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Newstalgia Reference Room - A JFK Press Conference - June 7, 1962

Newstalgia Reference Room with a JFK Press Conference from June 7, 1962. Among the topics discussed - Taxes, The Budget, Medicare and Politics.

May 21, 1984 - Selling A Bright And Stinky Package.

May 21, 1984 - President-elect from El Salvador Josè Napoleon Duartè visits the U.S. and lobbies President Reagan and Congress for military aid, despite rotten Human rights record. Iran continues to attack shipping in Persian Gulf, brings condemnation for Arab League and hints of U.S. involvement. Hindu-Muslim riots claim 100 in Bombay. Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov celebrates 63rd birthday with 19th day of hunger strike.

May 1, 1961 - Facing East.

May 1, 1961 - Peace overtures between Laos and Cambodia. South Vietnam situation. U.S. Foreign Policy. Domestic Unemployment. Scientists weighing weather conditions for launch of first Manned Spaceflight. Jordan's King Hussein announces wedding engagement. Last day to help Newstalgia. Donate whatever you can. It all helps!

Nights At The Roundtable - Donovan - 1967

Nights at the Roundtable with Donovan and his Jazzier side with The Observation from the Mellow Yellow album, released in 1967. We're coming into the stretch and we're almost to our goal. Please kick in what you can and help us over the top. Help save Newstalgia and help keep us up and running.

April 30, 1945 - A Whisper Away From Collapse.

April 30, 1945. News on eventual capitulation of Nazi government. Russians take Berlin. German cities come under Allied occupation. Allied Armies reach Dachau concentration camp. Heinrich Himmler assumes head of German government, negotiates surrender terms. War in Europe on the verge of being over.

Newstalgia Weekend Gramophone - Yvonne Lefebure Plays Debussy - 1955

Newstalgia Weekend Gramophone featuring legendary French Pianist Yvonne Lefebure in two pieces by Debussy, recorded for ORTF in Paris, circa 1955. Please donate and keep Newstalgia alive!

April 29, 1992 - "We Don't Anticipate Any Trouble".

"We Don't Anticipate Any Trouble" - reaction to the verdict in the Rodney King Beating Trial, resulting in the L.A. riots, on April 29, 1992. We're close! Please donate to keep Newstalgia up and running!

Newstalgia Reference Room - Eugene V. Debs - 1904

Newstalgia Reference Room with Eugene V. Debs, one of the most famous Sociaist movement leaders of the 20th Century. Please donate to Newstalgia and help save the site and the archive. Give what you can!

April 26, 1964 - The Curious Mix Of Optimism And Pessimism.

April 26, 1964 - LBJ Announces substantial Nuclear Weapons reduction. Khruschev announces similar reduction. Cuba tensions resume. Dean Rusk returns from Saigon with upbeat assessment. Robert McNamara concedes winning in Vietnam "will take time". Railroad Union settlement reached. LBJ tours Appalachia promoting War On Poverty legislation. Civil Rights Bill at a standstill. Threatened "stall-ins" at opening of Worlds Fair don't materialize, but 300 Civil Rights demonstrators arrested.