Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:56:29 -0600 Message-ID: <CAOqvhe3Y9sZ-1Wrotv9QOTjCxGOf5eqv_==s7T2rW0xfY2avuQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Secret D.C. bunkers built during the Cold War topic of Iola Historical Society presentation From: "onthelake2 tds.net" <onthelake2@tds.net>
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*Cold War veteran talks about the U.S. government’s secret D.C. bunkers a
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Iola Historical Society on Jan. 27 *
Iola, WI: Tom Roemer, a Senior Microwave Radio Technician serving with the
White House Communications Agency from June 21,1966 to August 1, 1969 lets
listeners in on some secrets with his presentation on "Presidential Bunkers
and Emergency Communications Sites During the Cold War" at the Iola
Historical Society’s Jan. 27 meeting.
The U.S. government was concerned with survivability during the height of
the Cold War, Roemer pointed out. As a result, it built multiple secret
bunkers and communications sites around Washington, D.C., to connect and
house all branches of the government in the event of a nuclear attack.
Where these bunkers were located and what their purposes were will surprise
many listeners.
The presentation is one of a series the historical society is presenting in
2014. It is free to the general public, although goodwill offerings are
appreciated. It will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27, at the
society’s museum at 210 Depot Street in Iola. Prior to the presentation,
there is a regular monthly historical society membership meeting, starting
at 6:30 p.m.
For more information on the Iola Historical Society, visit its webpage at
www.iolahistoricalsociety.org.
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