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Mount St Helens erupts
Mount St Helens eruption blights farming across north and west while the southern state of Florida erupts into race riots over Cuban refugee influx.
Mount St Helens eruption blights farming across north and west while the southern state of Florida erupts into race riots over Cuban refugee influx.
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 25 May 198009:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 May 198021:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 25 May 198009:15BBC Radio 4
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