August 5: Operation Big Switch: Prisoners of war are repatriated after the Korean War.
August 8: Soviet prime minister Georgi Malenkov announces that the Soviet Union has a hydrogen bomb.
August 12: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake totally devastates most of the Ionian Sea islands in Greece's worst natural disaster in centuries.
August 13: Four million workers go on strike in France to protest against austerity measures.
August 17: The first planning session of Narcotics Anonymous is held in Southern California (see October 5).
August 18: The second Kinsey Report, Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, is published in the US.
August 19: Cold War: The CIA helps to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran, and retain Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on the throne (see Operation Ajax).
August 20: The French government ousts King Mohammed V of Morocco and exiles him to Corsica. - The United States returns to West Germany 382 ships it had captured during World War II.
August 25: The general strike ends in France. (source: Wikipedia)
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| Description: | Webb Johnson buys the Long Horn saloon ... and stocks it with beautiful girls. | ||||||||||||
| Space Patrol 1953-08-01 - Sleeping Demon of Saturn | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Commander Corry and Cadet Happy are in the Commander's flag ship, the Terra V, approaching the planet Mercury, where a few hours before a minor quake shook a small section of that innermost planet. There were no casualties, yet within the hour every scientific ... | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 328 - Butterflies, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 194 - The Red Forest (Tom Tully) | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 150 - Lt. Levinson Kidnapped | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Lt. Levinson, Diamond's favorite cop, has been abducted and will be killed tonight at 11 P.M. Where is he? | ||||||||||||
| Crime Classics 8 - Mr Thrower's Hammer | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A gentleman of England in 1804 has bashed in the heads of a father and daughter. Eleven years later, a doubt arises. | ||||||||||||
| Hall of Fantasy s2 37 - The Golden Bracelet of Amoniris | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A 5000-year-old mummy is most annoyed when archaeologists discover her tomb and ignore the curse that protects her. | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 840 - Romance to a Degree | |||||||||||||
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| 21st Precinct 5 - Case of the Sailor's Family | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Joe Rawlins, a returning sailor, finds his home burned and his family missing. | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 174 - Voodoo Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | While Johnny's in Haiti on a case, he sees voodoo magic in action and zombies walking around! | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 508 - Gildy is Fired | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Frogmouth Kate has been killed and the obvious suspect has left town in a panic. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series February 14, 1959. | ||||||||||||
| Barrie Craig 97 - Murder Masquerade | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | There's one chap around who never fails to electrify you. He sure can turn it on and turn it off. Am I referring to the state executioner, I wonder? | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 329 - Why Did the Little Boy Throw the Alarm Clock, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 195 - Three Skeleton Key (Antony Ellis) | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 151 - The Ice Pick Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A guy dies in Diamond's office with an ice pick in his back. He moans "Juice Bar" as he expires. Dick sings, "La Vie En Rose" after the story. | ||||||||||||
| Crime Classics 9 - The Axe and the Droot Family, How They Fared | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. | ||||||||||||
| Hall of Fantasy s2 38 - The Man From the Second Earth | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 841 - Leave Her to Heaven | |||||||||||||
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| 21st Precinct 6 - Post Number Seven | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 175 - Nancy Shaw Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Johnny works on the case of a movie star whose expensive jewels have been stolen. After Johnny tosses her fiance in a pool, Miss Shaw is found badly beaten. | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 509 - Cabin On the Lake | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 69 - Moon | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Vint James loses $750 to Charlie Brewer at his blackjack table. Vint uses his girlfriend to lure Charlie out in the alley, where he's murdered and his money stolen. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on May 11, 1957. | ||||||||||||
| Space Patrol 1953-08-15 - Peril Over Jupiter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | After completing a mission on Neptune, Commander Corry and Cadet Happy have returned to the man-made planet Terra. Now in his central office at Space Patrol headquarters, Commander Corry is efficiently clearing up routine business that's accumulated during ... | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 330 - Boy Wears Pants Out, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 196 - The Thirteenth Truck | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 152 - Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Rick mounts up and rides out to solve a wild west homicide. Clay Baxter hires Diamond to find his brother's killer. aka "The Hatpin Murder Case" | ||||||||||||
| Crime Classics 10 - The Incredible Trial of Laura D Fair | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The oft-times married Miss Laura uses her "4-shooter" on a ferry in San Francisco harbor...for interesting reasons. | ||||||||||||
| Hall of Fantasy s2 39 - Stone's Revenge | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 3213 - Dan Reid's Return | |||||||||||||
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| 21st Precinct 7 - The Mainliner | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Young socialite, Elizabeth Erlwood, is passing bad checks in the Precinct. One of her victims is Capt. Kennelly. | ||||||||||||
| The Cisco Kid 1953-08-18 - 113) The Mad Woman of Desolation House | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 176 - Isabel James Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Isabel's been killed with a razor, leaving a $10,000 policy. aka The Kimball Matter | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 510 - Fish Fry | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1953-08-20 - 114) Key of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 70 - Gone Straight | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Marshal Dillon and Chester ride to Tascosa to bring back Dave Shaw, a gunman trying to go straight. | ||||||||||||
| Space Patrol 1953-08-22 - Menace of Planet X | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Rumours of a strange planet beyond the outermost regions of the solar system have reached Commander Corry. Space pilots relate fantastic tales of a weird world crowded with mist. A world of glaciers and jungles where monstrous beasts roam and do battle... | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 331 - Riddle Riding Bicycle, First Comic - Bringing Up Father | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 197 - The Man from Tomorrow | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 153 - The Hollywood Story | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A beautiful lady blackmailer tries her luck on George Harvey, the head of a movie studio ... with death as the payoff! | ||||||||||||
| Crime Classics 11 - The Alsop Family, How It Diminished and Grew Again | |||||||||||||
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| Hall of Fantasy s2 40 - The Sea Phantom | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An artist and a writer are lured aboard a strange ship off the coast of New England. One of them is summoned ... | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 843 - The Affairs of Susan | |||||||||||||
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| 21st Precinct 8 - The Bookkeeper | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 177 - Nelson Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The Frog" has left a $10,000 inheritance and trouble for Maude Gilkerson ... but Maude has the "goods" on "Mr. Big". | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 511 - Self Sufficiency | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 3217 - Mystery Hotel | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 3218 - Deadline, Five-Fifteen | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 71 - Jesse | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Jesse Pruitt comes to Dodge with his evil friend "Staph," in search of the man who killed his father. The last program of the show's first season. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series October 19, 1957. | ||||||||||||
| Space Patrol 1953-08-29 - Trap on Planet X | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Commander Corry is facing the greatest problem of his career. His arch-enemy, Prince Baccarratti, has established an empire on planet X, a strange world far beyond the solar system where no planets were thought to exist. He is fortified by almost impregnable ... | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 332 - Why is a Pig in the Parlor Like a House on Fire, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 198 - The Game | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 154 - Big Foot Grafton Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A lady second baseman has been kidnapped ... several murders thereafter get base hits. Dick Powell sings, "I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You." | ||||||||||||
| Crime Classics 12 - Your Loving Son, Nero | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The emperor decides to kill Agrippina, his mother. | ||||||||||||
| Hall of Fantasy s2 41 - The Diamonds of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 844 - One Last September | |||||||||||||
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