The Country of the Blind
Suspense · October 27, 1957 · 24 min · 2,719 words
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suspense. And the producer of radio is outstanding theater of thrills, the master of mystery and adventure, William N. Robeson. H. G. Wells was one of the most remarkable writers of the century. The storyteller whose tales are more than mere entertainment designed for a moment of escape. They linger on in memory, seducing one that is sometimes dangerous and risky
practice of thinking. Such a story you're about to hear. A story with a shattering moral. A story we guarantee you will not soon forget. Listen, listen then as Mr. Raymond Burr stars in The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells, which begins in exactly one minute.
Memo on medals. Information about our military awards and decorations. The United States does not have any orders or ranking in the decorations it awards to Americans as do other nations. For example, the English order of the garter is divided into several classes, depending on the rank of the recipient and the value of his services.
Only one medal was granted by Congress in commemoration of a naval victory during the Revolutionary War. This was awarded to John Paul Jones, commander of the Bonon Richard, for his victory over British Frigate Seraphis on September 23, 1779.
George Washington established the first military decoration in 1782 called the badge for military merit. From it have come the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, and the Medal for Merit. Today as in the past, medals represent a nation's effort to pay tribute to its heroes for their loyalty and unselfish devotion to duty.
And now, the country of the blind, starring Mr. Raymond Burr, a tail well calculated to keep you in. Suspents. Once I had made my way across the Cordillera, I had to find Senor Kottright if he was still alive.
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