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The Big Story Program Log
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Date |
Episode |
Title |
Avail. |
Notes |
47-04-02 |
1
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The Kid and the Box |
N
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[Premiere; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-04-02 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): new program of drama about true experiences of newspapermen; premiere, "The Kid and the Box." |
47-04-09 |
2
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The Black Thirty-Nine |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-04-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Black '39," authentic newspaper experience of New Orleans court reporter, with Berry Kroeger as narrator. |
47-04-16 |
3
|
The Stain On the Sidewalk |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-04-16 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Dallas city editor breaks news of kidnapping.
47-04-16 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "Stain on the Sidewalk"--WNBC. |
47-04-23 |
4
|
The Case of the Cop-Killers |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-04-23 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): city editor helps capture murderer in "The Case of the Cop Killers." |
47-04-30 |
5
|
The Man Without A Name |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-04-30 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "personal" ad leads to freedom for wrongly-accused prisoner.
47-04-30 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "Man Without a Name"--story of Reporter James McGuire of Chicago; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC. |
47-05-07 |
6
|
The Widow of Havre de Grace |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-05-07 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): reporter's scanning of obituaries uncovers murder chain.
47-05-07 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: Widow of Havre de Grace, story of Reporter Ed Freeman op Baltimore--WNBC. |
47-05-14 |
7
|
The Black Legion Murder |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-05-14 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Detroit's "Black Legion Murder." |
47-05-21 |
8
|
The Case of the Tactless Texan |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-05-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Will Geer in Gene Howe's story of murder in an automobile explosion.
47-05-21 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: Case of the Tactless Texan; Story of Gene Howe; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC. |
47-05-28 |
9
|
Double Trouble |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-05-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "A Case of Duble Trouble" about Boston newsman. |
47-06-04 |
10
|
The Thirteenth Key |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-06-04 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): murder at Ohio State university.
47-06-04 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: The Thirteenth Key--Story of Reporter James Fusco of Columbus--WNBC. |
47-06-11 |
11
|
The Tattooed Corpse |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-06-11 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): tattoo marks help solve a brutal murder.
47-06-11 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Tattooed Corpse--Story of Reporter Red McCalley of Richmond, Va.; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-06-18 |
12
|
The Forger Of Floral Park |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-06-18 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Forger of Floral Park." |
47-06-25 |
13
|
The Little Big Shot |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-06-25 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Case of the Little Big Shot," solved by Cleveland reporter. |
47-07-02 |
14
|
Mutiny In the Big House |
N
|
47-07-02 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Morgan Blake, Atlanta columnist, breaks prison revolt. |
47-07-09 |
15
|
The Reporter and the Blood Hound |
N
|
47-07-09 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Robert C. Dunn, now of Monroe, captures killed singlehanded.
47-07-09 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "Story of Robert C. Dunne of La Crosse, Wis.,"; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC. |
47-07-16 |
16
|
One Thousand Dollars For One |
N
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47-07-16 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): St. Paul reporter tricks, traps swindler.
47-07-16 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "One Thousand Dollars For One--Adventure of Johnny Johnston of St. Paul"--WNBC. |
47-07-23 |
17
|
The Iron Boss |
N
|
47-07-23 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): politics in Pittsburgh.
47-07-23 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "Iron Boss--Story of Frank Shenkel of Pittsburgh"--WNBC. |
47-07-30 |
18
|
The Lovelorn Extortionist |
N
|
47-07-30 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Long Island's "Lovelorn Extortionist." |
47-08-06 |
19
|
The Little Man Who Changed His Name |
N
|
47-08-06 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Little Man ho Changed His Name." |
47-08-13 |
20
|
The Clubber and the Lady |
N
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47-08-13 Wisconsin State Journal - 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Toledo girl reporter uncovers clue to a killer.
47-08-13 New York Times - 10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Clubber and the Lady, Story of Margrete Daney"--WNBC. |
47-08-20 |
21
|
The Clean Sweep |
N
|
47-08-20 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): cleaning up politics in Waterbury, Conn.
47-08-20 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Clean Sweep," Story of William J. Pape, Editor; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC. |
47-08-27 |
22
|
The Man Who Licked the Kangaroo |
N
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47-08-27 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): exposure of jail's kangaroo court.
47-08-27 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Man Who Licked the Kangaroo," Story of Allen Dowling, Reporter--WNBC. |
47-09-03 |
23
|
The Case Of the Lethal Ladies Of Munhall |
N
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47-09-03 New York Times
10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Case of the Lethal Ladies of Munhall," Story of Edward Kasun, Reporter--WNBC. |
47-09-10 |
24
|
Christmas In April |
N
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47-09-10 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Christmas In April--Story of Reporter Red Fenwick of Denver; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-09-17 |
25
|
The Case Of the Cornered Cat |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-09-17 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Case of the Cornered Cat--Story of Walter Winchell; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
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47-09-24 |
26
|
The Case Of the Lone Heart |
N
|
47-09-24 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Case of the Lone Heart--Story of Guy Houseley, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-10-01 |
27
|
The Case of the Counterfeit Coins |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-10-01 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Counterfeit Coins, Story of Jack Adams, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-10-08 |
28
|
The Case Of the Leery Librarian |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-10-08 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Case of the Leery Librarian: Jack Setters, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-10-15 |
29
|
The Bobby-Sox Kid From Bayonne
Bobby-Soxer Kid From Bayonne |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-10-15 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Bobby-Soxer Kid From Bayonne: Dorothy Kilgallen, Columnist; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-10-22 |
30
|
The Eager Beaver of Buffalo |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-10-22 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Eager Beaver From Buffalo. Story of Eddie De Castro, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-10-29 |
31
|
The Case of the Baffling Beautician |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-10-29 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Baffling Beautician, Story of Mary Fuller and Charles Mooney, Reporters; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-11-05 |
32
|
The Case of the Peculiar Paperhanger |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-11-05 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Case of the Peculiar Paperhanger, Story of Paul Hochuli, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-11-12 |
33
|
The Case of the Sinister Stranger |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-11-12 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Case of the Sinister Stranger; Story of Harry Romaroff, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-11-19 |
34
|
The Case of the Literary Lodger |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-11-19 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Literary Lodger, Story of Nellie Kenyon, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator. |
47-11-26 |
35
|
The Case Of the Unfinished Love Song |
Y
|
[Robert Sloane replaces Berry Kroeger as Narrator; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-11-26 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA, WMAQ, WTMJ): Howard Beaufait's "The Case of the Unfinished Love Song." |
47-12-03 |
36
|
The Case of the Cardboard Killer |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-12-03 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Cardboard Killer, Story by Jack Ellen, Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
47-12-10 |
37
|
The Case of the Final Curtain |
Y
|
[First half only; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-12-10 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Final Curtain, Story by Aubrey Maddock, Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
47-12-17 |
38
|
The Case of the Ambitious Hobo! |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-12-17 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Ambitious Hobo, Story by Russell Wilson, Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
47-12-24 |
39
|
Merry Christmas From the Magi |
N
|
[Christmas Program; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-12-24 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Merry Christmas From the Magi--Drama: Storyof Marshall Morgan of Nashville; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
47-12-31 |
40
|
Murder On Seventy-Seven
The Phantom Gunman |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
47-12-31 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Phantom Gunman; Frank Winge, Chicago Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-01-07 |
