News for this June 21st in 1955 was mostly all about the 10th Anniversary celebrations taking place in San Francisco, site of the first meeting of the United Nations. June 21st commemorated the signing of the UN Charter. Right after the newscast is a re-cap of the days activities and excerpts of addresses from British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan.

With the news was also enthusiastic anticipation over the upcoming Big Four Conference, to be held in Geneva in July. Macmillan voiced optimism that the issues of the Cold War were becoming more agreeable. In addressing the assembly, Macmillan hoped for a continuing of good relations between East and West. Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill was less unreserved, saying he welcomed the softening of positions, but was still wary that the Cold War was still very much with us.

In other news, it was reported two North Korean pilots defected to South Korea. CIO Leader Walter Reuther rejected an offer by the Auto Makers for uniform contract negotiations and President Eisenhower extended the Reciprocal Trade Agreements.

All that and a re-cap of the celebrations at the United Nations for this June 21, 1955 as reported by Ben Grauer of NBC Radio News.

Starting off the Month of June with a bang in 1980.

First, it was the economy - with reports that the Recession had come back with a vengence on top of double-digit inflation. Still, no tax cuts in the foreseeable future.

The GOP Presidential race was now down to one with George Bush dropping out and leaving the field open for Ronald Reagan. This ahead of Super Tuesday.

Fears of racial unrest surfaced when news of the assassination attempt on Urban League President Vernon Jordan, shot in the back by a sniper's bullet came to light. The fears were allayed when it was learned Jordan survived the attack and was doing well, but a stepped up investigation and search for the sniper was underway.

Some in South Korea were blaming the U.S. for being behind the recent violent crackdown on dissidents there. The U.S. vehemently denied any role or influence on the moves, even though the U.S. Ambassador and Military Adviser were not held in high esteem with the people of South Korea.

The hostage situation continued in Iran with a shift in political power signified by the opening of Parliament and a majority of members aligned with the Khomeni regime. The fate of the hostages was now in Parliament's hands.

And despite faded hopes for finding some 50 missing people in the wake of the eruption of the Mt. St. Helens volcano, 75 year old Ray Jennings and his four dogs surfaced relatively unscathed.

And that's how this month got started, June 1st 1980 as reported on The World This Week from CBS Radio News.

Something of a bumpy day, this January 11th in 1988. The Stock Market was slowly recovering from it's precipitous drop the previous trading day, with the Dow Jones losing over 140 points. Nervous breaths were being held all over the world.

Questions were being raised, with proof being offered that the Libyans had nothing to do with the Berlin Disco Bombing that resulted in U.S. bombing of Libya in 1986, but rather a Palestinian terrorist group. That one got quickly swept under the rug.

Speaking of Palestinians - friction was increasing between Israelis and Palestinians in Israeli occupied territory, with 30 deaths reported so far.

The Soviet Union announced it would be participating in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul South Korea after all. This after the U.S. pulled out in 1980 in reaction to the Afghanistan invasion and the Soviet Union pulling out in 1984 in reaction to the U.S. pulling out in 1980 as a reaction to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. . . confusing, I know. All was good to go by 1988 and the athletes were happy.

To go a step further, Mikhail Gorbachev called for a Sino/Soviet Summit to be held sometime in the near future. Quoted in a Chinese interview, Gorbachev wanted an improvement in relations between the two Communist nations. The Chinese were semi-warm to the idea.

Arizona Governor Evan Mecham vowed he would not resign in wake of the scandal involving him and campaign contributions. But by the looks of it, he was destined to be dragged, kicking and screaming out of office.

And on the subject of scandals - former Reagan Press Secretary Lyn Nofziger was the latest to go under investigation for influence peddling in relation to the Wedtech Scandal.

Where would we be without a heady whiff of scandal at least somewhere every day?

And that's what was going on this January 11, 1988 via The CBS World News Roundup.

News of the day began with the massive outpouring of grief over the funeral of recently assassinated South Korean leader Park Chung Hee. Estimates placed the number of mourners lining the procession route at roughly 2 million.

In other mourning news - former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower was scheduled to be buried next to former President Eisenhower in Abilene Kansas. Mamie Eisenhower had suffered a stroke on September 25th and never regained consciousness, dying quietly in the early hours of November 1st.

In the "Life goes on" department - the situation in Cambodia was continuing, the U.S. was planning on cutting off aid to Bolivia. The SALT II Treaty was at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The 1980 Presidential campaign was heating up. Presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Kennedy called for a moratorium on Nuclear Power Plan construction, citing the recent 3 Mile Island catastrophe as a plausible reason.

A threatened strike by workers at American Airlines was averted and the Pegasus II Satellite was expected to crash somewhere on earth on this particular day. Nobody knew exactly where.

And that was what happened on this November 1st in 1979 as told by Neil Strawser and the CBS World News Roundup.