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Army Bread Man
Airdate: Tuesday - February 26, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Feel about the life of the people, in other words. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

Digging up toys in the Incan ruins There are three types of toy shops 1) For the conservative rich kid 2) For the middle of the road kid 3) For the avant guard hip kid Camping, commercials, and other general chatter Leads into Army story. Shep is on Kpand meets a sgt who just bakes bread and hates it.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:02	This is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 12:21	House of Chan
• 13:56	New York Coliseum	Westchester Anitiques Fair
• 15:03	WOR TV Promo	Portait in Black
• 15:53	New York Coliseum	International Sports Show

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 04:57	Yakety Sax
• 07:01	Sleep Walk
• 09:01	Bongo Band

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:19	George
• 07:00	Jim

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 25:41 ]	Army		Army
• [ 36:45 ]	People		Goldberg

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		February 26, 1974	Army Bread Man	Original Airing

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