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Gold Going Up – DC-9’s Going Down – September 18, 1979

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – September 18, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of wild fluctuation and concern, this September 18th in 1979. Starting with the surprising…

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September 18, 2014

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A Penny Chew Is Not What It Used To Be – February 14, 1975

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – February 14, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another day of mixed signals, this February 14th in 1975 (also a Friday). The economy was front and center…

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February 14, 2014

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Shakeup In The Kremlin – October 16, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News – WXYZ, Detroit Morning Report – October 16, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The stunning news, on this October 16, 1964, was the revelation that Soviet Premier…

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October 16, 2013

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Squabbles, Strikes And Strife – July 10, 1947

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News Of The World – July 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. News for this day in 1947 had much to do with the ending of the Coal Strike and the…

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July 10, 2013

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A Surprise Named Joe – May 23, 1979

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Surprising news from Ottawa, this May 23rd in 1979. An upset victory by the Tories over the incumbent Liberals and the defeat of PIerre Elliott Trudeau by a 39 year-old…

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May 23, 2013

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Rubbing People The Wrong Way – April 5, 1976

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for April 5, 1976 News for this day in 1976 had, among other things, much to do with Secretary Of State Henry Kissinger and the ruffling of feathers in the Middle…

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April 5, 2013