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January 13, 2010 – CBC News – World Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 13, 2010 – Eight years ago. By history standards, not that long. In terms of loss, destruction, grief and sheer magnitude, an eternity to be played over and over by those who witnessed it...
June 20, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 20,1988. After four months of relative democracy under civilian rule, Haiti was once again the object of a military coup and takeover. Troops loyal to Gen. Namphy freed him from house arrest and fought their...
September 12, 1988 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 12, 1988 -depending on where you were, the news was either about fires sweeping across California or Hurricanes bearing down on Jamaica and heading for points west. The news this day began with reports of fires...
Lev Oborin, piano with The Czech Radio Symphony – Alois Klima, cond. – Prague Spring Festival 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lev Oborin, a highly respected and much admired Russian pianist of the Soviet era performs with the Czech Radio Symphony conducted by Alois Klima in this historic...
– 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....
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 10, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 10th in 1994 was hopeful, but not optimistic if you were looking for a quick solution to the Health Care...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 25, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. On this Memorial Day in 1992, an abrupt change-of-policy tried to put a stop to the flood of Boat People escaping Haiti. The Island...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 30, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another busy news day, this March 30th, 20 years ago. With word from Capitol Hill of the defeat of a Term Limits amendment, the...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Wyclef Jean – live at Baloise Session – Nov. 17, 2014 Breaking it up a bit tonight with something completely different; a concert by former Fugees founder Wyclef Jean recorded in concert at Baloise Session, near Basel...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – December 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Just like clockwork, another government shutdown for this December 16th in 1995. This one, however would last some 23 days. But at the time...
