July 8, 1979 – Yours Truly, OPEC – America’s Little Gas Crisis – Here Comes Skylab.
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April 22, 1970 – On Top Of Everything Else; Earth Day
On top of everything else going on this day in 1970, it was also Earth Day – the very first one. Amid a flurry of publicity and events, Earth Day was intended to be the beginning of what would be the Ecological Movement throughout the world – the day where
February 25, 1979 – The Sino-Vietnam War – For A Change, Not In The Frying Pan – But Iran . . .
February 25, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With grossly inflated casualty and capture claims coming from both sides, the war between China and Vietnam was heating up, this week in February, 1979. And with clucks of “this could be the
February 4, 1980 – ABSCAM: New Word In The Dictionary.
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6822″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 4, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On this February 4th in 1980, a new Acronym entered our Dictionary –ABSCAM, which stood for Abdul Enterprises Scam or Arab Scam implicated at least 8 Senators and Congressmen over accepting
An Elephant In The Room The Size Of Bahrain – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Next Phase In Foreign Policy: World Economy – 1974 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The warning signs were on the wall going back to 1971. Up until that year the U.S. enjoyed a trade surplus. After 1971 the
Bye-Bye Somoza – July 17, 1979
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for July 17, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this July 17th in 1979 began with word that Nicaraguan strong-man Anastasio Somoza resigned and went into exile. Short, sweet and to the point. The
Years Of Crisis – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room: Through A Glass Darkly Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Years of Crisis – 1958 In 1958 we were knee-deep in the Cold War with grumblings from Europe about a Common Market, or European Union. But on this edition of the year-end Reporters Roundup from CBS Radio; Years Of Crisis, the emphasis was
A Handshake In Space – The Week Ending July 20, 1975
Click on the Link: The World This Week – July 20, 1975 As life on Earth swirled around in its usual madness, life in Outer Space was swirling around in harmony, this week ending on July 20, 1975. The historic linkup and handshake in space by crew members of the