October 2: New York Giants defeat the Cleveland Indians to win the 1954 World Series.
October 11: Pre-Vietnam War: The Viet Minh takes control of North Vietnam. - Hurricane Hazel crosses over Haiti, killing 1,000.
October 15: Hurricane Hazel makes U.S. landfall; it is the only recorded Category 4 hurricane to strike as far north as North Carolina.
October 18: Texas Instruments announces the development of the first commercial transistor radio. The Regency TR-1 goes on sale the following month. - The comic strip Hi and Lois, by Mort Walker and Dik Browne, is launched.
October 20: A dock workers' strike expands in England.
October 23: West Germany joins NATO. - Paris Agreement sets up the Western European Union to implement the Treaty of Brussels (1948) providing for mutual self-defence and other collaboration between Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
October 25: Landslides caused by heavy rains hit Salerno, Italy, killing about 300.
October 26: Muslim Brotherhood member Mahmoud Abdul Latif tries to kill Gamal Abdel Nasser.
October 31: Algerian War of Independence: The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule. (source: Wikipedia)
Gunsmoke 129 - Matt Gets It | |||||||||||||
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Let's Pretend 1954-10-02 - King Arthur (rebroadcast) | |||||||||||||
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Our Miss Brooks 257 - Conklin Threatens to Abolish Football | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Mr. Conklin plans to ban football at Madison High. |
The Whistler 642 - Stolen Letter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Uncle Louis plans to change his will, but he's poisoned before he can do so. Flight, fame and blackmail follows. |
Journey into Space - The Red Planet 5 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The fleet enters the swarm, and for nearly 7 hours all electronic equipment is badly disrupted. Peterson reports an emergency on board #6 with Whitaker. On leaving the swarm, #6 is nowhere to be seen, and the swarm is now blocking radio contact with Control. ... |
The Cisco Kid 1954-10-05 - 231) The Black Kerchief | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 891 - The Turning Point | |||||||||||||
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21st Precinct 65 - The Jet | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A distraught woman, Margaret Hepple, attempts suicide. Her husband doesn't know why. |
The FBI in Peace and War 471 - Carnival Act | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The story of Lily Champagne, who bathes in wine while "soaking" the suckers. |
Wild Bill Hickok 241 - Stranger | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1954-10-07 - 232) Terror Town | |||||||||||||
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The Roy Rogers Show 1954-10-07 - 37) Song - Hawaiian Medley | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 566 - Chicken Feed | |||||||||||||
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Wild Bill Hickok 242 - Lanky Joe | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 130 - Love of a Good Woman | |||||||||||||
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Our Miss Brooks 258 - Bartering with Chief Thundercloud | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Chief Thundercloud wants to do some bartering at Madison High. |
Journey into Space - The Red Planet 6 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A radio message (apparently from Control) orders the fleet to return home. However, a bearing on the radio signal reveals the transmitter to be somewhere in front of the fleet, thus proving the message to be a fake. #6 is sighted ahead of the fleet, and Discovery ... |
Lux Radio Theater 892 - Great Expectations | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Rock Hudson & Barbara Rush (repeat) |
21st Precinct 66 - The Number | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Police question a parolee friend of an escaped murderer. |
The FBI in Peace and War 472 - One in a Hundred | |||||||||||||
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Wild Bill Hickok 243 - Trail of the Cougar | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 567 - Lost | |||||||||||||
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Wild Bill Hickok 244 - Satan at the Circus | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 131 - Kitty Caught | |||||||||||||
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Space Patrol 1954-10-16 - 107) Visitor from Arctrona | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Commander Corry and Cadet Happy are in the Terra V, cruising near the orbit of Jupiter. With them is Gordon Spangler, a criminal who has been attempting to escape to another solar system. Buzz has recovered the electronic translator, by which it's which it's ... |
Our Miss Brooks 259 - Photo Feud | |||||||||||||
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Description: | La Verne of Hollywood' has half of Madison High in the darkroom. |
The Whistler 644 - Last Request | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A gangster aboard an ocean liner under an assumed name gets off the ship ... in a coffin! |
Journey into Space - The Red Planet 7 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Jet and Doc transfer to #6, and Whitaker is found badly injured in the ship's hold, but Peterson has vanished. Jet has a strange dream, and Whitaker dies from his injuries, suddenly transforming into an old man. Recording tapes found in the cabin confirm the crew's ... |
Lux Radio Theater 893 - David and Bathsheba | |||||||||||||
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21st Precinct 67 - The Virtuoso | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A valuable Guanerius cello is stolen from a car. |
Wild Bill Hickok 245 - Monster in the Cave | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 568 - Rave Notice | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 132 - Ma Tennis | |||||||||||||
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Let's Pretend 1954-10-23 - Jorinda and Joringal | |||||||||||||
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Space Patrol 1954-10-23 - 108) Forbidden Planet | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Through a strange series of events, Commander Corry finds himself in a baffling position. Gordon Spangler, [a] wanted criminal, has escaped from the solar system and is now somewhere near Arctrona, a planet 75 light years away. At the same time... |
Our Miss Brooks 260 - Stretch is in Love Again | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The principal of Clay City High is encouraging Stretch's new romance with his own daughter, just before the big game. (repeat) |
Journey into Space - The Red Planet 8 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Peterson's suicide recording is found, and radio contact with Control is restored. The fleet finally enters orbit round Mars, and Discovery lands at the South Pole, but a strange soporific noise troubles the crew and causes them to crash-land. (source: wikipedia.org) |
The Cisco Kid 1954-10-26 - 237) Murder at the Payroll Office | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 894 - Song of Bernadette | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Ann Blyth & Charles Bickford |
21st Precinct 68 - The Mark | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Rose and Phil Parrazone are the intended victims, the marks, of a con game, the pigeon drop. |
The FBI in Peace and War 474 - The Eighty Grand Exit | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A large embezzlement that's fool proof ... except for the double-cross. |
Wild Bill Hickok 247 - Runaway Buckboard | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 569 - The Shelter | |||||||||||||
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Wild Bill Hickok 248 - Bellson Boys | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 133 - The Patsy | |||||||||||||
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