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Fourth of July
Workers claim an extra-long weekend break for this year's Independence Day celebration.
Workers claim an extra-long weekend break for this year's Independence Day celebration.
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 ±«Óãtv in 2014.
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Sun 9 Jul 1978
09:15
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 7 Jul 1978 21:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sun 9 Jul 1978 09:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
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