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Podcast: Real Time 1960s
Episode: Evening Report | May 24, 1963
Description: In Washington, cheers for astronaut Gordon Cooper; in Vietnam, a major Communist attack; in New York, a premature birthday party for President Kennedy; Martin Luther King speaks out; Koufax gets hit; Mickey Mantle launches a baseball into outer space. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!Â