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Palestine Ablaze With Reprisals Against The British – Moscow Conference Over – Henry Wallace Can’t Use The Hollywood Bowl – April 25, 1947
World News Roundup – NBC Radio – April 25, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – By the announcers own admission, the news was hot today – much to do with Palestine and Arab reprisals against Jews and British troops stuck in the middle. Seems the latest wave of bombings

Falklands Progress Report: Score One For Britain – America In The Middle – Conflicting Reports On Cars – April 26, 1982
ABC World News This Morning – April 26. 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Report from The Falklands scored one victory for Britain so far. British troops landed on South Georgia, taking the island and around 200 Argentine troops as prisoner. It would be the first of what would

The National – In Concert – 2014 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The National – live at BBC 6 Music Festival 2014 – BBC 6 Music The National in concert this week, recorded live at the BBC 6 Music Festival April 1, 2014. Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf, The National released their self-titled debut album, The

News Media – Printed Word – Spoken Word – Responsibility To The Word – 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room
London Forum – Responsibility Of The Press – November 20, 1950 – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Long before the days of Social Media, Citizen Journalists, Blogs and chat rooms we had a society of people collectively known at The Fourth Estate. They were revered, respected and

Falklands Crisis – Negotiations By A Thread – Ofira Goes Back To Sharm El Sheikh – April 24, 1982
CBS World News Roundup – April 24, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the focus was on the tiny scattering of islands in the South Atlantic known as The Falklands (or Malvinas, if you were in Argentina), negotiations for a peaceful settlement were ramping up to a fevered

Battle For Berlin – April 24, 1945
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Marc Blitzstein – Samuel Barlow – Music For The Theatre – 1941 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Marc Blitzstein and Samuel Barlow – Music And The Theatre – WNYC Concert Orchestra – Macklin Marrow, conductor – February 20, 1941 American music of the WPA period this weekend. Music for the Theatre as represented by composers Samuel Barlow and Marc Blitzstein, and performed by Marc Blitzstein at the