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Interview With Howard Keyo, Director Of Public Information At The University Of Maine, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A brief interview with Howard Keyo, who explains his background and efforts to share information with the public on all the activities that take place on campus.

Bangor Resident’S Description Of Atomic Bomb Test Near Las Vegas, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

After several seconds of the sound of an atomic blast, General Benjamin Chidlaw, Commander in Chief of the Continental Air Defense Command, explains that more than 40 of the Civilian Administrative Supervisors who work in Air Defense Filter Centers in many of the key cities of the county were invited as guests to witness an atomic bomb test blast.

M. Elizabeth McCarthy of the Bangor Air Defense Filter Center, provides a detailed description of her experience.

Bangor High School Basketball Return From New England Tournament, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

WLBZ reporting from Union Station in Bangor as a crowd of 3,000 people welcome the Bangor High School Rams home after the New England Tournament at Boston Garden in 1955.

Bangor Radio Value Days Window Shopping, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irving Hunter makes his way around downtown Bangor, Maine, to describe items in store windows that will be on sale for Bangor Radio Value Days. He mentions several of the participating businesses and describes products at Freese's Department Store, Farrar Furniture Company, Standard Shoe Store, J.J. Newberry Store, Crown Jewelers, and the W.T. Grant store. Not dated; circa 1955.

Wlbz Economy Home Construction, Part 2, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irving Hunter provides and update on the progress of construction at the WLBZ Economy Home on Pierce Road in Brewer, Maine. Not dated; circa 1955.

Wlbz Presents The Knickerbocker Four, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A recording of a studio performance of a barbershop quartet. No information on station log. Circa 1955.