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Butter vs. margarine; Noises in Basement
Airdate: Saturday - September 10, 1966

Limelight Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Come on, let's hear it. . . .

Show Description

Butter vs. margarine; Noises in Basement -The Abstract Fear, Sousaphone Audition; Co K Transmitter Repairs "Emily" the transmitter

[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - - ]   
  Shep Limelight Sept 10, 1966 (Rudy)
(just after switch to AM only, so-so sound)
end of Hootenany first

Shep intro by news guy
First Football game on TV today
NY Times clipping, 3rd page of Daily News - the orgy page.  
Marching Band Formation - Hypo, Ben Casey

How Shep became a sousaphone player - Schwartz had one first.

2nd grade oral hygiene pageant

Mr Melton ran the band room, played the flute.

ID and news break starts 29:50
Walter Kiernan "One Man's Opinion" promo on WOR 7:30pm
Cmml World Journal Tribune to launch Sept 12
Ed Petite with news - Viet Nam election, combat
Civil Rights bill predicted not to pass.
Inflation, Gemini 11, Am Nazi Party marches in Chicago,
Sports scores, Cassius Clay beats German Karl Mildenberger,  
weather, ends with ID to 36:13, back to show.

Booing to come back in, back to band story.
Realizing that your father is an ignoramus.
Invited in to Esther Jane Albery's house, they use BUTTER!
The smell of "girl house", it's another way of life!

Nothing scarier than a basement! It's a giant hole under you.
In the house by himself. He hears something in the basement.
Randy and Mom come home. More noises below.
Shep has to investigate-with a shotgun!
1:05:00 Speaking of coalbins, what radio station is this?

Signal Corps story, but first...
Mike, former pro ball player, is in the Limelight.
 
Co K Radar story - St Elmo's Fire on radar mast.
Radar is named Emily! It has dynamite all over in case of capture.
Gasser & Lt Cherry tune up the generator. Edwards & Zinsmeister also named.  

ends with ID @ 1:30:54
Jack O'Brien, the voice of Broadway, on WOR 2:15pm
Time signal 12 Midnight @ 1:32:04, Breslin in World Journal Tribune starting Monday

Start of Sandy Lesberg Nighttime - repeat show. then Theme starts again. intros NJ educators.      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	None

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	Army		Army
• [ 14:50 ]	People		Schwartz, Paul
• [ 16:40 ]	People		Shields, Miss
• [ 16:59 ]	People		Bundy, Miss
• [ 17:08 ]	People		Woczniewski, Casmir
• [ 17:28 ]	People		Ackers, Eileen

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

	Date	Title
	September 10, 1966 Recno: 652	Butter vs. margarine; Noises in Basement	Original Airing

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Dustbin of History	September 10, 2026

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