Thousand Yard Stare - For week ending July 13, 2018

Past Daily's Thousand Yard Stare - looking at the week's worth of news, history, events and pop culture for the week ending July 13. Highlights include: News for July 9, 1988 - Storm related tragedy in Texas. The Off-shore oil drilling explosion and fire in the North Sea. News on the alleged bribery scandal at the Defense Department - 1966 Interview with Conservative Party Leader and future Prime Minister Edward Heath on the future of The Common Market. News for July 10, 1948 - The view from Britain - 1947 Editorial on one-third of America being considered less-than-intelligent and capable of being conned and mislead. Anniversary of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett's death in 2007. July 11, 1978 - News on SALT Talks and the matter of Soviet dissidents held in Soviet camps and prisons. Past Daily's Mid-Week Concert; a 1985 New York Philharmonic Concert, guest conducted by Klaus Tennstedt and featuring pianist Alexander Torade. News for July 12, 1960 - The Democratic Convention gets underway in Los Angeles. Plane crash in the Philippines. UN meetings over The Congo. News for July 13, 1981 - Saga of The Med-Fly and efforts to thwart the potential infestation - news on riots in Britain, violence erupting in the Brixton suburb of London. And a John Peel 1990 session from The Field Mice. All that, and so much more.

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Thousand Yard Stare - For week ending July 13, 2018 is an episode from Past Daily's Thousand Yard Stare by Gordon Skene.

This episode is 40:16 long.

This episode was published on Jul 31, 2018.

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