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Word: raquello (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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There was a second-rate band on the air, beating out popular tunes from a supper club. Suddenly the announcer broke in with a "flash" about Martian explosions hurtling towards earth. Then listeners were returned to "the music of Ramon Raquello and Star Dust." There was a second flash and a third, and soon some 32 million people were hearing about an invasion of grey monsters who glistened like wet leather jackets and were attacking New Jersey with death rays. Thus on Halloween of 1938 did Orson Welles don a sheet and say "Boo!" to the radio audience with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Review | 9/23/1957 | See Source »

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