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Explosion at the Mill
Airdate: Thursday - October 25, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Now this was a long time ago. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - - ]   
  Explosion at Mill, new cars for cabbies, God is a Belefonte fan, steel mill-charging a heat, Explosion and spill of moultant metal.      
  

[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - - ]   
  Talking to cabbie - it's a rotten car!
The Baby Shaw
Nobody ever talks to cabbies about their equipment.  
Car ad: it puts happiness on wheels
ID "speaking of wonderful dynamic flowing soft indulgent happiness, this is WOR am & FM NY  -12:03

Advertising is getting to the point where it is invoking various supernatural powers  
calls for Gothic music - it plays
Harry Belafonte article - a storm during the recording session. A miracle at RCA?

19:29 "California Here I Come"

Speaking of signs: as human beings we wrestle with nature.
What if our dreams DID come true?? Or really DID get rid of trouble.

Working in a steel mill as a kid. You forget that you are human.
Open hearth - blocks long - to melt the ore. Charging carts load the ore.
He's delivering mail,
Workers wear heavy clothing to trap sweat to cool you.
Wear hats to keep hair from burning.

A sudden explosion, charging train tips over, molten steel flows.

Building a cave as a teen, came to be afraid of it, so they lit it on fire.      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
12:03	This is WOR AM and FM

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
11:05	Last Night On The Back Porch
13:39	Unknown - Gothic Music
19:30	California Here I Come

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
00:48	Ed Beaty

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
	Plots / Story Lines		Steel Mill

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		October 25, 1962	Explosion at the Mill	Original Airing

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