41
|
Manhunt In Manhattan |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-01-07 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan. Story by Ted Prager, New York Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-01-14 |
42
|
The Case of the Solid Citizen |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-01-14 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Solid Citizen. Story by William A. White, Pittsburgh City Editor; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-01-21 |
43
|
Lady Luck and the Lady Reporter |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-01-21 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Lady Luck and the Lady Reporter. Story by Martha Strayer, Washington Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-01-28 |
44
|
The Case of the Impatient Partner |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-01-28 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Impatient Partner, Story of George A. Buchanan Jr., Columbia (S.C.) Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-02-04 |
45
|
The Kid Named Mickey |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-02-04 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Kid Named Mickey, Story of Virginia Bohlin, Boston Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-02-11 |
46
|
The Crime That Had To Happen |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-02-11 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Crime that Had to Happen, Story of Eugene Travis, Memphis Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-02-18 |
47
|
The Hurricane |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-02-18 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Hurricane. Story of Cecil Warren, Miami Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-02-25 |
48
|
Paid In Full |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-02-25 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Paid In Full. Story of W.F. Carmichael, Cincinnati Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-03-03 |
49
|
The Story Behind A Story |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-03-03 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Story Behind A Story. Story of Peter Dixon, Tulsa Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-03-10 |
50
|
Concrete Evidence |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-03-10 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Concrete Evidence, the Experiences of Roy Dystra and James Gavagan, Springfield (Mass.) Reporters; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-03-17 |
51
|
Hush Hush Operation
The Big Dope |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-03-17 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Big Dope. Story of Paul W. Fisher, Kansas City Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-03-17 Wisconsin State Journal - 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Kansas City reporter halts narcotics ring. |
48-03-24 |
52
|
In Line of Duty
In the Line Of Duty |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-03-24 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: An Experience of Aaron Dudley, Los Angeles Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-03-24 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter Aaron Dudley prevents a gun battle. |
48-03-31 |
53
|
The Other Guy's Shoes |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-03-31 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Other Guy's Shoes. Story by Willilam W. Chance, Jr., Washington Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-04-07 |
54
|
A Case For Edgar Allan Poe |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-04-07 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: A Case for Edgar Allan Poe. Story by Harry Reutlinger, Chicago Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-04-14 |
55
|
Murder Makes A Pretty Picture |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-04-14 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Murder Makes a Pretty Picture--Story by Edward Griffin, Syracuse Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-04-21 |
56
|
For Better, For Worse |
N
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-04-21 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: For Better, For Worse; Story of Charles W. Wells, Erie, Pa., Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-04-28 |
57
|
Guilty With An Explanation |
N
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[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-04-28 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Guilty With an Explanation. Story by Kathryn Steffan, Norfolk, Va. Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-05-05 |
58
|
Pillars of Society |
Y
|
[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-05-05 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Pillars of Society, Story by William Miller, Cleveland Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-05-12 |
59
|
The Case of the Lucky Longshot |
Y
|
[90 second clip and 2nd half only; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-05-12 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Lucky Longshot, Story by Robert P. Early, Indianapolis Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-05-19 |
60
|
The Deadline Murder |
Y
|
[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-05-19 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Deadline Murder, Story by Rolf K. Mills, Minneapolis Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-05-26 |
61
|
Murder By Memory |
N
|
[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-05-26 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Murder by Memory. Story by George Cox, Mobile Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-06-02 |
62
|
Murder Is A Big Mistake |
N
|
[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-06-02 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: By Ray Helgeson, Washington (D.C.) Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-06-02 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Washington city editor uncovers a murderer (on WIBA at 9). |
48-06-09 |
63
|
A Boy Who Was Lost To Society |
N
|
[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-06-09 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Story of Jack Frank, Denver Post Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-06-09 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story WMAQ, Denver reporter finds home for criminal's foil (on WIBA at 9). |
48-06-16 |
64
|
A Kid Who Met A Killer |
N
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[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-06-16 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): newspaper office boy gets tale of whistling killer (on WIBA at 9). |
48-06-23 |
-
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Pre-Empted |
--
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[Not broadcast due to Republican Convention; verfied by original sponsor annotations]
48-06-23 Wisconsin State Journal
6:30 p.m.--Republican Convention (WLS): presidential nominating speeches (on WGN at 7:15; on WMAQ at 7:30; on WIBA and WBBM at 8:30). |
48-06-30 |
65
|
Hate Between Brother and Sister |
Y
|
[First half only; Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script numbered #66]
48-06-30 Wisconsin State Journal
St. Louis reporter solves murder (on WIBA at 9). |
48-07-07 |
66
|
The Woman Who Was A Witch |
Y
|
[Second half only; Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script numbered #67]
48-07-07 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-07-14 |
-
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Pre-Empted |
--
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[No broadcast because of Democratic Convention, as verifed by sponsor's original annotations]
48-07-14 Wisconsin State Journal
WMAQ 10:00 Convention |
48-07-21 |
67
|
The Lottery Racket |
Y
|
[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script is numbered #69]
48-07-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Atlanta, Ga., reporter battles lottery Ring (on WIBA at 9). |
48-07-28 |
68
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Two and Two Get Death
Two and Two Make Death |
N
|
[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-07-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): reporter discovers bride's "accidental" death was murder (on WIBA at 9). |
48-08-04 |
69
|
Justice and The Thirteenth Juror
The Good Friday Hold-Up |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-08-04 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Houston reporter frees innocent man sentenced for hold-up (on WIBA at 9).
48-08-04 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Good Friday Hold-Up. Story by Bill Gardner, Houston (Tex.) Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-08-11 |
70
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Twenty-Five Empty Coffee Jars
The Woman Who Could Not Be Found |
N
|
[Date, Title(s), and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-08-11 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): murder and dope traffic south of the border (on WIBA at 9).
48-08-11 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story, by Paul McCarthy, San Diego Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
48-08-18 |
71
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A Ride On A Double Track Leads to A Single Deadly Destination
Ride On A Double Track |
N
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48-08-18 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Florida reporter finds murder plot in train accident (on WIBA at 9). |
48-08-25 |
72
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A Big Story Pays A Million Dollars |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-08-25 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Omaha newspaper-woman solves mystery of million-dollar train robbery (on WIBA at 9). |
48-09-01 |
73
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The Big Guy and the Little Guy |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-09-01 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Dan Parker solves murder mystery, becomes sports editor (on WIBA at 9), |
48-09-08 |
74
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The Murder Case That Broke All the Rules |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-09-08 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Boston reporter uncovers insurance swindle (on WIBA at 9). |
48-09-15 |
75
|
A Murder, A Mob, and A Race Against Time
A Race Against Time |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-09-15 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): North Carolina reporter persuades killer to surrender (on WIBA at 9). |
48-09-22 |
76
|
A Blind Date . . . with Murder
The Confessions Of A Friendly Cop |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-09-22 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Pittsburgh reporter holds killer for police (on WIBA at 9). |
48-09-29 |
77
|
Is Jesse James Alive?
