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my school was like loddy's
we did not have all-city sirens
the emergency broadcasting system we did have, but it only affected radio and tv
it would stop the shows for minute or two
for firedrill bells rang in school
the bomb drills were different, quiet affairs
the implication was we were practising in case the Russians dropped A bomb on our school
so we would hide under our desk
till teacher said ok to come out
maybe the principal announced it on PA system, I dont remember school bells ringing
it was not high drama cause there were no bells or sirens
and did not continue after elementary school
rofl I guess chicago expected to be hit but nyc did not
Love, Palo

I shall have to email friends back in Chicago, to find out if those air raid sirens still go off every Tuesday at 10;30 in the morning....our house was right next to a factory, and that factory had air raid sirens...so when 10:30 on Tuesday came, we sure had a loud blast...

But I am not sure if they still do it or not...I left Chicago in 1978, and I am not sure if those sirens were still going off then or not...

I am going to have to find out about those sirens....