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451. Quirino (Sal) Salazar, a Hispanic American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Sal describes his childhood in Texas as a farm laborer, his Army and National Guard experience, and work in the plant cafeteria before being hired by Fisher in October 1968. He describes factory life, jobs he did, pranks, relations with coworkers and supervisors, and his role in the change to a team based system. Sal talks about his family connections to GM and his active social life in and outside the plant.
Date Issued:
2005-12-07T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

452. Joy D. Curtis discusses her 35-year career as a professor and administrator in the College of Nursing at Michigan State University

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Curtis, a trained nurse, followed her husband to MSU, moved into married housing, and describes being recruited to teach part-time in the MSU School of Nursing. She talks about her involvement with many projects and initiatives, her influence on the nursing program at MSU, her development of an ethics curriculum for medical professionals, and her position as the University Ombudsman from 1991 until her retirement in 1999.
Date Issued:
2009-06-05T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

453. Dr. Daivd J. Kallen interviews Sister Betty Gaiss on her experience in teaching medical ethics in the Dept. of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University

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Sister Betty Gaiss discusses her experiences teaching medical ethics in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development within the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. Gaiss recalls her life as a Dominican nun, teaching high school, and her interest in philosophy and ethics. She recalls coming to work at MSU in 1974, techniques she used to train physicians in ethical considerations, making rounds, and the value of being in contact with patients while learning and teaching ethics. She speaks fondly of about leaving MSU for another position, teaching ethics at Lansing Community College for 25 years, working with community groups, teaching care and ethics to clergy, cancer patients, and families, and helping found Hospice of Lansing. She speaks fondly of Pediatrics and Human Development and says that her experiences in the department led to many other opportunities in her life. Retired department faculty member Dr. David J. Kallen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, conducts the interview. Part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
Date Issued:
2005-04-01T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

454. Life in a trench in Belgium

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Dramatic skit and songs outlining life on war front in World War I, including the song It's a long way to Berlin, but we'll get there.
Date Issued:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

455. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the screening of "Cesar Chavez: an American hero"

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President Obama hosts a screening of "Cesar Chavez: An American Hero." President Obama tells of labor leader Cesar Chavez's commitment to hard work and of how he thinks that more hard work needs to be done, prior to a screening of a film celebrating the life of Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers union. Held in the White House.
Date Issued:
2014-03-19T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

456. Yuval Benziman, of the Israel Institute and Serling Visiting Israeli Scholar at Michigan State University, and Associate Professor Laura Apol from the Department of Teacher Education at MSU, discuss the film and book, "The zigzag kid," a story about a young, Jewish boy who learns his family's secrets

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Yuval Benziman, of the Israel Institute and Serling Visiting Israeli Scholar at Michigan State University, and Associate Professor Laura Apol from the Department of Teacher Education at MSU, discuss the film and book, "The zigzag kid," a story about a young, Jewish boy who learns his family's secrets. Apol reads a brief excerpt from the book. Benziman and Apol are introduced by Associate Professor Yael Aronoff, director of the MSU Jewish Studies Program and the Michael and Elaine Serling and Friends Chair in Israeli Studies. Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the Kessler Film Event, part of the MSU Library Film Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
Date Issued:
2015-12-01T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

457. What's doing in Western Michigan

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In this installment of "What's doing in Western Michigan," host Tony Gaston, filling in for Dr. Willis Dunbar, discusses stories from newspapers around Western Michigan. Gaston highlights the recent Frontier Days festival in Vicksburg, MI which broke a record for attendance with a crowd of about 30,000 people, and preparations for the upcoming season of the Lowell Showboat, which will be aboard a larger boat this year to accommodate bigger audiences.
Date Issued:
1949-07-24T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

458. UAW Convention speech

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President Johnson asks for help in passing civil rights and a medical bill, talks about the creation of new jobs, the war against poverty, automation, length of the work week,and the unwillingness of administration to intervene in labor disputes.
Date Issued:
1964-03-23T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

459. Uncle Josh keeps house

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Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh keeps house.
Date Issued:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

460. James Earl Ray, convicted for the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., testifies before the House Select Committee on Assassinations, day three

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James Earl Ray, convicted for the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., testifies before the House Select Committee on Assassinations, on third day of hearings. Harold Sawyer recalls a meeting with Ray at Brushy Mountain. Ray answers questions from Sawyer about his life prior to the King assassination. Ray says he had no choice but to plead guilty, and that he was tricked while giving his previous testimony. Recording ends with Chairman Louis Stokes (D-OH) calling a recess until November 1978 when the committee will reconvene.
Date Issued:
1978-08-18T00:00:00Z
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection