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)
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| Description: | Dan Grat comes to Dodge on the lam from Amarillo. After shooting the sheriff of Amarillo, he faces Marshal Dillon in a gunfight...and shoots him down! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on September 10, 1956. | ||||||||||||
| 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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| 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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| Description: | Coney Thorn plans to kill Marshal Dillon. Coney is sick however, so first Abby Twilling (a good friend of Doc's) has to nurse him back to health. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on January 24, 1959. | ||||||||||||
| 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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| Description: | The Karp Brothers rob the bank in Dodge and take Kitty with them as a hostage. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on January 18, 1958. | ||||||||||||
| 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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| Description: | After Andy Tennis kills an unarmed man and is arrested by Marshal Dillon, Ma Tennis comes to town...with her shotgun! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on February 1, 1958. | ||||||||||||
| 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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| 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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| Description: | Dave Thorpe has been shot in the back and killed. Holly Fanshaw says Fly Hoyt is the killer, Mr. Hoyt has a different opinion. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on September 20, 1958. | ||||||||||||



