December 15, 1951
The mayor of St. Louis approved plans to appoint 5,000 auxiliary police officers to help in the event of nuclear attack. Their jobs would be to patrol devastated areas. (Would you volunteer to patrol areas devastated by nuclear explosions?)
This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian and a retired school teacher, Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.
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