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U.S. Navy Ships Being Recommissioned (First Half Of Program)

U.S. Navy ships are being brought back into service as the Korean War expands. The episode also covers the federal budget, the manufacture of U.S. currency at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, battle recordings from Korea, debates over wage and price controls, and a boxing controversy audio montage. Only the first 30 minutes survive.

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Hear It Now, an American radio program on CBS, began on December 15, 1950, ending in June 1951. It was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and produced by Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. It ran for one hour on Fridays at 9 pm Eastern Time.

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“U.S. Navy Ships Being Recommissioned (First Half Of Program).” Hear It Now. Radio broadcast, January 19, 1951.

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