A Weird Confession |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-09-29 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): finding Jesse James alive. |
48-10-06 |
78
|
Blue Dahlia
The Black Dahlia Murder Case |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-10-06 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): the "Black Dahlia" murder case. |
48-10-13 |
79
|
Looking for An Apartment. . . with A Killer In It
Music In the Moonlight |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-10-13 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter helps find killer of young bride. |
48-10-20 |
80
|
The Little Man Who Heard Music In the Moonlight
The Violence Of Human Beings |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-10-20 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): robbery suspect becomes murder key. |
48-10-27 |
81
|
The Violence of Explosives . . . and Human Beings
Murder Is To Own Your Own House |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-10-27 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Milwaukee reporter smells murder in dynamite blast, fatal to nine. |
48-11-03 |
82
|
To Own Your Own House Can Be Murder
Hitch-hiking Reporter |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-11-03 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Champaign, Ill., reporter exposes "philanthropist" after series of murders. |
48-11-10 |
83
|
Lady Reporter Hitchhikes Her Way to A Headline
A License To Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-11-10 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): hitch-hiking Dubuque reporter uncovers a murder. |
48-11-17 |
84
|
A License To Murder
It Was A Little Too Late |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-11-17 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Houston reporter helps nab "hot car" terrorists. |
48-11-24 |
85
|
One Good Break . . . Too Late To Stop Murder
Just A Murderer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-11-24 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Indiana reporter frees innocent man from murder cell. |
48-12-01 |
86
|
Just A Murderer
A Disappearance In Broad Daylight |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-12-01 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter shares cell with killer, gets confession. |
48-12-08 |
87
|
A Man Disappears In Broad Daylight
You're Never Too Old |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-12-08 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): North Carolina reporter solves mystery of army officer's disappearance. |
48-12-15 |
88
|
You're Never Too Old--or Young--For Murder
The Murderous Kid |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-12-15 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Minneapolis reporter finds a killer, escapes his trap. |
48-12-22 |
89
|
The Night After Christmas |
N
|
[Christmas Program; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-12-22 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter proves there's a Santa Claus. |
48-12-29 |
90
|
Getting Your Picture In the Paper Can Be Murder
The Picture In the Paper |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
48-12-29 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Wesley Chalk of Pensacola, Fla., gets his big story of murder by fishing his way through the clam-mouthed inhabitants of the Florida fishing fleets. |
49-01-05 |
91
|
The All-American Punk |
Y
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #93]
49-01-05 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Louisville reporter foils 16-year-old killer's plot. |
49-01-12 |
92
|
Dawn Comes After A 20-Year Nightmare
A Twenty-Year Nightmare |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-01-12 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter runs down horror legend in girls' finishing school. |
49-01-19 |
93
|
The Little Man Who Never Hurt Anybody |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-01-19 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Oneonta, N.Y., reporter uncovers murder in "hit-and-run" death. |
49-01-26 |
94
|
Jig Saw
The Jig-Saw |
Y
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #96]
49-01-26 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): veteran Arkansas reporter identifies an "unidentifiable" victim of beating. |
49-02-02 |
95
|
A Living Death-House |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-02-02 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of William M. Harter, Joliet, Ill., Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
49-02-09 |
96
|
What's the Use Of Living? |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-02-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Atlanta reporter frees man convicted of murder. |
49-02-16 |
97
|
Dead Men Do Tell Tales . . . Sometimes
Dead Men Do Tell Tales |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-02-16 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Memphis reporter identifies unclaimed body, finds ax killer. |
49-02-23 |
98
|
A Murderess Gets A Break
The Juvenile Hold-up Haven |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-02-23 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Los Angeles reporter gives murderer a chance society never gave her. |
49-03-02 |
99
|
One Killed Cuz He Had To, the Other Cuz He Wanted To
The Coward Who Was A Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-03-02 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter clears veteran of murder suspicion. |
49-03-09 |
100
|
Tolstoy's 'The Living Corpse' Comes to Life
A Respected Chemist Found Dead |
Y
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #102]
49-03-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Cleveland reporter finds missing chemist, exposes fake accident. |
49-03-16 |
101
|
A Brutal Murder In the Great Northwest |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-03-16 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Seattle reporter frees innocent man jailed for murder. |
49-03-23 |
102
|
A Pair of Legs Leads to a Rendezvous With A Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-03-23 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): family stitching gives Boston reporter his vital murder clue. |
49-03-30 |
103
|
A 'Real' Murder Victim That Remained Alive |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-03-30 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter helps solve barroom murder mystery. |
49-04-06 |
104
|
The Mystery of the Most Daring Jail Break In History |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-04-06 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter solves jail break. |
49-04-13 |
105
|
A Reign of Terror and A Silent Killer
The Silent Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-04-13 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Omaha newman stalks and captures silent killer. |
49-04-20 |
106
|
Murderer Caught Down A Blind Alley
Blind Alley Murderer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-04-20 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New Orleans reporter identifies floating body, nabs killer. |
49-04-27 |
107
|
The Story of A Legal Lynching |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-04-27 Wisconsin State Journal
8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Mississippi reporter clears innocent man by uncovering perjury (on WIBA at 9) |
49-05-04 |
108
|
An Incredible Family . . . AnUnbelievable Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-05-04 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia reporter traps killer after authorities fail. |
49-05-11 |
109
|
Helping Society Pay Its Debt To An Ex-Con |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-05-11 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Oregon reporter clears a friend. |
49-05-18 |
110
|
A Hate That Ended In Death |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-05-19 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): St. Louis reporter finds missing heiress, clears dying man's name. |
49-05-25 |
111
|
Tipping A Bootblack Pays Off A Killer
Pay Off A Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-05-25 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter finds killer of his friend. |
49-06-01 |
112
|
A Girl Who Vanished from The Earth |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-06-01 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Washington reporter exposes husband as his wife's killer. |
49-06-08 |
113
|
The Bitterest Man On Earth |
Y
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #115]
49-06-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Canada Lee as innocent man convicted of murder, freed by reporter. |
49-06-15 |
114
|
Reporter Takes A Long Shot To Hit A Phantom |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-06-15 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Columbus, O., reporter tracks down holdup-killers. |
49-06-22 |
115
|
Reporter Almost Stops A Bullet to Stop A Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #117]
49-06-22 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Des Moines reporter tries to stop murder, finds himself marked for death.
|
49-06-29 |
116
|
A Reporter Who Never Forgot A Face
Never Forgot A Face |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-06-29 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): reporter tracks down safecracker.
|
49-07-06 |
117
|
The Reporter and the Bloodhound
Every Body is Somebody
Oil Tycoon Found Dead |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #119]
47-07-09 Chicago Daily Tribune - 9:00--WMAQ--Big Story: "The Reporter and the Bloodhound.
49-07-06 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi reporter solves murder of unidentified man found in swamp.
|
49-07-13 |
118
|
Two Fateful Phone Calls--One Brings Life, the Other, Death |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-07-13 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter helps track killer of helpless old man.
|
49-07-20 |
119
|
The Slaying of Herman Witt
The Poison Pen Murders |
N
|
[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #121]
49-07-20 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): kidded by cops, Cincinnati reporter tracks down killer.
a.k.a. 'Poison Pen Murders'
|
49-07-27 |
120
|
A Brutal Killer Hidden In A Dead Girl's Dream
In A Dead Girl's Dream |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-07-27 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporters track down killer, clear innocent friend.
|
49-08-03 |
121
|
Putting Blind Prejudice On Trial
Blind Prejudice On Trial |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-08-03 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): reporter clears man convicted of wife's murder by prejudiced public.
|
49-08-10 |
122
|
A Cold Trail Is the Quickest Way To A Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-08-10 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter finds unknown killer, gets full confession.
|
49-08-17 |
123
|
Two Bandits Who Terrorized A Great City |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-08-17 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Idaho reporter ends robbery wave.
|
49-08-24 |
124
|
A Dead Illusion Can Destroy A Murderer
A Dead Illusion Can Destroy |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-08-24 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Memphis newspaper woman brings murderess to justice. |
49-08-31 |
125
|
The Ace That Beat Three Of A Kind |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-08-31 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Ed Freeman, Baltmiore News-Post reporter, tracks down the killer of three persons.
|
49-09-07 |
126
|
A Wrongly Convicted Murderer Is Freed |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-09-07 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Cleveland reporter brings happiness to escaped murderer.
|
49-09-14 |
127
|
A Red-Hot Story Under A Pile of Cold Ashes
A Pile of Cold Ashes |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-09-14 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Duluth reporter helps police trap torch killer.
|
49-09-21 |
128
|
Tracking Down A Mass Murderer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-09-21 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
|
49-09-28 |
129
|
The Man Who Died--Officially--Four Times |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-09-28 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
|
49-10-05 |
130
|
The Story Written In Blood |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-10-05 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): South Bend reporter helps capture detective's slayer.
|
49-10-12 |
131
133
AFRS #14
|
Befriending The Loneliest Man On Earth |
N
|
[AFRS only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; The "As Broadcast" script number is #133]
49-10-12 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh reporter helps free innocent prisoner.
|
49-10-19 |
132
|
Rhyme June and Moon and Get Murder
June and Moon |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-10-19 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Los Angeles reporter clears innocent man, brings killer to justice.
|
49-10-26 |
133
|
The Corn Cob Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-10-26 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Huntington, W. Va., reporter captures killer despite authorities' disbelief in his theory.
|
49-11-02 |
134
|
When It Comes to Murder Two Bodies are Better Than One |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-11-02 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New Mexico reporter finds murderer in railroad "accident."
|
49-11-09 |
135
|
The Little Things That Add Up to Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-11-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter solves murder case that stumped police.
|
49-11-16 |
136
|
Catching A Killer by Bringing Victims Back To Life |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-11-16 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): North Dakota reporter suggests ruse which brings a killer's confession.
