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Pentagon Pressure over Vietnam

April 8, 1975 – The Bleed-Out – Pressure From The Pentagon Over Vietnam

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20573″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 8, 1975 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] As the situation in Vietnam went from bad to worse to hopeless – the Pentagon was pressuring The White House to pressure Capitol Hill  to provide $ 1/2 Billion in immediate Military

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April 7, 1941 – German Invasion Of Yugoslavia – Unconfirmed Messages From Athens – No Direct News From Belgrade.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”55487″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 7, 1941 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] April 7, 1941 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 7, 1941 – News from the Balkans was grim this day. The German Army

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Dubrovnik Tragedy

April 6, 1996 – Tragedy At Dubrovnik – Death Of Ron Brown – The Freemen Standoff

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20535″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 6, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A somber weekend – the bodies of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 32 associates were flown back to Washington from Dubrovnik Croatia where Brown’s plane crashed, killing all on board. President

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April 5, 1945 – Tales Of Miracle And Wonder – The Press And The War.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”55451″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 5, 1945 – Interview with Don Bell – Mutual Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] April 5, 1945 – Interview with Mutual Reporter Don Bell. Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1945 – Aside from the day to day news reports from

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April 1, 1979 – Peace In The Middle-East – Panic In Harrisburg

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”55391″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 1, 1979 -The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] April 1, 1979 – The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 1, 1979 – ending a week of wild contrasts and mood

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Vietnam - The panic was on.

April 1, 1975 – ‘The Military Has Lost Control Of The City’ – The Situation In South Vietnam

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20458″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 1, 1975 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] In what was previously described as a strategic withdrawal of South Vietnamese forces from key provinces, became a rout as South Vietnamese soldiers abandoned weapons and equipment and fled in front of

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