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The Road-Test Matter (AFRTS)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · March 2, 1954 · 28 min · 3,826 words

The transcript of “The Road-Test Matter (AFRTS)”, an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar first broadcast March 2, 1954. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar plays Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Well, you're listening enjoyment. John Lund as... Johnny Darling. King Johnny consolidated indemnity. Oh, hello, Mr. King. Gotta do this for us, Johnny. I can't take no for an answer. Oh, wait a minute, Mr. King. Do what?

Your company going into the automobile business? Where? Okay, Mr. King. I'll keep you posted. Mind if I break in a few seconds to this many of you, when you were youngsters, ever tried to escape from the world of reality by playing cowboys and Indians, or today's youngsters have added two more professional spacemen and G-men. And speaking of G-men, do you know where that

name came from? Actually, it was used about 20 years ago by gangsters to describe members of our Federal Bureau of Investigation and the name stuck. It's easy to see why youngsters have added, since they are a most important part of our country's propagation is part of the Department of Justice and acts as a kind of detective agency whose duty it is

to track down those who break our federal... The FBI also does cover intelligence work in ferriting out spies and saboteurs. And here's an amazing fact, despite the extreme dangers of their work. It wasn't until some 20 years ago that they were given the authority to carry guns. With no other weapon than courage, resourcefulness and determination, they had

to track down and apprehend dangerous racketeers and today, however, my agent in some other profession. But thoroughly trained in scientific police methods and handy with any type of weapon. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Doddart who's consolidated indemnity company, Hartford, Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the road test matters.

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