|
49-11-23 |
137
|
Criminal vs. Society and Society vs. Criminal
Crime Committed Against Society |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-11-23 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 9:00 The Big Story |
49-11-30 |
138
|
Too Much Soup |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-11-30 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Sioux City reporter connects two crimes, finds perpetrators. |
49-12-07 |
139
|
His Big Story Is His First |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-12-07 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 9:00 The Big Story |
49-12-14 |
140
|
Three Golden Coins That Spelled Death |
N
|
[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #142]
49-12-14 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter traces killers through Mexican coins. |
49-12-21 |
141
|
The Man Who Missed Three Christmas' |
N
|
[Christmas Program; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-12-21 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 9:00 The Big Story |
49-12-28 |
142
|
Covering and Breaking Two Stories . . . Simultaneously |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
49-12-28 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Paul Fairleigh of the Memphis Press-Scimitar. |
50-01-04 |
143
|
Murder and A Frustrated Father |
N
|
[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-01-04 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): of Sam McInick, United Press reporter in Kansas City, Mo. |
50-01-11 |
144
|
Gambling and Divorce Can Mean Murder |
N
|
[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-01-11 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Reno reporter finds slayer of real estate operator. |
50-01-18 |
145
|
He Had to Get His Story to Save His Life
The Story To Save My Life |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-01-18 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Virginian establishes killer's identity against obstacles. |
50-01-25 |
146
|
Love, Trust, Friendship . . . and Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-01-25 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Wichita reporter brings killer to justice. |
50-02-01 |
147
|
A Dose of His Own Medicine
Little Girl Hostage |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-02-01 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Montana reporter helps locate killer of two. |
50-02-08 |
148
|
Posing As A Sucker to Catch A Slicker
Investors Flock as Market Climbs |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-02-08 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Binghamton, N.Y., reporter foils stock racket. |
50-02-15 |
149
|
Newswoman Solves Serial Murder Spree
Brutal Crime Solved |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-02-15 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah newswoman helps capture murdering maniac. |
50-02-22 |
150
|
A Warm Sun, A Hot Rod, and A Cold Stiff
Two Hot Rods |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-02-22 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Jerry Blizin, Florida Reporter, Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
50-03-01 |
151
|
A Case Twenty-Five Years Dead |
N
|
[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-03-01 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter uncovers murder frame-up. |
50-03-08 |
152
|
Editor Uses A Full Page To Find A Killer |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-03-08 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Portland, Ore., auto editor helps capture killer. |
50-03-15 |
153
|
A Story of Two Dreams |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-03-15 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Niagara Falls, N.Y., newsman solves strangling case for baffled police. |
50-03-22 |
154
|
Look In One More Place, Ask One More Question |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-03-22 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Omaha reporter follows a hunch, captures a killer. |
50-03-29 |
155
|
The Biggest Story . . . He Couldn't Write |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-03-29 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Duluth reporter helps free man he helped convict 20 years earlier. |
50-04-05 |
156
|
A Small Boy, A Fierce Dog and A Shotgun Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-04-05 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Ray Pittman, North Carolina Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
50-04-12 |
157
|
A Senseless Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-04-12 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter helps capture co-ed's killer. |
50-04-19 |
158
|
Reporter Kills Two Birds With One Story |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-04-19 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Hartford, Conn., reporter clears innocent man in murder case. |
50-04-26 |
159
|
Plain, Everyday, Ordinary Murder
A Crime Of Passion |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-04-26 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia reporter, also a boxer and painter, tracks down a killer. |
50-05-03 |
160
|
The Stain of Murder |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-05-03 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Joseph Schoen, Philadelphia Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
50-05-10 |
161
|
The Truth Can Be A Shot In the Arm
A Shot In the Arm |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-05-10 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Charles Russell, Seattle, Wash., Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
50-05-17 |
162
|
Triple Murder Commited with Dynamite |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-05-17 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tennessee reporter solves dynamic deaths of three children. |
50-05-24 |
163
|
The Murder No One Knew About. . . Nor Wanted To |
N
|
[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-05-24 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Birmingham reporter catches wife-killer. |
50-05-31 |
164
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Killed For Two Pieces Of Cardboard |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-05-31 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story; Robert Sloane, Narrator. |
50-06-07 |
165
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The Corpse In the Shallow Grave |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-06-07 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Columbus, O., reporter identifies murder victim, finds clues leading to killer and accomplice. |
50-06-14 |
166
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Insurance Leads to Murder For Profit |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-06-14 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia reporter breaks up arsenic ring. |
50-06-21 |
167
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Mommie Shot Me
Death In the Family |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-06-21 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Michigan reporter probes triple killing, proves woman's guilt. |
50-06-28 |
168
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The Conscience of A Town
The Greatness Of the People |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-06-28 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California reporter helps police rid city of racketeer. |
50-07-05 |
169
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A Cue for Murder In A Pool Room |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-07-05 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Peoria reporter follows hunch, helps police apprehend killer. |
50-07-12 |
170
|
Accidental Death . . . or Murder?
Hunch That Paid Off |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-07-12 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio reporter proves shooting wasn't an accident. |
50-07-19 |
171
|
A Beautiful Girl . . . and An Ugly Murder |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-07-19 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Hal Wilson of the Memphis, Tenn., Press-Scimitar tracks down two killers. |
50-07-26 |
172
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A Reporter's Female Intuition Solves A Baffling Crime |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-07-26 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter helps Boston police solve murder of society matron. |
50-08-02 |
173
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Double Indemnity . . . Payable in Death
Police Question Mystery Suspect |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-08-02 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Missouri reporter clears three, traps another in double killing. |
50-08-09 |
174
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A Reporter and A Corpse |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-08-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter sees start of murder mystery, solves it. |
50-08-16 |
175
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The Code of the Underworld
Police Seek Hazelwood Killer |
N
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[AFRS-only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-08-16 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh reporter clears two men falsely accused of slaying jeweler.
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50-08-23 |
176
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Helping A Dead Man Solve A Murder
Accident Victim Found In Canyon |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-08-23 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of a Reporter. |
50-08-30 |
177
|
Give A Killer Enough Rope . . .
Enough Rope Will Hang the Killer |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-08-30 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): A newspaperman's story of a murder and its solution. |
50-09-06 |
178
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Reporter Proves that Obstinacy Is A Virtue |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-09-06 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Reporter Harold Ballew of the St. Petersburg, Fla., Evening Independent uncovers the mystery murder of a woman struck by a train. |
50-09-13 |
179
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The Tattooed Blonde Marked For Murder |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-09-13 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter exposes murder. |
50-09-20 |
180
|
Joe Carton and 'Shoe Box Sadie' |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-09-20 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Butte, Mont., reporter traps mother and son as killers. |
50-09-27 |
181
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A Killer Everybody Had Seen, But Nobody Knew |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-09-27 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Alabama areported solves murder of grocer. |
50-10-04 |
182
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Framed 15 Years for Forging Checks
Pleas For Exoneration Rejected |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-10-04 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Joseph C. Haff, NEW YORK TIMES Reporter.
