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...that there had been "no deliberate intent" to sink a Chilean ship, explained: "Inasmuch as the ship was proceeding without lights . . . the submarine could not know under what flag the Tolten was navigating." While the Chilean Government drafted a note protesting to the U.S. for the fatal order to extinguish lights, reportedly serving formal notice that Chilean ships would under no circumstances run blacked out, Ambassador Rodolfo Michels Cavero in Washington demanded another ship to rush to Chile the badly needed cargo which awaited the Tolten in New York. His demand was granted...
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...
...managers, superintendents or persons in control of hotels, apartments, office buildings and all other places of multiple occupancy tenants' rooms at multiple occupancy and use shall extinguish all lights whether in public places, or in tenants rooms at 10:00 p.m. on March...
...March 5, 1942, the operators of vehicles other than emergency vehicles shall immediately reduce speed to not more than 15 miles per hour, drive to the side, of the road or curb at the first opportunity and stop. The operators of vehicles shall extinguish the lights thereon. The operators of such vehicles shall not park at intersections hydrants, police stations, fire stations or hospitals. If practical, the operators of such vehicles shall drive the same entirely off the travelled portions of the road or highway. Vehicles already parked at the curb, in parking place or garages shall be left where...
According to University officials, all occupants of rooms in the Yard must extinguish their lights promptly on the blowing of the klaxons and must not turn them or again until the all clear signal is given...