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August 4: Martial law is declared in Laos.

August 7: Explorer program: The United States launches Explorer 6 from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida. - United States The Roseburg Oregon Blast kills 14 and causes $12 million worth of damage.

August 8: A flood in Taiwan kills 2,000.

August 14: Explorer 6 sends the first picture of Earth from orbit.

August 15: Cyprus gains independence.

August 17: The Hebgen Lake Earthquake in southwest Montana kills 28. - Columbia Records releases Miles Davis' groundbreaking album, Kind of Blue.

August 19: The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) is established.

August 21: Hawaii is admitted as the 50th U.S. state.

August 24: Cyprus joins the United Nations.

August 26: The original Mini designed by Sir Alec Issigonis is launched. (source: Wikipedia)

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Radio Shows Broadcast - August 1959

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Gunsmoke 382 - Ball Nine, Take Your Base
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Have Gun, Will Travel 37 - High Wire
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Description:Paladin goes to Salamander Springs to persuade a girl to leave her acrobatic boyfriend.
Suspense 813 - Red Cloud Mesa
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 648 - Deadly Chain Matter
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Description:A wealthy eccentric, who lives on a lake in Greater Hartford, named Amos Cartwright fears for his life ... from a chain letter!
Gunsmoke 383 - Mavis McCloud
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Have Gun, Will Travel 38 - Finn Alley
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Description:Miss Wong has been kidnapped. Paladin gets shanghaied when he visits the Barbary Coast!
Suspense 814 - Everything Will Be Different
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 649 - Lost by a Hair Matter
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Description:A lumber yard has burned to the ground in Columbus, Ohio, and it was worth one third of a million dollars! The owner of the lumber yard is then found dead under the hair dryer!
Gunsmoke 384 - Pokey Pete
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Have Gun, Will Travel 39 - The Lady
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Description:The Honorable Diane Coulter hires Paladin as a guide and interpreter for a trip to Shiprock. An exciting encounter with the Indians ensues.
Suspense 815 - Like Man, Somebody Dig Me
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 650 - Night in Paris Matter
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Description:Johnny flies to Paris to meet "The Grey Cat" and recover the Olney Diamonds.
Gunsmoke 385 - The Reed Survives
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Have Gun, Will Travel 40 - Bonanza
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Description:Samuel Curry hires Paladin to rid his silver mine of ghosts!
Suspense 816 - Headshrinker
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 651 - Embarcadero Matter
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Description:Both "The Grey Cat" in Paris and "Smokey" in San Francisco help Johnny recover the "Cellini Medallion."
The Cisco Kid 1959-08-25 - 644) Rusty Silversmith's Rescue
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Gunsmoke 386 - Shooting Stopover
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Have Gun, Will Travel 41 - Love Birds
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Description:Holly Bannon, a thoroughly rotten broad, hires Paladin to kill her husband ... a nice guy!
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Suspense 817 - A Matter of Execution
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 652 - Really Gone Matter
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