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The Navy Vs. The Air Force And The Annual Madness – October 9, 1949

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Voices and Events – Week Ending October 9, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This week in 1949 ran the gamut from Capitol Hill intrigues to World Series mayhem.…

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October 9, 2014

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The Ebola Scare Of 1995 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Ebola fears in Canada – May 17, 1995 – NPR News Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the news in recent weeks of the Ebola Virus, rearing its plague-ridden head…

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October 8, 2014

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Buying Friends And Influencing Destiny – May 20, 1984

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 20, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It wouldn’t be the 80s without El Salvador and this May 20th in 1984 was no different. Flush…

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May 20, 2014

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All Seems To Be Going Well . . . – November 13, 1941

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Blue Network – News Of The World – November 13, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Depending on where you were getting your news from on this November 13th in…

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November 13, 2013

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Pulling Strings – Influencing Destiny – November 7, 1980

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – November 7, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this day in November in 1980, the aftermath of the Reagan landslide was still being…

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November 7, 2013

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As Murky As The Waters Of Nantucket – November 5, 1999

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 5, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting and prophetic day, this November 5th in 1999. Starting with the hopeful news on Unemployment. The…

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November 5, 2013

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Mad Dash To The Finish Line – October 31, 1976

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC World News This Week – October 31, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Down to the wire – the last full week of campaigning before America went to the polls,…

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October 31, 2013

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Yes Or No . . .Don’t Wait For The Translation – October 24, 1962

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Ambassador Adlai Stevenson confronts Soviet Ambassador Zorin – continuing coverage – October 24, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the pitch increased and the nerves got shorter, this October 24th…

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October 24, 2013

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The Tsuris Of Happiness – October 21, 1978

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 21, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this October 21st in 1978 had much to do with the continuing, on-again-off-again-stop-and-start Egyptian-Israeli Peace Talks…

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October 21, 2013

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The Clot Thickens – October 17, 1986

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 17, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of diplomatic wrangling, spin and damage control, this October 17th in 1986. Beginning with the White…

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October 17, 2013

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