The beginning of Fidel Castro's speech, news, and commentary on the US invasion, blockade threat, Cuba will fight to the end, US soldiers will die for the United Fruit Company.
Remarks by the Cuban representative assails and accuses the US of"provocative" attacks on Cuba, a talk by Valerian Zorin, a Soviet delegate also assails the US.
An English translation of Premier Fidel Castro's speech concerning the Cuban missile crisis, Soviet warning note to the US, Havana's commentary on today's news, military preparedness described in Havana.
Fifth Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson confronts Russian Ambassador Valerian Zorin on the placing of Russian missiles on the Island of Cuba. Stevenson says he will present evidence of Russia's wrongdoing.
Extended coverage of Major Gordon Cooper's 22 orbital flights. Jay Barbaree and others join the broadcast of "Faith 7" Flight in progress at 14:24 into orbit.
President Kennedy's triumphal trip in Germany, negro hating Byron de La Beckwith is jailed for the murder of Medgar Evers, negro demonstrations in Mississippi, "Freedom Walk" in Detroit, Ku Klux Klan rally in Georgia, a speech by a white segregationist.
Host: Harry Reasoner.
Segregated construction projects, a report on the "World of Henry Barnes," the New York City traffic commissioner.
George Redding reporting for WNEW radio news in New York City.
Anti-US Kennedy propaganda program from Cuba, Robert Williams viciously attacks the Kennedy administration in the South for "racist policies."
Note: Robert Williams was a civil rights leader who promoted armed black self-defense. He served as the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP from the 1950s until 1961.
October 27th, 1963-July 11th, 1965 (NBC)
Premiere of SUNDAY a magazine news broadcast of the air televised weekly on Sunday's from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Frank Blair is host to this weekly news "magazine" covering recent happenings i politics, the arts and sp orts. Regulars include Ray Scherer, politics; Richard Schickel, books; William K. Zinsser, films; and Joe Garagiola, sports. Frequent contributors will be Frederic Ramsey Jr. and Martin Bookspan, music; Aline Saarinen, art and architecture; Edwin Newman, Robert Abernethy, and Nancy Dickerson, background news features.
This premiere broadcast begins by host Frank Blair stating:
"This is Sunday, the day of the Sun. The day the light was made. Sunday, a time of rest between labors. A time to look around and take note, since Sunday a week ago.
Good afternoon, I'm Frank Blair. You are waiting a new program, SUNDAY. Like the day still new. Still to be Defined, Sunday October 27th, 1963. And each of us keeps our own appointments with the day."
Richard Schickel reports on the book "The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands" by Yigael Yadin. We hear "Letters from the Public," covering such diverse topics as self censorship, Rockefeller Center, Great Living American Women including a comment from Pauline Fredrickson who states her most difficult reporting assignment in her career (July 13, 1960).
We hear the voice of President Theodore Roosevelt giving advice to young men on how to conduct their lives. Joe Garagiola interviews newly elected New York Yankee manager, Yogi Berra and his wife Carmen Berra at their home. Yogi states that he was called this past February by Ralph Houk to take over the managerial role for the spring of 1963. Yogi talks about his strategy for managing and looks back at his 17 year career as a baseball player.
Further topics covered...The Statue of Liberty now 77 years old, and a Peace Corp promotional film narrated by President John F. Kennedy. Martin Bookspan reports on the Benjamin Britten orchestration of "War Requiem." A segment is heard. It is an anti-war document. The famous Frank Lloyd Wright house in Bear Run, Pa. is reported on by Aline Saarinen. It is considered to be the most beautiful house in America.
The new film "Tom Jones" is reviewed by William Zissner.
Excerpts from the film are played. Edwin Newman reports on people who made the news this week, seriously and frivolously, including reports on Frank Sinatra's recent request to give up his Las Vegas hotel holdings.
NBC newsman Frank Blair hosted this Sunday afternoon newsmagazine. Regular contributors were Joe Garagiola on sports, Ray Scherer (politics), Richard Schickel (books), and William K. Zinsser (films).
Series premiere October 27, 1963 on Video Tape.
A rare "lost" broadcast not extant in any broadcast form or transcript.
NOTE: A few commercials are included. Wrigley Doublemint chewing gum, and GE sort white bulbs.
Commentary on US foreign policy, believes the US is coming to a "dead-end-street" and operating in a "dream world" in such areas as Cuba, and South Vietnam.
Starting at 7:00 AM (EST), CBS News begins coverage of the State funeral for
Britain's wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill, in this final tribute to one of the great men of the twentieth century. Walter Cronkite and Charles Collingwood co-anchor this special coverage. From England, Richard Dimbleby, of the BBC, describes the procession as it occurs. Recorded seven hours earlier, the video tape was then flown by jet to New York and then telecast to the USA. A tribute is heard from Lord Herbert Morrison who was a member of Churchill's cabinet during World War II. Others pay tribute including Dwight D. Eisenhower. From ITV, commentary is heard from Brian
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