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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Literacy rates falling

    National commission finds literacy rates are falling across the US.

  2. El Salvador crisis

    President ponders assistance for embattled El Salvador.

  3. Slimmer social security

    President signs new bill aimed at slimming down social security costs.

  4. Chicago's first black mayor

    Democrat Harold Washington is elected Chicago's first black mayor.

  5. Intelligent computers

    Looking forward to intelligent computers.

  6. Reagan's 'Star Wars' speech

    President Reagan proposes a space-based missile platform.

  7. The Squeal Rule

    Goverment proposal to tell parents of contraceptive use in minors.

  8. Reagan being Reagan again

    President begins to move back to his original right-wing ground.

  9. Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul II

    Queen Elizbeth's trip to California and the Pope's visit to Central America.

  10. Financial crisis of 1933

    The 1933 financial crisis that led to a closure of all American banks.

  11. Who's next for President?

    Looking ahead to the next race for the White House.

  12. China-US relations

    Relations between US and China depend on where you're viewing from.

  13. 11/02/1983

    Alistair Cooke's weekly talk on American life, history and politics.

  14. Fear of appeasement, 1983

    Appeasement fears are stumbling block to arms control.

  15. Reagan u-turn on economy

    Reagan says government must help economy in State of the Union address.

  16. Florida's changing fortunes

    Tourist numbers to Florida fall as holiday money gets tight.

  17. Satellite communication

    Global communication using the new satellite technology.

  18. Puerto Rican bombing in NY

    New York bombs came from Puerto Rican terrorist group.

  19. China's spoilt brats

    China's 'one child' rule leads to spoilt only children.

  20. The Dull Men's Club, 1982

    Founder of Dull Men's Club claims it's OK to be boring.

  21. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930

    The protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.

  22. Congress vote on MX missile

    More research funding agreed for MX missile.

  23. Kennedy quits presidential bid

    Senator Kennedy bows out of next presidential election.

  24. Airline cartel claim

    Law suit claims airlines fixed transatlantic prices.

  25. Voting for equal rights

    Loss of Equal Rights Act blamed for anti-Reagan voting.

  26. Vietnam veterans' memorial, 1982

    Poignant memorial to Vietnam vets is unveiled in Washington.

  27. Mid-term elections

    Mid-term elections leave Reagan without back-up.

  28. Reaganomics 'a gimmick'

    Nobel Prize winner labels Reagan's economic plans as 'a gimmick'.

  29. Jobless are main elections issue

    Reagan woos the farmers but unemployment remains main election isue.

  30. 15/10/1982

    Alistair Cooke's weekly talk on American life, history and politics.

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