Pumpkin Papers 2020-09-18

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Gil Sandler

Published September 18, 2020 at 1:23 PM EDT

How a December 1948 trip to a pumpkin patch broke a spy case wide open.

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Gil Sandler was born and raised in Baltimore -- a circumstance he considers fortunate and one he does not want you to forget. He attended public school (P.S. #59, Garrison Junior High, Baltimore City College, Class of 1941) and then served in the United States Navy.

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