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- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles community recreation initiatives in Kalamazoo, MI. Dunbar interviews Glenn Allen Jr., vice mayor of Kalamazoo, Dr. Loy Norrix, superintendent of Kalamazoo schools, H. Loree Harvey, a member of the Kalamazoo Board of Education, and Dr. Harold C. Taylor, director of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Community Research about topics ranging from budget allocation for recreation in Kalamazoo to plans for improving recreational opportunities in the city.
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- 1948-05-22T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar explains the Shakespeare Strike. Dunbar gives a brief overview of the strike, which began on September 7, 1948, detailing the companies' decertification of the union representing workers and the impasse that has caused. Dunbar then focuses on the treatment of the Kalamazoo Police force during the strike, as picketers have become increasingly antagonistic towards them. Dunbar argues that this negatively affects morale in the Police Department and destabilizes the community. Dunbar encourages all Kalamazoo citizens to be respectful of the laws of the community and those who enforce them.
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- 1948-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Sgt. Robert Barry, speaking for all Kalamazoo military veterans, delivers a speech on the first anniversary of the allied victory in World War II. Barry says that veterans returned to find that their country was filled with bickering, confusion, and shortages. Rather than being allowed time to gently return to their old lives, he says, veterans were forced to become involved in their communities and in the nation to repair their country. He also asserts that while veterans may celebrate victory they must also dedicate themselves to ensuring a lasting peace.
- Date Issued:
- 1946-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt hands the gavel of power over to Speaker Newt Gingrich.
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- 1995-01-04T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Lyndon B. Johnson announces a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council regarding the conflict between Greece and Turkey in Cyprus. The resolution calls for peace keepers and an international mediator.
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- 1964-03-04T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Jimmy Carter talks about jazz music and racism, clowns around with musicians at a jazz festival on the White House lawn. On the CBS News.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Rowan University Professor of History Melissa R. Klapper delivers a talk entitled, "Small strangers: Immigrant children in America, 1880-1925", in conjunction with a yearlong initiative and exhibit by the Michigan State University Jewish Studies Program called "Telling family stories: Jews, genealogy and history". Klapper describes the waves of immigration to the U.S. and the experiences of children as they came of age, finding themselves increasingly caught between Old World expectations and New World demands. Klapper is introduced by MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis. Michigan State University Professor Kirsten Fermaglich explains the Jewish Studies Program exhibit. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series, held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In an installment of the radio program "Your governor," Michigan Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams discusses the results of the most recent legislative session. Williams strongly argues that the "economy budget" passed by the legislature masks an actual increase in spending because money is only appropriated for nine months worth of funding. He says that the budget as passed will lead to tax hikes and additional appropriations in order to overcome the hidden budget shortfalls. Williams also says that many of the construction projects he proposed, such as a new University of Michigan outpatient facility, were funded for only down payments and planning, in order to give the appearance of cost savings. He says that this maneuvering by the legislature commits the state to the project without providing money to carry out the actual work.
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- 1950-05-30T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama makes the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 45th Annual Awards Dinner. Obama highlights the contributions of African-American women during the civil rights movement and also addresses issues related to gender equality, policing, and the criminal justice system. Held at the Waller E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection