Ah this is great! And as has been pointed out- the exciting part is Stan Freberg; (and also love the Tom Lehrer mentions). Here is a Freberg interview...
http://www.cosmik.com/aa-october99/stan_freberg.html

He did a wonderful airline promotion- for people afraid of flying, they painted trains on the side of the planes and as they took off, there was the sound of locomotives puffing along over the intercom.

Well- in a different vein, we now have Jon Stewart- very wonderful in the "news" realm....

My wife and I just got back from working for a week in Slidell, LA with the Methodist Northshore Disaster Recovery, Inc. It was a good experience- they have helped renovate about 600 homes so far. They are a very well organized and helpful "umbrella"- helping to provide volunteers with temporary lodging, tools, and projects to work on. There is still a lot of work to be done- and it is sobering to see it for yourself.
http://www.northshorerebuilds.com/