Launch of Apollo 17 (1972)

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Last Apollo flight to the Moon.
Voice of America (VOA) shortwave coverage.
Broadcast begins Thursday [Australian time]
Dec. 7 1972 at 02-30 GMT.

Information on the mission of Apollo 17-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17

http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-real-story-of-apollo-17-and-why-we-never-went-ba-1670503448

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Cernan

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

Launch of Appolo 17 (7 Dec.1972) VOA
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Abba Eban (Israel's Foreign Minister at UN 1972)

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Relay from the U.N. (29 September 1972)
 
Speech by Abba Eban (Israel’s Foreign Minister terrorist attacks).
Shortwave from New York. 20-20 GMT 19 meters.

Information-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Eban

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/nov/18/guardianobituaries.israel

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Abba Eban- UN Radio 29 September 1972

Abba Eban 29 Sept.1972- United Nations Radio
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Indira Gandhi Resigns (March 1977)

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Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi resigns 22 March 1977.

Shortwave broadcast from All India Radio

Information-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/indira-gandhi-india-election-archive-1977

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Indira Gandhi Resigns (22 March 1977) All India Radio
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Radio Peking (6 Nov.1970)

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Radio Peking (6 November 1970). Commentary on establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Italy; message from China to Soviet Union.

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

Information on China-Italy relations-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Italy_relations

Radio Peking (6 Nov.1970) China-Italy relations
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80th Birthday of Rudolf Hess (1974)

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Mystery still surrounds the 1941 flight from Germany to Britain by Nazi Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess. After the Nuremberg Trials, Hess finished his days as the only inmate of Spandau Prison in West Berlin.

BBC World Service (26 April 1974).

Information-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hess

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-we-ever-know-why-nazi-leader-rudolf-hess-flew-scotland-middle-world-war-ii-180959040/

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Australia

80th Birthday of Rudolf Hess (26th April 1974) BBC
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Spiro Agnew (31 Oct. 1970)

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Comment of American VP Spiro Agnew from the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRTS).

AFRTS began during WW2 to bring network shows to US troops in various parts of the world via shortwave and recordings. Later TV shows were added and the service continues-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network

Recorded from shortwave by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Spiro Agnew information-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew

 

Spiro Agnew (31 Oct.1970) AFRTS
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Soviet October Revolution Parade (1970)

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Shortwave coverage from Radio Moscow of the Soviet October Revolution Parade (7 November 1970). The military parade celebrated the October Revolution beginning in 1918 and continued until 1990 (the year before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991).

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Sound- fair

More information-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Revolution

Radio Moscow- October Revolution Parade (7 November, 1970)
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The October Crisis (1970)

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The October Crisis occurred in Canada in 1970 with the kidnap and murder of cabinet minister Pierre Laporte at the hands of the FLQ (Quebec Liberation Front).

Information on the October Crisis-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Crisis

01 The October Crisis (19 Oct. 1970) Radio Canada International
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02 The October Crisis (5 Dec. 1970) Radio Canada International
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German- Soviet Treaty (1970)

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Shortwave broadcast from Deutsche Welle (13 August 1970)- German-Soviet Treaty.(aka The Treaty of Moscow 1970)

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Information on the German- Soviet Treaty-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Moscow_(1970)

https://diplomacy.state.gov/berlinwall/www/archive/IMG025.html

German-Soviet Treaty (13 August 1970) Deutsche Welle
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Palastinian Highjackings in Jordan (1970)

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01 Armed Forces Radio & Television Service(AFRTS 8 Sept.1970)- The highjacking situation
02 Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) (8 Sept.1970)
03 Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) (11 Sept.1970)
04 VOA Evacuation announcement (25 Sept.1970)- Ian Holder:"It was a coincidence that I happened to have the recorder running while I was tuned to the Voice of America when this "evacuation from Jordan" announcement was made".

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

Information on the 1970 highjackings in Jordon-
http://middleeast.about.com/od/terrorism/a/dawson-field-hijackings.htm

01 AFRTS (8 Sept. 1970)- Palastinian Highjackings
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02 Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (8 Sept. 1970) - Palastinian Highjackings
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03 Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (11 Sept. 1970) - Palastinian Highjackings
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04 VOA Evac. Announcement (25 Sept. 1970) - Palastinian Highjackings
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Indo-Pakistan War (1971)

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Indo-Pakistan War (1971)

Shortwave transmissions from All India Radio during the Indo-Pakistan War (1971)

01 All India Radio (Thursday 16 Dec. 1971) 20-00 GMT

02 All India Radio (Friday 17 Dec. 1971) 20-00 GMT

03 All India Radio (Saturday 18 Dec. 1971) 20-00 GMT

Information on the Indo-Pakistan War (1971)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971

Off-air recordings by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

01 All India Radio (16 Dec.1971) 20-00GMT
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02 All India Radio (17 Dec.1971) 20-00GMT
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03 All India Radio (18 Dec.1971) 20-00GMT
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Voice of Vietnam (27 Jan. 1969)

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Voice of Vietnam (27 Jan. 1969)

Shortwave broadcast from the Voice of Vietnam in Hanoi
(Monday 27 Jan. 1969).

- Music
- Woman announcer reads names of captured American GI’s
- Music
- Announcer talks of conditions of captured GI’s
- Music
- Comments from captured American GI’s
- Announcer reads out the names of captured GI’s and comments
  from GI’s themselves
- Music
- Announcer reads out names of GI casualties

Sound quality- fair

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Voice of Vietnam (27 Jan.1969)

Death of Yuri Andropov (14 Feb. 1984)

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Death of Yuri Andropov (14 Feb 1984) (Tues 1200GMT). Andropov succeeded Brezhnev as General Secretary of the Communist Party.

Radio Moscow shortwave broadcast. Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

More information-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Andropov

 

Death of Yuri Andropov- Radio Moscow (14 Feb 1984)
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Japan- China Treaty (1972)

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THE SIGNING OF THE JAPAN- CHINA TREATY
(Fri. Sept. 29, 1972)

01. Radio Peking 08-30 GMT 19 metres
02. Radio Japan 09-30 GMT 25 metres

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Information on the Japan- China Treaty-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_and_Friendship_between_Japan_and_China

Japan-China Treaty - Radio Peking (29 Sept. 1972)
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Japan-China Treaty - Radio Japan (29 Sept. 1972)
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Death of Lord Louis Mountbatten (1979)

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BBC World Service (August 28, 1979)

All India Radio (August 28, 1979)

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Information on the life and death of Louis Mountbatten-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma

Other broadcasts on this topic-

https://archive.org/details/DeathOfLouisMountbatten1979

BBC World Service- Death of Lord Louis Mountbatten (28 August 1979)
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All India Radio- Death of Lord Louis Mountbatten (28 August 1979)
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15th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution (1974)-Radio Havana Cuba

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01. Speech by Fidel Castro (in Spanish) on the 15th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Originally delivered January 2, 1974. Broadcast January 10, 1974- 0420GMT- 11.840khz.

02. English summary of Castro’s speech January 11, 1974. 20.55 GMT- 15.140khz

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

 

01. Fidel Castro (in Spanish) Radio Havana Cuba. Broadcast 10 January 1974
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Castro's speech-English summary- Radio Havana 11 Jan.1974
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