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The Wrong Runway – October 31, 1979

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup + Newsbreak + 9:00 am News – October 31, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Starting off the day with a tragedy, this October 31st in 1979.…

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October 31, 2014

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About AWACS and Home Plate – October 29, 1981

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 29, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection October 29, 1981 – a day where Baseball and Politics had more than a few things in common.…

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October 29, 2014

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Busing And Affirmative Action in 1975 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR: National Town Meeting – Equality and Excellence – October 23, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The 70s were an interesting year in the history of the Civil Rights Movement.…

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October 28, 2014

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Beirut Requiem – October 28, 1975

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – October 28, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another day of stress and wonderment, this October 28th in 1975. Beginning with news of the intensified fighting between…

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October 28, 2014

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Courting The Youth Vote In The 70s – Walter Cronkite – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Walter Cronkite News and Analysis – October 24, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When the 26th Amendment to the Constitution went into effect in July of 1971, everyone thought the…

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October 25, 2014

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The Jack Bruce Band – Live In London – 1977 – (Jack Bruce: 1943-2014) – Past Daily Backstage Weekend: Tribute Edition Extra

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Jack Bruce Band – Live at The Paris Theater, London – 1977 – BBC Radio 1 As a tribute to the versatility and wide-ranging influence of Jack Bruce, whose passing…

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October 25, 2014

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Cream In Concert From Detroit 1967 (RIP Jack Bruce – 1943-2014) – Past Daily Backstage Weekend: Tribute Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Cream – Live In Detroit – October 15, 1967 – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player – Cream – Live in Detroit – October 15, 1967 –…

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October 25, 2014

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William Green On The State Of American Labor In 1938 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for audio Player – William Green – Address to 58th Convention of AF of L – October 3, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The state of Labor in America in 1938 was in turmoil…

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October 24, 2014

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Snap Decisions – Abrupt Departures – October 22, 1979

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 22, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day full of changes and crackdowns, this October 22nd in 1979. Starting off the news of the…

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October 22, 2014

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3rd Party Candidates – 1956 – Eric Hass – The Socialist Labor Party – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Address by Eric Hass, Socialist Labor Party – October 19,1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There was a time our political system was awash with parties. Up until 1954, The Communist…

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October 20, 2014

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