Announces Tenth Annual Newspaper Week |
50-10-11 |
183
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Death at the End of An Eel-Fisherman's Spear |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-10-11 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Jersey reporter tracks down killer. |
50-10-18 |
184
|
My Darling, Beloved Harold |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-10-18 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut reporter investigates "accident," exposes murderer. |
50-10-25 |
185
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Persistence and Courage Help A Manhunt
Persistence and Courage |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-10-25 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter solves murder of book collector with hat as clue. |
50-11-01 |
186
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A Reporter Becomes A Trial Witness
The Story Is Evidence |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-11-01 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Associated Press reporter helps solve murder that had baffled police. |
50-11-08 |
187
|
The Bobby-Soxer Story |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-11-08 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New York city editor and two reporters help smash vicious rackets. |
50-11-15 |
188
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A Sneaking Suspicion Becomes Dead Cert
A Dead Certainty |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-11-15 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter solves murder of old recluse, clears innocent man. |
50-11-22 |
189
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One and One Sometimes Make Four |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-11-22 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Hampshire reporter tracks down band of gun-weilding terrorists. |
50-11-29 |
190
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To Catch A Triple Murderer
Triple Murder |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-11-29 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter helps trap rampaging murderer. |
50-12-06 |
191
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Tying Up A Trunk Line to Nail A Killer
Paul Gray's Missing Wife |
N
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[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-12-06 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Bernard Beckwith, Denver Post. |
50-12-13 |
192
|
Opening A Closed Case to Find A Killer
Identity Sought In Mysterious Drowning |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-12-13 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter tracks down river boat captain who turns to murder. |
50-12-20 |
193
|
In the Spirit of Goodwill, Peace . . . and Murder
A Holiday With Murder |
N
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[Christmas Program; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-12-20 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California reporter clears woman of murder charge. |
50-12-27 |
194
|
The Biggest Chance of All
Body In the Lobby |
N
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[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script]
50-12-27 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Fred Weinberg's Duluth, Minn., News-Tribune story of a victim, his killer and their identification. |
51-01-03 |
195
|
Stroud Arrested |
N
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51-01-03 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Cincinnati newswoman helps police capture gang of gunmen. |
51-01-10 |
196
|
Character References To Kill |
N
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51-01-10 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Shreveport, La., reporter helps convict "accidental" killer. |
51-01-17 |
197
|
The Most Dangerous Killer |
N
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51-10-17 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New England reporter helps find burglar who turns killer. |
51-01-24 |
198
|
Rediscovered An Old Friend |
N
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51-01-24 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut reporter proves playwright killed for money. |
51-01-31 |
199
|
The Five Components Of Murder |
N
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51-01-31 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Phoenix, Ariz., reporter captures double killer. |
51-02-07 |
200
|
A Chain Of Murders |
N
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51-02-07 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Memphis reporter helps solve series of Lovers' Lane murders. |
51-02-14 |
201
|
The Mob Conquered By Truth |
N
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51-02-14 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi crime reporter prevents miscarriage of justice. |
51-02-21 |
202
|
Sensible Rules Catches Senseless |
N
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51-02-21 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of George McVey, Butte (Mont.) Standard. |
51-02-28 |
203
|
Window Killer |
N
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51-02-28 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Long Island reporter helps trap eccentric killer. |
51-03-07 |
204
|
A Little Late Coming Home |
N
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51-03-07 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia reporter proves disappearance case is really murder. |
51-03-14 |
205
|
Murderer Befriends Cub Reporter |
N
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51-03-14 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): young California reported sends vicious killer to executioner. |
51-03-21 |
206
|
The Weather Changed the Verdict |
N
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51-03-21 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter captures bank robbers. |
51-03-28 |
207
|
Too Many Suspects |
N
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51-03-28 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter saves innocent man from electric chair. |
51-04-04 |
208
|
A Poker Game that Ended In Death |
N
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[AFRS-Only]
51-04-04 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter helps trap gangsters, solve two murders. |
51-04-11 |
209
|
The Missing Woman |
N
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51-04-11 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Jersey newsman scents murder, traps killer. |
51-04-18 |
210
|
The Upside Down Corpse |
N
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51-04-18 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter's insatiable curiosity leads to solution of double murder. |
51-04-25 |
211
|
More Tragic Than Murder |
N
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51-04-25 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Kansas reporter proves innocence of a woman accused of mother's murder. |
51-05-02 |
212
|
Passed Hat Collects Killer |
N
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51-05-02 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): black hat helps San Antonio reporter solve murder mystery. |
51-05-09 |
213
|
A Whole Family Poisoned |
N
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51-05-09 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): 17-year-old girl reporter of Sapulpa, Okla., solves poisoning of entire family. |
51-05-16 |
214
|
Thirteen is An Unlucky Number |
N
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51-05-16 New York Times
10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Hugh Sparrow, Birmingham News.
51-05-16 Long Beach Press-Telegram
Reporter Hugh Sparrow of Birmingham, Ala., will be honored on tonight's "Big Story" from KFI at 7.
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51-05-23 |
215
|
Forever Was Two Weeks |
N
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51-05-23 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Cincinnati reporter solves murder by trailing lovesock killer.
|
51-05-30 |
216
|
A Half-forgotten Memory |
N
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51-05-30 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Minneapolis newsman helps capture outlaw gang after three-day hunt.
|
51-06-06 |
217
|
The Most Impersonal Thing |
N
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51-06-06 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia police reporter tracks down killer.
|
51-06-13 |
218
|
Children Living In Terror |
N
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51-06-13 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter points way to fiendish killer.
|
51-06-20 |
219
|
Shakespeare Traps A Killer |
N
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51-06-20 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Iowa reporter uses psychology to catch a killer.
|
51-06-27 |
220
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Hard Luck Ends Violently |
N
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51-06-27 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter probes accident, finds murder.
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51-07-04 |
221
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The Stupidest Criminal Becomes Smart |
N
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51-07-04 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Arkansas reporter clears one man in murder case, pins guilt on another.
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51-07-11 |
222
|
Lead Turned To Ashes |
N
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51-07-11 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania reporter solves "motiveless" triple murder.
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51-07-18 |
223
|
Fire Singes More Than Intended |
N
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51-07-18 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Fargo, N.D., reporter proves "accidental" deaths were murders.
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51-07-25 |
224
|
Forty Minutes to Deadline |
N
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[AFRS-Only]
51-07-25 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Cleveland reporter helps free industrialist accused of wife's murder. |
51-08-01 |
225
|
Excitement Found In Death |
N
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51-08-01 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter from Long Island solves a murder with the help of a gambling game. |
51-08-08 |
226
|
The End Of His Rope |
N
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51-08-08 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helped capture a killer twice to get his "Big Story." |
51-08-15 |
227
|
Police Probe Mystery Deaths |
N
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51-08-15 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi reporter studies child's poisoning, uncovers earlier murders. |
51-08-22 |
228
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Vanished In Mid-air |
N
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51-08-22 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter finds master criminal. |
51-08-29 |
229
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Strange Human Triangle |
N
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51-08-29 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut newsman prevents a murder. |
51-09-05 |
230
|
Killer Talks His Own Doom |
N
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51-09-05 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter points to young bandit-killer. |
51-09-12 |
231
|
Death In the Lonely Lava Desert |
N
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51-09-12 Wisconsin State Journal
9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Idaho reporter solves murder mystery. |
51-09-19 |
232
|
The Answer Was In His Dream |
N
|
[Moves to 8:30 p.m. Central Time]
51-09-19 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): at new time; Rhode Island reporter tracks down rooming-house killer. |
51-09-26 |
233
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Delinquency Grows; Action Demanded |
N
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51-09-26 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago police reporter corners killer of patrolman. |
51-10-03 |
234
|
Contradictory Theories Lead To Killer |
N
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51-10-03 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): 16-year-old Cincinnati reporter helps track down cabbie's killer. |
51-10-10 |
235
|
Murdered Boy Found In River |
N
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51-10-10 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): murder solved by efforts of Georgia reporter. |
51-10-17 |
236
|
Killer Good For Nothing |
N
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51-10-17 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts re porter unravels mystery of strangling case. |
