George Giusti from Linden, New Jersey: “I designed the new 4 cent
postage stamp”
William Buckley from
Manhattan: “I designed the new 7 cent Air Mail stamp”
Giusti, a freelance artist, designed a
stamp recognizing the 100th anniversary of the transatlantic
cable. Buckley’s design was a simple,
sleek airplane. Congress had set the
price of a first class stamp at three cents in 1871, so this first rate hike in
107 years was cause for public consternation.
The new rates had taken effect on August 1st, and Garry
points out that some people with lengthy Christmas card lists had mailed their
cards out on July 31st, months early, just to avoid paying the extra
cent.
Red Stevens from Corning, New Jersey: “I stayed underwater
continuously for 31 hours and 10 minutes”
With the panel blindfolded, Stevens is
submerged in a tank of water on stage, but after some technical troubles in the
beginning, communicates with Garry and answers the panel’s questions. Stevens set his endurance record in July in a
swimming pool, as a test for later scientific studies. When Bill asks about his SCUBA equipment,
Garry stops to have the term explained, because it was still a fairly unusual
concept to the public. Enthusiasts such
as Mr. Stevens were still called skindivers then, a term now reserved for those
who hold their breath underwater.
Special Guest Fernando Lamas
Lamas tests the panel’s powers of observation.
After the questioning is finished, Lamas moves behind the panelists to
keep score as Garry quizzes them about his appearance.
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