Episode
60 Minutes: Detroit on the edge; Boy Wonder: Jack Andraka; Daring rescue days before fall of Saigon
Overview
The issues facing Detroit and the people determined to solve them; scientist and cancer researcher Jack Andraka; an assistant bank manager puts himself at risk to save 105 Vietnamese people.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2013-10-13
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Detroit on the edge; Boy Wonder: Jack Andraka; Daring rescue days before fall of Saigon is Episode 3 in Season 46 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2013-10-13. The runtime is 44 min.
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