A TV docudrama that first aired on CBS in 1957 shows what the people of Portland, Oregon, would do if Soviet bombers were on their way to launch an atomic attack.
The Cold War is over, right? But maybe it’s worth a look back anyway at the film known as “A Day Called ‘X.’”
Back in the early 1950s, Portland had the best funded civil defense program in the United States. Locals had passed a ballot measure to fund preparations to be ready in case of nuclear attack by the Soviets. They even built a bunker in the hills outside of town at a place called Kelly Butte, with
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