Mutual Broadcasting – The Reviewing Stand – “Who Should Be Drafted?” – November 12, 1950. Whenever a war of undetermined duration takes place, inevitably the issue of Drafting young Americans into the various armed services get debated. During this broadcast of The Reviewing Stand, the Korean War was only five
March 3, 2003 – BBC World Service News Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 3, 2003 – Gearing up for another Gulf War, another visit to Iraq – more saber rattling, more bluster, more charges and counter charges, Weapons of Mass Destruction, UN Weapons inspectors – conflicting reports,
Another day with the world at War – the situation in Holland leads the news for this February 27, 1941. Six civilians were killed and a number wounded today in clashes between the police and “disturbers of the peace,” it was officially announced last night. A brief German announcement stated
– CBS – Eyewitness To History w/Walter Cronkite – Report On The Congo – February 24, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As a reminder that independence movements are often bloody, endless and convoluted struggles, you only have to look at the Independence movements that went on in Africa, starting
February 18, 1940 – NBC Red Network Special Coverage from SS. Rex – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 18, 1940 – Safely out of the war zone, and on a liner bound for the U.S., Foreign Correspondent William Hillman, who was leaving Italy and bound for New York offers
February 17, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 17, 2000 – A lot going on – an election year, higher interest rates and the Pentagon defends its program to vaccinate troops against the Anthrax virus. Amid criticisms and a Congressional
– Chicago University Roundtable of The Air – Emotions And World Problems – Oct. 31, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One gets the impression the latest round of violence gripping seemingly everywhere around the world is part of a new phenomenon – the issues and the political climate
– NBC Radio – Life And The World – Hot Spots in North Africa – February 13, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the movements for independence from European powers gained momentum in the 1950s, so did the violence. Few places were more apparent than the region of North
February 9, 1945 – WEAF 6 o’Clock News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1945 – The offensive along the Western front got into high gear this day, as the Canadian 1st Army took fourteen towns and a gain of nearly five miles into Germany, and rapidly approaching
News that allied forces had taken Manila became the primary topic of conversation, this day in 1945. American troops reached the heart of Manila yesterday and raised the Stars and Stripes over the Philippine capital for the first time in more than three great years. Yanks of the hard-hitting First
