– H.W. van Loon Commentary – Reigns Of Terror – March 18, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – War: While people attempt to make sense out of the events this past week in Paris and Beirut and other parts of the world where terrorism is alive or waiting, here
America’s Town Meeting – March 23, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world was inching closer to all-out war, the debate raged over how much should the U.S. get involved? Much of the question lay over how much influence was being wielded by outside interests on public
– News for January 14, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day was largely relegated to speculation on the new Eisenhower term, since the Inaugural was a little over a week away, this January 14th in 1957. But it was also concerned with developments in the Middle-East
– First Tuesday: Domestic Spying – How Much Do They Know About You? – Dec. 1, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to many that our preoccupation with Domestic spying has been with us for a very long time. In 1970 it was
– January 10, 1950 – KCBS – This Is San Francisco – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 10, 1950 – if you were living in San Francisco, this day in 1950 fell on a Tuesday. It was a typical day – mostly uneventful. It was raining (as usual), it
– NET: Newsfront – Discussion on potential Chromosome damage with LSD use – Sept. 6, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As 1967 took alternate turns between violent and paisley, the groundswell of the Drug Culture began taking over headlines. LSD, popularized by advocates such as Timothy Leary and claimed
News reports, December 24-31, 1958 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In case you think Christmas 2024 is weirder than most years, I’m afraid to tell you – no, it’s not – well . . .mostly. 1958 was just as strange, and it had The Cold War
– Bill Downs Commentary – CBS Radio – December 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As it always is, the end of just about every year brings a flood of reflections, what-if’s and ironies. 1958 certainly joins the ranks of the dim-distant past, and most likely very few, if
– NBC Radio News Of The World – December 3, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News about the Cold War overseas and discontent over Price Controls at home, for this December 3rd in 1947. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson predicted a dramatic rise in Meat prices for 1948 unless
– NBC Nightly News (Audio version) – November 19, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In Pakistan – In Vietnam – A horrific day in history, by most accounts. November 19th 1970 brought with it reports of some 150,000 dead, over a million refugees and untold numbers left homeless,
