Air Raid Warning Framed or Unframed:Framed 000 athletes and 100 competitions

000 athletes and 100 competitions

Artist Vincent Mahé’s illustration sets the scene for The Times Opinion article

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Air Raid Warning Framed or Unframed:Framed 000 athletes and 100 competitionsThis looks like a scene from "Batman," with anxious city officials on their bat phones, perhaps learning that the Joker is on the loose. It's actually Times Square in 1958 during a civil defense exercise, part of a nationwide drill to practice in case of a nuclear attack. After 10 minutes, the drill was over and Gotham returned to normal. Mayor Robert Wagner (left) and Robert E. Condon, the city's Civil Defense director, are the grim faced