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Turtle on the Runway
Airdate: Wednesday - November 22, 1972

WOR Show
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Thousands of slivering worms cover the runway at Cleveland airport. Spotted when a DC-10 skidded sideways on the runway. Shep tells about his experience landing in Florida an finding a turtle right in his path. Other animals found on the runway are the moose and bear. A pilot landing in the jungles of the Amazon gets shot at by the local natives. Shep decribes the blowguns they use and the poison darts. Gives a detailed description of how they are made. A process which takes almost a year. Mentions the blowgun he received on his trip to Peru.

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Record: 782 / ID: 19721122W0782

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	Date	Title
	November 22, 1972 Recno: 782	Turtle on the Runway	Original Airing

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Database ID #:	19721122W0782	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
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Source: Lowell Thelin

[Lowell Thelin] - I checked my notes for the 11-22-72 show. "Turtle on the Runway" was one of the shows I got from Larry Krewer here in Clfton, and it also had the Lester Smith news following the show which gave me some clues. Regarding this, the New York Times stated "... there will be a break in talks Nov. 22 so Kissinger can fly to Brussels to see Indonesian President Suharto." Lester Smith said on WOR, "He (Kissinger) is in Brussels, Belgium tonight talking with Indonesia President Suharto on supervising a cease fire... Earlier today, Dr. Kissinger and North Vietnam top government man LeDocTow (sp?) again discussed peace terms, this time for four hours. ...the talks took place outside Paris. Talks resume tomorrow. {Implies that talks were held up during Nov. 22nd when Kissinger made his short flight from Paris to Brussels, but that Kissinger was returning back to Paris for the 23rd and that talks would continue then} My conclusion from this is that "Turtle on the Runway has to be 11-22-72.

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Lowell Thelin

Running Time: 45:00

Inventory Name: 1972 11 22_W0782_045 Turtle on the runway11-22-72S.mp3
Source filename: 11-22-72S.mp3
Source ref number: 27
Station: WOR

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 49:25

Inventory Name: 1972 11 22_W0782_030 Turtles & Blowguns WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3
Source filename: 1972 11 22 Turtles & Blowguns WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3
Source ref number: 4c
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 11-22-72 FH Turtle on the Runway (Syn)
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Running Time: 49:25

Inventory Name: 1972 11 22_W0782_601 Turtles and Blowguns aka Turtles on the Runway.mp3
Source filename: 1972_11_22_Turtles_and_Blowguns_aka_Turtles_on_the_Runway.mp3
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 49.25

Inventory Name: 1972 11 22_W0782_995 Turtles and Blowguns aka Turtles on the Runway.mp3
Source filename: 1972_11_22_Turtles_and_Blowguns_aka_Turtles_on_the_Runway.mp3
Station: WOR

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