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Bullets, Xrays, and a Corkscrew
Airdate: Thursday - April 10, 1969

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

The ten year old pupil proudly diplayed what he brought to school for show and tell time. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Lowell Thelin - - ]   
  Kid brings marijuana seeds to school for "Show and Tell"

President Nixon's sense of humor

Lack of humor noted among technical people

Doctors' sense of humor based on real world -  man's x-ray shows swallowed stainless steel corkscrew ( "It's a good one, too - Hoffritz!")

30 caliber bullet on x-ray of guy's shoulder - origin unknown

Man deaf for 20 years - full hearing restored after cork pops out during ear
cleaning

Unknown origin of bullet holes in Shep's gas tank

Jet forced to land due to 22 caliber bullet "winged" by guy in cornfield

Guy in Jersey finds finger in bag of grass seed

Evil Knieval's planned motorcycle jump across Grand Canyon

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Air Jamaca
•	Eveready
•	Miller Beer
•	New York Coliseum	Automobile Show
•	Pontiac
• 34:30	Great Shanghai
• 36:04	Shep - Live Appearance	Princeton University (April 17th)

Music (All times approximate)

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Needs to be ID'd

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

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Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

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

This Show

Date	Title
April 10, 1969	Bullets, Xrays, and a Corkscrew	Original Airing
February 24, 1971	Bullets, X-rays, Corkscrew	WOR Rerun

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