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Last Summary Update: 02-10-2008

Thurston's Manatee & Camel
Airdate: Friday - November 1, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

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Show Description

Shep describes the kid story about the Manatee that was moved into Magician Thurston's garage. Thurston was a famous Magician who lived in the Indiana neighborhood.

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WOR ID

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•	Speaking of low specific gravity - this is WOR AM and FM New York

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	General Topics		Kid Stories
•	Plots / Story Lines		Camel and the Coat

Record: 3557 / ID: 19631101W3557

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

	Date	Title
	November 1, 1963 Recno: 3557	Thurston's Manatee & Camel	Original Airing

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Dustbin of History	June 24, 2020

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19631101W3557	Sponsors up to date:	No
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	02-10-2008	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	No	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

A. Fratelli

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Source: Max Schmid
63-11-01 FRI Manatee in Thurston's Garage - some dos & x-t last 10m.wav
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Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

June 24, 2020

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4 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

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Dustbin of History

Running Time: 42:17

Available on Internet

Recordee:
523 - A. Fratelli

Inventory Name: 1963 11 01_W3557_552_D2020-06-24 Thurstens Manatee and Camel.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

A. Fratelli

Recordee:
523 - A. Fratelli

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: Manatee in Thurston's Garage
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:30

Inventory Name: 1963 11 01_W3557_097_mod Thurstons Manatee and Camel.mp3
Source filename: 63-11-01_mod Thurstons Manatee and Camel.mp3
Source description: 11-01-63 gh Thurstens Manatee & Camel
Station: WOR

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 44:59

Inventory Name: 1963 11 01_W3557_097_orig Thurstons Manatee and Camel.mp3
Source filename: 63-11-01_orig Thurstons Manatee and Camel.mp3
Station: WOR

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