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New York looting

Unemployment and poverty underlying causes of New York blackout looting.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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Sun 24 Jul 197709:15
BBC Radio 4

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PresenterAlistair Cooke

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  • Fri 22 Jul 197721:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 24 Jul 197709:15
    BBC Radio 4

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