I was a student at Murch Elementary School in the early 1950s. In addition to the pointless duck-and-cover drills, I have a memory of being issued dog tags. I know this was done in other cities. Have ...

The world had become a scary place. Air raid sirens and Geiger counters were commonplace but children, in their innocence, accepted it all in stride. After all, the late 1950s was a period of ...

LAWRENCE — In American schools of the 1950s and ‘60s, students were taught to dive under their desks, crouch with their knees near their chests and to cover their heads with their hands. These “duck ...

As talks of a possible nuclear clash between North Korea and the United States heat up, action plans in the face of catastrophe are once again becoming a bigger focus in American life. The prospect of ...

I vaguely remember the “duck and cover” drills at my public grammar school. I do remember it was quite a hoot ducking under my table and, for a few moments, sticking out my tongue and exchanging funny ...