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January 13, 1994 – A Hung Jury And A Heart Attack On A Plate

January 13, 1994 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 13, 1994 – the jury in the infamous Menendez Brothers murder trial couldn’t make a decision this day. The jury, which deliberated for…

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January 13, 2016

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Olive Branches And Ominous Signs – October 16, 1986

– CBS World News Roundup – October 16, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 16th in 1986 was hopeful at the outset, troubling in perspective. The hopeful part came as feelers for the upcoming Summit…

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October 16, 2015

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Hello Diplomacy – Goodbye E.B. White – October 1, 1985

– CBS World News Roundup – October 1, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this first day of October in 1985 was hopeful, vengeful and sad. The hopeful part came in the form of the upcoming…

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October 1, 2015

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Revving Up For Reykjavik – September 30, 1986

– CBS World News Roundup – September 30, 1986 – Gordon Skene – Historic news this September 30th in 1986. It was announced, that Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan would be meeting at Reykjavik Iceland for the first…

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September 30, 2015

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A Coup Fails – August 21, 1991

– Continuous News Reports – August 21, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – When a coup, staged by hardliners, threatened to topple the Soviet Government of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin, the world held its collective breath as news…

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August 21, 2015

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This Way Out – July 8, 1990

– ABC Information News – July 8, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News on this July 8th in 1990, held a disturbing indication of things to come. But at the time, attention was focused on Louisiana, as…

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July 8, 2015

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Rifts, Mania And Witch Hunts – June 19, 1990

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 19, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. A day full of contrasts, like every other day, only this one was from…

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June 19, 2015

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Menacing Waters – Menacing Demands – April 2, 1990

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – April 2, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection And on April 2nd, 1990 Pittsburgh was busy closing intake valves, ahead of traces of…

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April 2, 2015

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New Faces In Nicaragua – March 3, 1990

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 3, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day in the continuing story of change unfolding in unlikely places, this March…

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March 3, 2015

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The Morning After And Those Second Thoughts – August 20, 1991

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Coup in Russia – CBS Radio/BBC World Service – August 20, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this August 20th in 1991, Russian history would stage a repeat of 1964.…

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August 20, 2014

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