July 3: First ascent of Nanga Parbat in the Pakistan Himalayas, the world's ninth highest mountain, is made by Austrian climber Hermann Buhl alone.
July 4: Strikes and riots hit coal mining regions in Poland.
July 5: The European Economic Community holds its first assembly in Strasbourg, France.
July 9: The US Treasury formally renames the Bureau of Internal Revenue; the new name (which had previously been used informally) is the Internal Revenue Service.
July 10: The Soviet official newspaper Pravda announces that Lavrenti Beria has been deposed as head of the NKVD.
July 23: Howard Hawks's musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, is released by 20th Century Fox.
July 26: Fidel Castro and his brother lead a disastrous assault on the Moncada Barracks, preliminary to the Cuban Revolution. - The Short Creek Raid is carried out on a polygynous Mormon sect in Arizona.
July 27: The Korean War ends: United Nations Command (Korea) (United States), People's Republic of China, North Korea sign an armistice agreement at Panmunjom and the north remains communist while the south remains capitalist. (source: Wikipedia)
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Description: | The "Outlanders" have escaped from jail and are threatening Queen Nilo of the Planet Ziron. aka The Ray Machine |
The Great Gildersleeve 503 - Togetherness | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1953-07-02 - 100) Hoodoo Driver | |||||||||||||
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Horatio Hornblower 50 - Yellow Fever | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 63 - Dirt | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A shotgun wedding in Dodge, but with a twist. The groom gets shot if he marries the girl...and also if he doesn't. What about Crazy Beulah? The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on March 1, 1958 |
Space Patrol 1953-07-04 - 40) Winged Spies of Venus | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Space Patrol agents have been vainly trying to find out how members of a highly-organized gang of space bandits communicate with each other without use of space-a-phones. Reports of mysterious activity in the Atlas Mountains of Venus have spurred Commander ... |
Comic Weekly Man 324 - Lighting Firecrackers, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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Escape 190 - A Source of Irritation | |||||||||||||
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The Whistler 577 - Glass Dime | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A coin dealer has been murdered, and a famous coin has been stolen and put to good use. |
The Falcon 422 - Faded Rose | |||||||||||||
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Crime Classics 4 - The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr | |||||||||||||
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Description: | In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change his will. |
Hall of Fantasy s2 33 - The Man in Black | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Death strikes at those who seek, "The Man In Black." Who is the "Man In Black"? |
The Lone Ranger 3195 - The Inferno | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 836 - Cynara | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Joseph Cotten & Georgia Ellis |
21st Precinct 1 - The Nolen Brothers | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Carl Ross and the Nolen Brothers rob a bank and hold up in an apartment. |
The Cisco Kid 1953-07-07 - 101) The Prophet of Boot Hill | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1953-07-09 - 102) The Golden Bullet | |||||||||||||
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Horatio Hornblower 51 - Fighting the Spanish on the Renoun | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 64 - Grass | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Harry Pope is sure there are Indians sneaking around his farm at night. After shooting an "Indian," it turns out to have been a cowboy trying to get him to leave his land. The script was used again on the program of August 25, 1957 |
Comic Weekly Man 325 - Sit on a Cake of Ice, First Comic - Prince Valiant | |||||||||||||
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Escape 191 - The Out Station | |||||||||||||
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Crime Classics 5 - The Terrible Deed of John White Webster | |||||||||||||
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Description: | When does a doctor need a friend? When the janitor suspects him of murder! |
Lux Radio Theater 837 - Physician in Spite of Himself | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Robert Young & Parley Baer |
21st Precinct 2 - Case of the Young Incorrigible | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Young mugger, George Hrostek, escapes while in custody. |
The Cisco Kid 1953-07-14 - 103) Gun War at Oak Pass | |||||||||||||
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 171 - Shayne Bombing Matter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A package filled with explosives leads to the discovery of a labor protection racket. |
The Great Gildersleeve 505 - Buying a Spray Gun | |||||||||||||
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The Six-Shooter - Audition Show | |||||||||||||
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Description: | An audition program. Britt forces the sheriff to go after a robber, even though the wounded crook may be the sheriff's son. |
The Cisco Kid 1953-07-16 - 104) The Seven Devils | |||||||||||||
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Horatio Hornblower 52 - Promoted to Captain of the Retribution | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 65 - Wild West | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Young Yorky Kelly tells Marshal Dillon that his father has been kidnapped. The old man is found out on the prairie, almost starved to death. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on February 15, 1958. |
Barrie Craig 94 - Scream for Murder | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Staged murder attempts on the husband are to cover up his murder of her. Barrie has to arrest his client. |
Comic Weekly Man 326 - Swimming to Cool Off, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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Escape 192 - The Open Boat | |||||||||||||
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective 148 - Chapel Hill Police Officer Symposium Speech | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A convention of cops in North Carolina leads to murder and a surprising solution. |
The Whistler 579 - Silver Service | |||||||||||||
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Crime Classics 6 - The Death of a Picture Hanger | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, they do just that. |
Hall of Fantasy s2 35 - The Treasure of Kublai Khan | |||||||||||||
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Description: | An excellent ghost story about a hidden treasure in old Persia, and the dead warrior who guards it. |
Lux Radio Theater 838 - The Birds | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Herbert Marshall & Betty Lou Gerson |
21st Precinct 3 - The Bartender | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Charley Burgess, a bartender, is the primary suspect in the murder of his boss. |
The Cisco Kid 1953-07-21 - 105) Five Thousand Dollars Reward | |||||||||||||
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 172 - Black Doll Matter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A shooting gallery prize leads to the murder of a woman and an embarrassing situation for a test pilot. |
The Great Gildersleeve 506 - Mae Kelly Gets Engaged | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1953-07-23 - 106) The Hondo Boys | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 66 - Hickock | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Wild Bill Hickok sends a telegram to Marshal Dillon, warning him that two killers named Teeters and Gridler are coming to Dodge. Wild Bill asks Dillon to keep them in Dodge, but not to arrest them! |
Comic Weekly Man 327 - Flash Captured by Giants, First Comic - Bringing Up Father | |||||||||||||
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Escape 193 - The Notebook | |||||||||||||
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Crime Classics 7 - The Final Day of General Ketchum, And How He Died | |||||||||||||
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Description: | How did the General die? Damned if we know! |
Hall of Fantasy s2 36 - The Automaton | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The first mechanical man has the idea that he's the master, and that mankind is meant to be killed. |
Lux Radio Theater 839 - One Foot in Heaven | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Dana Andrews & Steven Forrest (repeat) |
21st Precinct 4 - The Twins | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The infant Lucas twins die under suspicious circumstances. |
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 173 - James Forbes Matter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A rich man has been pushed over a cliff on a foggy night. |
The Great Gildersleeve 507 - Leroy Goes to Aunt Hatties | |||||||||||||
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