Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine, Issue 35, 1993
Project: Glen Bastin's Pondering Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Glen Bastin begins this issue of "Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine" by visiting the Long Run Cemetery in Jefferson County, Kentucky. There he speaks with Blaine Gutherie about the tomb of Abraham (The First) Linkhorn and his relation to President Abraham Lincoln.Glen Bastin then interviews Ruth Murphy, who wrote the campaign song "Hey Look Me Over" for the Ned Breathitt 1963 gubernatorial primary against Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler. They discuss the process of writing the song, the song's use, and how it shaped the primary election.
Additionally, Glen Bastin speaks with Dr. Burt Monroe, chair of the University of Louisville Biology Department and investigator of UFO sightings, specifically in Kentucky. Then, Bastin speaks to Glen Rutherford, a journalist and investigator for the Mutual UFO Network. They discuss the Mutual UFO Network and extraterrestrial activity in Kentucky, including the UFO sighting on February 28.
Glen Bastin then visits Donnie Brown of Menifee County, Kentucky about his hand-carved dollhouse-sized cabin. They discuss Donnie Brown's career, how he made the cabin, and how it has shaped his career.
Then, Glen Bastin shares the story of Emily Jarred, who hid a Confederate flag from the Union Army during the Civil War in Paducah, Kentucky.
Glen Bastin also interviews Gordon Nichols, of the Kentucky Marijuana Strike Task Force, as they discuss the history of hemp in Kentucky. They discuss its early uses, its importance during World War Two, and the decline of hemp in Kentucky.
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Ruth Murphy
Burt Monroe
Glen Rutherford
Donnie Brown
Gordon Nichols
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Kentucky Long Run Cemetery Jefferson County (Ky.) Abraham Lincoln Abraham Linkhorn Gubernatorial campaigns "Happy" Chandler Ned Breathitt Political campaign jingles Extraterrestrials Journalists Hand-crafted Paducah (Ky.) Confederate Army Agriculture Kentucky Marijuana Strike Task ForceInterview Rights
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