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One Hostage Down – Fifty-Two To Go – And ‘Like Magic, Drunks Have Disappeared From Parks’ – July 11, 1980

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News – Firstline Report – World News Roundup – Newsbreak – July 11, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting news day, this July 11th in 1980. It started…

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July 11, 2014

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March For Peace – Marching To War – June 12, 1982

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – ABC Radio News – June 12, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With reports estimating upwards of a half-million, a massive demonstration was being held in New…

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June 12, 2014

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Swaps And Swipes – April 2, 1987

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – April 2, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day loaded with Politics and arm-twisting, this April 2nd, 1987. Starting with a heavy dose of back-slapping…

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April 2, 2014

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A Word From John Paul II From The United Nations About A World Gone Askew – October 5, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pope John Paul II Addresses United Nations General Assembly – October 5, 1995 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Billed as the last address he would give at a gathering…

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October 6, 2013

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Lech Not Arrested, Sharon Blasts U.S., The Pope Sends Envoys – December 19, 1981

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for December 19, 1981 Despite crackdowns and declared Martial Law, the situation in Poland was, if anything intensifying on this December 19th in 1981. Despite “Official” radio reports to the contrary, strikes…

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December 19, 2012

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October 5, 1979 – The Pope Pays A Visit.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for Oct. 5, 1979 News for this October 5th in 1979 had to do with good jobs numbers in September and the unemployment rate slipping below 6%. Then, as now, it…

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October 5, 2012