[78-L] 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast in excllent sound

[Donna Halper]

And as pointed out by many of us, reports of nation-wide panics were 
wildly exaggerated.  The show didn't even air in some major markets 
(Boston among them). A fine article from Slate about the mythology of 
the War of the Worlds Broadcast for those who didn't see it:   
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/history/2013/10/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_panic_myth_the_infamous_radio_broadcast_did.single.html