– CBS World News Roundup – December 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Word from Capitol Hill this day. Just like clockwork, another government shutdown for this December 16th in 1995. This one, however would last some 23 days. But at the time it was cause for finger
CBS Hourly News – December 11, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although the good news for this December 11th in 1981 was word from Moscow that Yelizaveta Alexeyeva, daughter-in law of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov had been granted an exit visa to go to the United States, news
– CBS Hourly News – December 10, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News regarding the continuing odyssey of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the tribulations and drama surrounding him. On this December 10th in 1981 it was news from Sakharov’s daughter-in-law Liza Alexeyeva, who said the KGB summoned
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CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – December 4, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- Twenty-five years ago this week, the streets of Seattle were awash in teargas and protestors as the WTO Ministerial Summit met to discuss trade negotiations which began on November 30. Instead, the WTO goings-on were eclipsed by
– 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
Mark Twain 100th Birthday Dinner – November 19, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In case you forgot, November 19th was Mark Twain’s birthday. In 1935, it was a very big deal as that year was the centenary of his birth. So on November 19th, 1935 the Mark Twain
– ABC Radio News – November 25, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hot on the heels of the dismantled Berlin Wall came sweeping protests throughout the Communist Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, this November 25th in 1989. Now it was Prague’s turn. As upwards of half a million
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Funboy Five – In Session For John Peel – September 1979 – BBC Radio 1 When I first ran across Funboy Five, I thought it was a misprint and what it really meant was Funboy 3. Different band entirely – in fact, different years. Funboy Five were a post-punk band
