Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Only emergency to occur during the drill happened when fire broke out in the Boston Elevated yards at Memorial Drive and Boylston Street. Defense workers and fire fighters sped to the blaze and were able to extinguish it auxiliary fireman turned in the alarm, auxiliary firemen turned in the alarm, and those fire engines who were detailed to take care of the "incident" used specially made "blackout lights" while going to and from the yards...
Never before in the history of the College has a blackout been attempted, but yesterday University officials expressed confidence that tonight's drill, though without precedent, would be a complete success...
Preparing for tonight's drill, Leverett House held its own practice blackout yesterday evening from 10 to 10:15 o'clock. The blackout was pronounced successful, all lights having been extinguished by two minutes after...
Opinion among various air raid wardens in charge of the blackout was virtually unanimous that the drill was highly successful. Naturally, there were a few places where lights were not extinguished, in particular on the top floors of Stoughton and Holworthy Hall, but University officials were confident that all such rough spots would be ironed out during the main Cambridge blackout tomorrow night...
Coincidental with the Cambridge blackout, Leverett House announced that it would hold a similar drill Wednesday night from about 10 to 10:10 o'clock...