– NPR – Morning Edition News – November 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An otherwise normal day, this November 16, 1995 – politics as usual – warring factions as usual – life going on as usual. Starting with the infamous Government shutdown and the war between Congress
Day #25 – 5 days left – still at the 9% mark, hoping it can inch up in the next five days. I don’t know about you, but my in-box is jammed with appeals for donations, contributions, time, energy, effort, and action all day long. Seems one emergency
– CBS World News Roundup – October 16, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 16th in 1986 was hopeful at the outset, troubling in perspective. The hopeful part came as feelers for the upcoming Summit conference in Reykjavik, Iceland sounded more and more upbeat. Two
– Suzanne Vega – Live At London School of Economics – October 24, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In concert Series – An artist who has slipped under the radar in recent years, Suzanne Vega was a prime mover in the resurgence in Folk Music as a viable, albeit neglected
– CBS World News Roundup – September 28, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what was described as one of the most comprehensive and sweeping nuclear disarmament proposals by the U.S., President Bush announced a plan to dramatically reduce the number of nuclear weapons deployed in Europe, this
– CBS Weekend Roundup – Hourly News – September 23, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In retrospect, this was a strange week – the one which ended this September 23rd in 2000. Should have known – didn’t at the time. Got sucked right into the madness, mayhem,
– America United – Should The Displaced Persons Law Be Liberalized? – September 18, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With all the latest news concerning the recent flood of refugees to Europe and elsewhere from war-torn Syria and the Middle East, the question of how are they to
– CBS World News Roundup – September 17, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this September 17th in 1994 had much to do with wars of words. In Haiti, a delegation of American negotiators were taking one last shot at a peaceful settlement to the Haiti question.
– CBS Hourly News – September 15, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this day was word from The White House that President Carter dropped out of a marathon race, being held near Camp David. Spokespeople were quick to add that it
– CBS World News Roundup – September 14, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 14, 1985 – a day where both pessimism and promise were running neck and neck. The pessimistic part came with news of the successful testing of an anti-nuclear weapon against a target in space.
