KXEL@80–1954

The Year Was 1954–Primghar, Iowa native Joseph Welch took on Sen. Joseph McCarthy…the first televised “Miss America” pageant was held in Atlantic City…Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4 minute mile…”The Jimmy Durante Show,” “Father Knows Best” and “Lassie” premiered on television…”White Christmas” and “Rear Window” scored at the big screen box office…and on the music charts, “Sh-Boom” by the Crew Cuts, “Oh, My Papa” by Eddie Fisher, and “Happy Wanderer” by Frank Weir were popular.