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Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles and the occasional radio broadcast delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Also visit our general discussion thread.
1 posted on 07/08/2015 12:46:04 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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Find the following description of today’s broadcast here.

“7/8/45: Pacific Fleet Headquarters has just announced that three British aircraft carriers were hit by kamikazes. The Russians are still in complete control of Berlin. Spot advertising It’s a Promise from Admiral, a free, full-color booklet showing Admiral’s post-war line of radios, phonographs and appliances. This is the first week that American occupation troops are serving in Berlin. The city has been divided into 4 zones with British, Russian, U.S. and French troops each governing a zone. The Big 3 (Churchill-Truman-Stalin) will meet at Potsdam. [The Potsdam meeting took place between July 17th and August 2nd.] SW from London: there is a rumor that President Truman might visit London after the Postdam Conference. Recorded interview with CBS newsman Webley Edwards who flew on a combat mission over Korea. The Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) will be broken up next weekend. [This occurred on Sunday, July 15th.] Tomorrow, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will begin discussing the United Nations Charter and whether or not the U.S. should become a member. A vote is expected in early August. Due to some “confusion” in Berlin, food and fuel for the American and British zones are not being provided by the Russians. Spot for the Admiral post-war record changer “with only 3 moving parts.” PSA advising listeners not to pay black market prices for meat during the current shortage.“

To listen to the broadcast click on the link below.

CBS World News Today, July 8, 1945

2 posted on 07/08/2015 12:46:57 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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