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Dangerous Assignment: Road Sabotage (Turkey)

Dangerous Assignment · December 17, 1952 · 24 min · 4,064 words

The transcript of “Road Sabotage (Turkey)”, an episode of Dangerous Assignment first broadcast December 17, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gumshoe plays Dangerous Assignment free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Danger is assignment. Transcribe starring Brian Don LaBier, Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same thing though of trouble.

But when I walk into the commission's office I don't realize this assignment's going to put a new switch on an old saying. Not only is the pen mightier than the sword, the paintbrush is mightier than the dynamite.

Morning Commissioner, you sent for me? Steve, back in 1948 the Turkish government embarked on a vast road building project. building project, a nine-year program was laid out and agreement made with our government on financial aid.

Sure, we've also sent a lot of our engineers over there. Right. The Turkish people have shown concentrated effort and determination in building these roads, despite the handicaps, lack of industry, experience. Typically of the terrain, the workers moved ahead on schedule in all fronts, all but one.

Trouble. Nothing but trouble, Steve. And the road being built in the mountains of eastern Turkey. They've had a series of costly accidents, cave-ins, mysterious explosions, materials destroyed, equipment breaking down so on smells like sabotage yes okay I'm on my way contact a man named Hardine Bursher when you arrive Steve he's in charge of the

operation there check with his American advisors it's vitally important that will be finished and unscheduled well that's it you've got your assignment good luck the National Broadcasting Company is presenting dangerous assignment starring Brian Donleby and the role of Steve Mitchell colorful two-fisted government agent at all those places of the world where danger and intrigue walk hand in hand

and there you will find Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment. Comedy Entertainment is what NBC features each Tuesday evening on this station. Yes, when you're such a dial here on Tuesday, you'll hear Pivomagem Malle in another laugh-filled page from the life of Whistful Vistas, most amusing citizen.

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