ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Unrest caused by the Vietnam War had been brewing for years. In 1970, that unrest only grew, especially on college campuses like Kent State. Join me for a look into the Kent State Massacre and other stories making headlines on the same day in history.
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SOURCES
“Advertisement: Reifers Carpet (Pg. 15).” Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
“ALM Flight 980.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 25, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALM_Flight_980.
Associated Press. “Hijacked Ship Is Returning.” The Columbus Ledger (Columbus, Georgia), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Kent State Battle Takes Four Lives.” Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Pentagon Told Two Mutineers Taken Off U.S. Ammo Ship.” The Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), March 16, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Search Continues For Two Planes In the Sierra.” Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Weather Hampers Search For Plane Crash Survivors.” The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Wedding Held In New York Park.” The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
“Crash Hurts Judy Carne.” Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), June 17, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
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History.com Editors. “Kent State Shooting.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, September 8, 2017. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state-shooting.
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Kaur, Harmeet. “50 Years Ago Today, the Shooting of 4 College Students at Kent State Changed America.” CNN. Cable News Network, May 4, 2020. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/us/kent-state-shooting-50th-anniversary-trnd/index.html.
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United Press International. “22 Missing In Ditching of Airliner.” Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee), May 4, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
United Press International. “Bodies Returned From Sierra Crash Location.” The Californian (Salinas, California), May 14, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
United Press International. “Ship Hijacker, 2nd Man Flee.” Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), November 3, 1970. www.newspapers.com.
Vordev. “Stewardess Margareth Abraham Awarded Posthumously.” Curaçao Chronicle. Accessed December 26, 2022. https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/stewardess-margareth-abraham-awarded-posthumously/.
Weber, Bruce. “Judy Carne, 'Sock It to Me' Girl on 'Laugh-in,' Dies at 76.” The New York Times. The New York Times, September 8, 2015. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/arts/judy-carne-sock-it-to-me-girl-on-laugh-in-dies-at-76.html.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