51-10-24 |
237
|
A Houseboat at Dead Man's Bend |
N
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51-10-24 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi reporter traces murder suspect, upsets his alibi. |
51-10-31 |
238
|
The Secret Room |
N
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51-10-31 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter uncovers tape-recording of a murder. |
51-11-07 |
239
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Police Act To Limit Violence |
N
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51-11-07 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): William B. Moorehead, of the Kansas City Star, captures and convicts a crook. |
51-11-14 |
240
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Body Found Near Coalville |
N
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51-11-14 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter helps snare slayer of altar-bound veteran. |
51-11-21 |
241
|
Jailbreak Of Innocent Man |
N
|
51-11-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio reporter helps free innocent man from prison. |
51-11-28 |
242
|
Gambling Scandle Uncovered |
N
|
51-11-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia crime reporter follows hunch, uncovers murder. |
51-12-05 |
243
|
A Connoisseur Of Beauty |
N
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51-12-05 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania reporter solves brutal killing of young girl. |
51-12-12 |
244
|
Reporter Asks For Inquest In Farm Death |
N
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51-12-12 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter uncovers murder of bridegroom. |
51-12-19 |
245
|
Santa Key Witness In Crime |
N
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51-12-19 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts reporter investigates bank robber's story, brings hope to his family. |
51-12-26 |
246
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Killer Confesses In Strangling Murder |
N
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51-12-26 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania editor helps free innocent man. |
52-01-02 |
247
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Death Trap Just Missed |
N
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52-01-02 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): a reporter goes alone into a cell-block of armed, rioting prisoners. |
52-01-09 |
248
|
The Cord Around Her Neck |
N
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52-01-09 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter for weekly paper beats dailies with solution of murder case. |
52-01-16 |
249
|
Too Late To Stop the Horror |
N
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52-01-16 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Mexico reporter follows hunch, uncovers mass murder. |
52-01-23 |
250
|
Gang Reprisals Feared |
N
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52-01-23 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Houston reporter wars on juvenile crime. |
52-01-30 |
251
|
Park Mystery Solved |
N
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52-01-30 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter plays hide-and-seek with killer. |
52-02-06 |
252
|
Sinclair Mystery Baffles Police |
N
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52-02-06 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter solves almost-perfect murder. |
52-02-13 |
253
|
Suspect Grilled In Kerns Mystery |
N
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52-02-13 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter solves murder of teen-age girl. |
52-02-20 |
254
|
The Case of the Deadly Passenger
Abandoned Car Leads To Murderer |
N
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52-02-20 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter and "The Case of the Deadly Passenger." |
52-02-27 |
255
|
The Lady MacBeth Of Idaho |
N
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52-02-27 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Idaho reporter's detective work helps expose doctor's slayer. |
52-03-05 |
256
|
Why Men Murder |
N
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52-03-05 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter's detective work snags killer. |
52-03-12 |
257
|
Attack Victim Near Death |
N
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52-03-12 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter solves "perfect murder" plot. |
52-03-19 |
258
|
Gambling A Life To Avenge A Murder |
N
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52-03-19 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Montana reporter gambles his life to avenge friend's murder. |
52-03-26 |
259
|
New American Tragedy |
N
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52-03-26 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): boyhood friends gives reporter exclusive story of murder. |
52-04-02 |
260
|
The Case of the Red Crescent
The Crescent Shaped Stain |
N
|
52-04-02 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts reporter and "The Case of the Red Crescent." |
52-04-09 |
261
|
Four Desperate Men |
N
|
52-04-09 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): North Carolina reporter changes his ideas aobut gun battle. |
52-04-16 |
262
|
Face To Face With A Killer |
N
|
52-04-16 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Baltimore newspaperwoman solves torch-slaying. |
52-04-23 |
263
|
Warehouse Robberies Continue |
N
|
52-04-23 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): blonde and hardened criminal confess same killing. |
52-04-30 |
264
|
Missing Seventeen Year Old |
N
|
52-04-30 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio newsman solves disappearance of teenage girl. |
52-05-07 |
265
|
Colorado River Mystery Deepens |
N
|
52-05-07 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Los Angeles reporter solves two nearly-perfect crimes. |
52-05-14 |
266
|
A Forgotten Man |
N
|
52-05-14 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): St. Paul reporter clears man convicted of murder. |
52-05-21 |
267
|
A Shot In the Dark |
N
|
52-05-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tom Olmsted of of Houston Texas Post wins award of sleuthing that resulted in capture of a killer. |
52-05-28 |
268
|
The Truth About A Very Strange Death |
N
|
52-05-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): the truth about a woman's death is unocvered through a reporter's, Richard Jacobson of the Boston Herald Traveler, probing into the dark corners of her private life. |
52-06-04 |
269
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On A Book Shelf |
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52-06-04 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Washington, D.C., reporter's knowledge of guns leads to killer. |
52-06-11 |
270
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Police Hunt Missing Boy |
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52-06-11 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): grandfather tries to rehabilitate anti-social youth. |
52-06-18 |
271
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Crowd Keeps Death Vigil |
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52-06-18 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Illinois city editor solves triple murder, restores peace to terrorized community. |
52-06-25 |
272
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Backwoods Slaying Still A Mystery |
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52-06-25 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Memphis reporter clears innocent police official in knife murder. |
52-07-02 |
273
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The Man Who Forgot To Be Afraid |
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52-07-02 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA) |
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52-07-09 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 7:30-10:00 Republican Convention.
52-07-09 New York Times
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 9:30--Evening Session--WNBC, WOR, WJZ, WCBS. |
52-07-16 |
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52-07-16 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box.
52-07-16 New York Times - 9:30-WNBC--W. Averell Harriman Talk. |
52-07-23 |
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52-07-23 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 7:00-10:00 Democratic Convention.
52-07-23 New York Times - DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 9--Evening Session--WNBC, WJZ, WCBS; 9:05--WOR. |
52-07-30 |
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52-07-30 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box.
52-07-30 New York Times - 9:30-WNBC--Hollywood Music Box; Robert Armbruter Orchestra. |
52-08-06 |
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52-08-06 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box. |
52-08-13 |
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52-08-13 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 8:30 Len Schmitt Talkathon |
52-08-20 |
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52-08-20 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box. |
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52-08-27 |
274
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Boy, Ten Fights For Family |
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52-08-27 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): back on the air with tale of reporter whose sympathy brings aid to destitute family. |
52-09-03 |
275
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Made Up Story Is the Truth |
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52-09-03 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter clears two innocent persons, finds killer. |
52-09-10 |
276
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The Gamble |
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52-09-10 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter proves murder confession is false. |
52-09-17 |
277
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Wichita Shocked By Fiendish Crime |
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52-09-17 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Wichita newsman follows clue to killer. |
52-09-24 |
278
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The Hoffner Case--A Challenge of Justice |
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52-09-24 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): "The Hoffner Case--A Challenge of Justice;" new York reporter's 12-year fight for man's vindication. |
52-10-01 |
279
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Mystery Slayer Sought |
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52-10-01 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Albany, N.Y., newsman tracks down sniper. |
52-10-08 |
280
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Hot Lead Catches A Cold Killer |
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52-10-08 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter follows minute clue, solves hitch-hike murder case. |
52-10-15 |
281
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The Answers In the Books |
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52-10-15 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh librarian helps newsman solve murder case.
52-11-19 Long Beach Press-Telegram
BIG STORY at 8:30 on KFI is all about the cultural background of a murderer. The type of books he reads leads to his capture. Sam Hood unravels the mystery of man with a superman philosophy. |
52-10-22 |
282
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A Dying Mother's Request |
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52-10-22 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utica, N.Y., reporter reunits mother and long-lost son. |
52-10-29 |
283
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Reputation Of An Innocent |
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52-10-29 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Indiana reporter gambles with job in longshot attempt to catch killer. |
52-11-05 |
284
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The Killer That Didn't Exist |
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52-11-05 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter finds killer nobody believes in.
52-11-19 Long Beach Press-Telegram
A Hollywood columnist gets a death threat on "Mystery Theater" over KECA at 7:30. |
52-11-12 |
285
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Silent Witnesses Spoke Loudest |
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52-11-12 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): European war threatens to engulf U.S.
52-11-19 Long Beach Press-Telegram
The careful staging of the murder of a young bride to make it look like suicide is foiled by a reporter in "Big Story" dramatized on KFI at 9:30. |
52-11-19 |
286
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Tri-State Gang Escape |
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52-11-19 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia reporter breaks up tri-state gang. |
52-11-26 |
287
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Georgia Boy Flies To New York |
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52-11-26 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter and a 10-year-old boy's major "miracle." |
52-12-03 |
288
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Killer Ignorant Of Law |
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52-12-03 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter finds killer despite hidden evidence. |
52-12-10 |
289
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The Unseen Witness |
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52-12-10 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco newsman finds vital clue in murder mystery. |
52-12-17 |
290
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Another Jeckyl and Hyde |
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52-12-17 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Moline, Ill., reporter unmasks killer. |
52-12-24 |
291
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Santa Claus Reporter |
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52-12-24 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Washington reporter finds near-tragedy on Christmas assignment. |
52-12-31 |
292
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Killer Couldn't Hold His Money |
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52-12-31 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Missouri reporter uncovers murder, points to killers. |
53-01-07 |
293
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An Oath Sworn In Blood |
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53-01-07 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Missouri reporter traps young hoodlums. |
53-01-14 |
294
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Reporter Traps Running Suspect |
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53-01-14 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter traces week-end burglar. |
53-01-21 |
295
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Cab Driver Sought In Fatal Shooting |
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53-01-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter uncovers truth in "accidental" shooting. |
53-01-28 |
296
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Neighbors Back Good Citizen |
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53-01-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): minor traffic violation reveals man as fugitive. |
53-02-04 |
297
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The Biggest Catch |
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53-02-04 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Don Morrissey, Elkhorn reporter, spots Chicago gangsters. |
53-02-11 |
298
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Reporter Gets Story After 19 Years |
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53-02-11 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter pursues story for 21 years. |
53-02-18 |
299
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A Silk Kimono and A Trigger Temper |
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53-02-18 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): navy captain survives torpedoing, becomes murder victim. |
53-02-25 |
300
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Born To Lose |
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53-02-25 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia reporter finds clues leading to end of crime wave. |
53-03-04 |
301
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Mystery Case Comes To Light |
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53-03-04 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps police trap robber. |
53-03-11 |
302
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The Murder Of Flora Downs |
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53-03-11 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio reporter helps identify murder victim, uncover clues to motive. |
53-03-18 |
303
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Boy Struck By Hit and Run Driver |
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53-03-18 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps solve hit-and-run case. |
53-03-25 |
304
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Call For Prison Reform |
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53-03-25 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter stages holdup to get into prison for investigation of conditions. |
53-04-01 |
305
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The Miracle Phone Call |
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53-04-01 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Jan Miner as New Jersey newswoman who carried on "Save a Child" campaign. |
53-04-08 |
306
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University Coed Missing |
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53-04-08 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): city editor's investigation leads to discovery of co-ed's murder. |
53-04-15 |
307
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A Trial By Fire |
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53-04-15 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Montana reporter becomes hero of disastrous fire. |
53-04-22 |
308
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Motorists Warned About Hitch-hikers |
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53-04-22 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Kansas reporter's tactics bring forger to justice. |
53-04-29 |
309
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Mystery Man Found |
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53-04-29 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts city editor helps capture thief. |
53-05-06 |
310
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Trout Rock Cave Key To Mystery |
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53-05-06 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): editor's suspicion leads to boys' rescue. |
53-05-13 |
311
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Clark Story Puzzles Police |
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53-05-13 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter persuades woman to tell truth about shooting of husband. |
53-05-20 |
312
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Buried Deep In A Heart |
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53-05-20 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania newsman fights to get second chance for reformed criminal. |
53-05-27 |
313
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A Woman Talked and Trapped A Killer |
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53-05-27 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California reporter's clue solves murder mystery. |
53-06-03 |
314
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Missing Gun Traps Killer |
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53-06-03 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter disproves boy's story of crime. |
53-06-10 |
315
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Both An End and A Beginning |
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53-06-10 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter finds story in brief obituary notice. |
53-06-17 |
316
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A Missing Car, Man and Murder |
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53-06-17 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Kansas City, Mo., reporter helps find missing body. |
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53-06-24 |
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53-06-24 Wisconsin State Journal
WIBA 8:30 Truth or Consequences |
53-07-01 |
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53-07-08 |
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53-07-15 |
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53-07-22 |
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53-07-29 |
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53-08-05 |
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53-08-12 |
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53-08-19 |
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53-08-26 |
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53-09-02 |
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53-09-09 |
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53-09-16 |
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53-09-23 |
317
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Nation Wide Search For Missing Woman |
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53-09-23 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): returns to the air with drama of newspaperwoman's reuniting of long-separated family. |
53-09-30 |
318
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Back From the Dead |
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53-09-30 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh reporter wins over reluctant witness, helps solve murder mystery. |
53-10-07 |
319
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An Anonymous Confession To Murder |
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53-10-07 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): phone call leads reporter to murder victim. |
53-10-14 |
320
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The Candlewood Murder Case
Best Man To A Corpse |
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53-10-14 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut newsman helps solve "Candlewood murder case." |
53-10-21 |
321
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Police at Standstill In Mystery Woman |
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53-10-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps amnesia victim recover memory. |
53-10-28 |
322
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A Voice From the Grave |
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53-10-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Arizona reporter saves man falsely accused of murder. |
53-11-04 |
323
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A Miracle In the Wilderness |
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53-11-04 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter helps stricken Indians. |
53-11-11 |
324
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Investigation Of Alcoholic Homes Planned |
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53-11-11 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Reporter discovers criminal negligence in "rest home" for alcoholics. |
53-11-18 |
325
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Lured Back To the Scene Of the Crime |
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53-11-18 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter's stories lure killer back to town. |
53-11-25 |
326
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The Heart Of A Nation |
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53-11-25 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California newsman helps boy become a citizen. |
53-12-02 |
327
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Search On For Mystery Man! |
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53-12-02 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Wyoming reporter upsets autopsy report. |
53-12-09 |
328
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a Single Hour Turned Into A Lifetime |
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53-12-09 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Jersey reporter risks life to help capture armed bandits. |
53-12-16 |
329
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A Killer Who Had To Hide |
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53-12-16 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Mexico newsman's clues lead police to killer. |
53-12-23 |
330
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The City That Answered With Its Heart |
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53-12-23 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): newsman helps family when tragedy strikes. |
53-12-30 |
331
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Legislation Sought To Break Racket |
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53-12-30 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman's editor of Philadelphia paper helps curb shoplifting. |
54-01-06 |
332
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No Trace Of Forgers |
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54-01-06 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Louisiana reporter hastens solution of forgery case. |
54-01-13 |
333
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Teenage Gang War Flares |
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54-01-13 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter finds killer in teen-age gang war. |
54-01-20 |
334
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Girl Found Strangled In Woods |
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54-01-20 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Salem, Ore., reporter saves innocent man from murder sentence. |
54-01-27 |
335
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Uncovering the Past to Write the Future |
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54-01-27 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Washington, D.C., reporter brings about reforms in nursery homes. |
