classrooms. Local Civil Defense officials argued for installing of air-raid sirens, which finally were put up in the city and surrounding municipalities in 1953.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:26:08 +0000
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