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Recently, her opponent, Republican Chicago attorney Rich Williamson, attempted to link her to Gus Savage--a lame-duck Illinois Representative who gained notoriety for anti-Semitic remarks...
...responding to bells." Here too Japan has led the way. Its communities regularly conduct earthquake warning drills, while in California such drills are done only sporadically in some schools and workplaces. Still, most Californians know that when the ground starts to rumble, they must get away from the windows, duck beneath a sturdy table, stand under a doorframe, or pull over if they're in a car. History shows they don't always have time for even these simple measures. But what a difference 30 seconds could make...
...DUCK AND COVER" IN THE WHITE HOUSE...
...those too young to remember the height of the cold war, consider this: by 1960, about 15,000 high schools were equipped with radiation-monitorin g kits. "Duck-and-cover" films depicting how to act during a nuclear assault were part of the elementary school curriculum. The U.S. had distributed 55 million wallet-size cards with instructions on what to do in the event of an attack. Backyard bomb shelters were common. Senior Washington officials received an emergency telephone number that bypassed the commercial system and linked them directly to crisis operators, who understood that if the caller uttered...
...Hollywood, though, where Disney is notorious for tinkering with every aspect of production, cynics wondered when the honeymoon would sour. And what films might the Merchant Ivory team make for Disney? The Importance of Being Ernest Scared Stupid? Three Men and a Portrait of a Lady? Howard the Duck...