54-02-03 |
336
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The Death Of A Machine |
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54-02-03 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Denver city editor risks life to fight organized crime. |
54-02-10 |
337
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A Thousand To One |
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54-02-10 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter, news photographer help child of estranged couple. |
54-02-17 |
338
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Murder Is Never An Accident |
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54-02-17 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter uncovers murder. |
54-02-24 |
339
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Alibi Found For One Who Forgot |
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54-02-24 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter wins new trail for lifer. |
54-03-03 |
340
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Tragedy Turned Into Triumph |
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54-03-03 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Miami newsman exposes tourist racket. |
54-03-10 |
341
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A Killer's Word Enemy |
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54-03-10 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tennessee reporter gets confession of murderer's accomplice. |
54-03-17 |
342
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I Gave Back Two Lives |
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54-03-17 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): grateful veteran saves Burmese nurses from deportation. |
54-03-24 |
343
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A Drama of Violence and Death |
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54-03-24 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps salve multiple murders. |
54-03-31 |
344
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The Man Who Couldn't Run |
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54-03-31 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Arizona helps capture bank robber. |
54-04-07 |
345
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The Killer Couldn't Cheat Death |
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54-04-07 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: A Reporter's Assignment--WNBC. |
54-04-14 |
346
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An Easter Miracle |
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54-04-14 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut reporter helps solve adoption problem. |
54-04-21 |
347
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The Convict's Past |
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54-04-21 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): ex-convict rescued from unfair sentence. |
54-04-28 |
348
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Breaking A Vicious Racket |
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54-04-28 Wisconsin State Journal
8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): North Carolina reporter helps break up bootleg ring. |
54-05-05 |
349
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A Cold Blooded Murder |
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54-05-05 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Katherine McLaughlin brings two murderers to justice--WNBC. |
54-05-12 |
350
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The Power Of A Ruler Broken |
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54-05-12 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: The disappearance of a terrified Georgia tenant farmer prompts reporter Hugh Park to find witnesses against a tyrannical owner--WNBC. |
54-05-19 |
351
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Little Man Commits Big Crime |
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54-05-19 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Matty Rumin helps police solve a murder--WNBC. |
54-05-26 |
352
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The Boy Who Made A Mistake |
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54-05-26 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Martin Dreyer saves a teen-ager from a long jail term--WNBC. |
54-06-02 |
353
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The Killer Who Was Afraid To Live |
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54-06-02 New York Times - 9:30-WNBC--The Big Story (See Box) |
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54-06-09 |
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54-06-09 New York Times
9:30-10--Theatre Royal: J.B. Priestley's "Private Rooms," with Sir Ralph Richardson--WNBC. |
54-06-16 |
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54-06-23 |
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54-06-30 |
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54-07-07 |
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54-07-14 |
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54-07-21 |
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54-07-28 |
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54-08-04 |
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54-08-11 |
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54-08-18 |
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54-08-25 |
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54-09-01 |
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54-09-08 |
354
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A Plugged Half-Dollar |
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54-09-08 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story of Gene Lindsey, who unearthed clues leading to the brutal killer of a widow, with John Larkin--WNBC (Premiere). |
54-09-15 |
355
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Gambled For His Life |
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54-09-15 New York Times - 9:30-10--The Big Story of Al Kaufman, Detroit reporter, who helped to end a serious prison riot--WNBC. |
54-09-22 |
356
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The Case Of the Indicted Legman |
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54-09-22 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Indicted Legman"--Story of Theodore C. Links, reporter--WNBC. |
54-09-29 |
357
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The Case Of the Living Death |
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54-09-29 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Living Death"--Story of Reporter Valerie Nicholson, who rescued a man from a self-willed isolation of many years--WNBC. |
54-10-06 |
358
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The Ugly Story Of A Man |
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54-10-06 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story of Charles Gleeson and how he helped to convict an arsonist--WNBC. |
54-10-13 |
359
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Riding With A Killer |
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54-10-13 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story of Jack Hardin and how he helped capture an escaped murderer--WNBC. |
54-10-20 |
360
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Reporter Is the Bait to Trap A Killer |
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54-10-20 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story, about a reporter--WRCA. |
54-10-27 |
361
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Two Murders From One Accident |
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54-10-27 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story, of Harry J. Karafin, Philadelphia reporter--WRCA. |
54-11-03 |
362
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A Headline For A Woman's Life |
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54-11-03 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Bernard Averbuch of San Francisco honored for a story he didn't write--WRCA. |
54-11-10 |
363
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To Prove A Lie Detector Wrong |
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54-11-10 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: A killer who fooled a lie-detector is caught by Reporter Jack Coats--WRCA. |
54-11-17 |
364
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The Case Of the Deluded Dentist |
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54-11-17 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Deluded Dentist"; Tom Allan, Omaha Reporter--WRCA. |
54-11-24 |
365
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The Golden Door |
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54-11-24 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Victor Cohn of Minneapolis, who helped get DP doctors started in this country. |
54-12-01 |
366
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Murder In A Police Station |
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54-12-01 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Bernard Kelly, Denver reporter--WRCA. |
54-12-08 |
367
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A Cause For Divorce
A Case for Divorce |
N
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54-12-08 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: Betty Jane Holder, New Orleans reporter, investigates "A Cause for Divorce"--WRCA. |
54-12-15 |
368
|
Neighbor Found Murdered |
N
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54-12-15 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: How Reporter Thomas J. Loomis Jr. helped trap slayer of his next-door neighbor--WRCA. |
54-12-22 |
369
|
The Man Without A Childhood |
N
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54-12-22 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: "The Man Without a Childhood"; Chicago Daily News reporter Eugene V. Moran solves a mystery--WRCA. |
54-12-29 |
370
|
The Case Of the Circus Tragedy |
N
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54-12-29 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Circus Tragedy"--Jack Thale, Florida reporter--WRCA. |
55-01-05 |
371
|
The Criminal That Played with Fire |
N
|
55-01-05 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: Arthur E. Brooks, Erie (Pa.), Dispatch aids in capture of arsonist--WRCA. |
55-01-12 |
372
|
Unluckiest Man In the World |
N
|
55-01-12 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: Reporter Day Churchman of Oregon City proves a convict innocent--WRCA. |
55-01-19 |
373
|
The Case Of the Careless Husband |
N
|
55-01-19 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Careless Husband," Ned Garrity of Scranton, Pa.--WRCA. |
55-01-26 |
374
|
The Case Of the Forgotten Man |
N
|
55-01-26 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Forgotten Man," Jersey Journal reporter Nat Berg--WRCA. |
55-02-02 |
375
|
The Case Of the Terrified Town |
N
|
55-02-02 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Terrified Town," Reporter Charles Manos of Detroit--WRCA. |
55-02-09 |
376
|
The One-Man Rampage |
N
|
55-02-09 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: "The One-Man Rampage," by Reporter Denne B. Petitclerc of California--WRCA. |
55-02-16 |
377
|
The Case Of the Innocent Pawn |
N
|
55-02-16 New York Times
9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Innocent Pawn," by Joe Azbell city editor, of Alabama--WRCA. |
55-02-23 |
378
|
The Overlooked Witness |
N
|
55-02-23 New York Times
9:30--WRCA: Big Story |
55-03-02 |
379
|
The Case Of the Accidental Murder |
N
|
55-03-02 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Accidental Murder," reported by Clark Porteousof Memphis--WRCA. |
55-03-09 |
380
|
The Case Of the Double Life |
N
|
55-03-09 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Double Life," reported by Charles Griffe of Inaidnapolis--WRCA. |
55-03-16 |
381
|
Baffling Murder Solved |
N
|
55-03-16 New York Times
9:30-10--Big Story: James McGuire, Chicago reporter--WRCA.
Announces "This is the last Big Story radio program . . ." |
55-03-23 |
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55-03-23 New York Times
9:30--WRCA: Big Story |
55-03-30 |
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55-03-30 New York Times
9:30--WRCA: News; Truth or Consequences |
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AFRTS END-123 'The Big Story' Program Log
|
Date |
AFRS # |
Title |
Avail. |
Notes |
48-01-07 |
|
Manhunt In Manhattan |
Y
|
[Ted Prager] |
49-07-20 |
|
The Slaying of Herman Witt |
Y
|
[Tom Mercer]
a.k.a. 'Poison Pen Murders' |
49-10-12 |
14
|
Befriending The Loneliest Man On Earth |
Y
|
[Ray Springle] |
49-12-14 |
22
|
Three Gold Coins Spell Death |
Y
|
[Nolan Bulloch] |
50-01-04 |
|
Murder and A Frustrated Father |
Y
|
[Sam Metnick] |
50-01-11 |
|
Gambling and Divorce Can Mean Murder |
Y
|
[Frank McCulloch] |
50-03-01 |
|
A Case Twenty-Five Years Dead |
Y
|
[Ralph Goll] |
50-06-21 |
|
Mommie Shot Me |
Y
|
[William Noble] |
50-07-12 |
|
Accidental Death . . . or Murder |
Y
|
[Bill Griffiths] |
50-08-16 |
117
|
The Code of the Underworld |
Y
|
[Chester Potter] |
50-10-18 |
|
My Darling, Beloved Harold |
Y
|
[Albert Prince] |
50-11-08 |
|
The Bobby-Soxer Story |
Y
|
[Paul Schoenstein] |
50-11-15 |
|
A Sneaking Suspicion Becomes Dead Cert |
Y
|
[Kenneth McCormick] |
50-11-29 |
|
Triple Murder |
Y
|
[T R Johnson] |
50-12-06 |
|
Tying Up A Trunk Line to Nail A Killer |
Y
|
[Bernard Beckwith] |
51-04-04 |
|
A Poker Game that Ended In Death |
Y
|
[William E Doherty] |
51-07-25 |
|
Forty Minutes to Deadline |
Y
|
[Bus Bergen] |
52-10-08 |
|
Hot Lead Catches A Cold Killer |
Y
|
[William H Adams] |
53-02-04 |
178
|
The Biggest Catch |
Y
|
[Don Morrissey] |
54-01-27 |
|
Uncovering the Past to Write the Future |
Y
|
[Arthur Mielke] |
54-03-24 |
|
A Drama of Violence and Death |
Y
|
[John Cahlan] |
|
|
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