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hrrt � IY u thntelrtrald kwenldem
�rrormea the Wke aeettmed. Itun
almel er rlmpleeeril shed awry ��
e � r the derkenM elty from the
lour hlloe around.
tlrt< f the Ilgh� qm hronlzed
w<rt the elrre�ll o •rhea gretnt
e aleapomr
palNea r bleckneo appmrM
whole etttlom reapondea l0 ne
Ithemruf fa11M to hear. hxnha e J
meat the ally wu Dlaek except for
me home llghla which I�I�tef
or two case¢ dluppea
a few minulm.
ttietortm mamm.tee
Thrm greet poU of brlliluce
emalnea. zee arose ceam com-
wny ana ue xmnm can camp.nr
re >VI aglow. So wm ltelch Aell.
me oerem<n• vlana roared low
er the big dormitory In a power
p, rformance lNe ]Ighta twat¢[ ouLmt
Duet enrkne.. uoakea the mr-
umm�g aomuymlae one me Duty
taint glow¢ from Ivterinken and
tltuaem f I.AaA [feel Trlmleveburg
had melted Into the blaekneu, Dry-
den wulaa'[ be e r Groton.
Ibere were no IlghGedle[Ingulnhable
In h-ewne)a, Slnten-We, or Dmby.
Somewhere a few mllm aoulh of
the arorea Chely Company there
a lighted bulldln6 and an u -
co-operative person Bashed a atrrong
Ilght into the eklm. Nhat appmred
to be ezploaive e..bm In the Clty
Cemetery turned out [o be Sea
lxroute ezperlmentlnF with a sigval-
Iln6 e)x[em for whlc6 may hnd re-
mlved petmlssloa.
Plaahllghfe Doled
whenever a warden', cloaked
deah116h[ wan turned Ivedvertently
upward I[ wen plainly noted es
wavM from We vicinity of Sheldon
Court nod Ibe burning red acre
toeaed from a window. Fl re crack-'
exploded oleo but these
dlaturbances were eonmatnled In
one partlemar eectowre n a c the
authorlllm today re a eking
Ihose who attempted lutllely to die -
Curb the eaorL '
Sfay-at-homes moved out to their
porohm or town, en wlmm. me
bleekout elect and compaed per-
reauy wltn ate order to remntn olr
the atreeta. After the nllalear wan
ounded at 9:tb p.m, ending the 1S
minute Lm[, beaming warden to-
pones proaaty o=the 100 poor cant
perrormanee ny manta f tnetr
Only lllrcc cl lsappolnlev
s.., .._ ••d .rF..
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These blackout pictures were taken in eo-operation with
the first warning
siren, The building
clearly q
the Ithaca -Tompkins County Defense Council from West
near the center
is the First Dlational
Bank Bd
Bill School. The photo above was athree-minute ex-
illuminated from
the outside before nil
street sicnY
posure just before xJ:30 p. m. Wednesday. The photo
turned out in the
first stages of the
black,t.�
below was a I5-minute exposure begun 30 seconds after
lights showing were
picked up before
the b'. :a`"
,.. � nmPl)'. In
cry<cllnnd� _
, ,tell 11Fnw for 1161oua
le .s.nn�ouler rrraara to annW
ma aoor.
one na Beane Itaflartad
Derenee coanall chalrmnn hmh•m
G. Comfort, Co-ordlne[or Reilly,
and pollee Proudly observed, "The
blackout wos performed n•Ithout a
single neclden4" Today thla ballet
'ns dlepetled with the report of en _
accident at I]a Upland Rd., where
Afro. H. E, garter fell from n
and story porch where eho hnd gone
to wltn esa the test She trnetured
to a
Stato police who have witnessed
other nlnckout efforts w re quotod
u eaylnq, "Thla le tho heat wove '
teen:' The troopers, nuxlllary po-
Ilce, and c Hell authorltlee e
pressed emnzament et tho extant of
the co-operntlon although nil w
onadent lhnt co-operation would
be obtnlned.
Another sur7irlaing eovdopment
w� the hushed tones o[ ell Who
were wltn essing tho epectecle of
Ithacne dnrkness, Thla was report-
ed by wnrdene and pones repeat
ally. Not n single telephone call
was eceived either at defame
hendgw.rters or tbs police etetlan
where a few ware gathered to hear
s running report of the tceL over
the pollco radio by Chle[ Wlllltan
Marshall who watched from west
Hill. The chief wtlmated come A00
care had also taken to that hill to; _ _ __--
observe the blacicouL
Aerial observers reported that j and 1L l,li..l r:t� .1 11i1r a dlnmont'
7nyuga Lake stood out prominonliy � brocelal.
n the dnrkness while the ice coated Then when lha il8hln came or
¢let with Its eprinkling a[ snow I Ithaca aeemad megnitled n hum
vas ]Ike a pointing white fingor. dred tlmea It ¢➢Panted ns n Ereal
'here wore no Inkeslde cottage epnwling city In Ito brllllnnco ultat
roksonhawgrnylsh aPPcarancc hun- i sudden klight wnrdrnledlettbyt4 1r
er the faint ]Ight of the moon. Posts to report or go home. AB
van the moon tried to hide behind sere accosterlow1ltht therceomn ant,
wisp of cloud. I� t c hnPplU'
Standing out ]Ike a hull's eye on I 'You did wYou dlddtoo.aThanks."
t¢rget was the race track let the I responded, "
tfrgrounds, The runnlnE track
Is whitened with snow which had bla ktouE )dllsbe sound tan Pa;e
;appeared from the inner rinC,
�tct!L `S*t1C llF
Itrtually complete,