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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Primary battle reaching climax

    Tensions rise as presidential hopefuls face important primaries.

  2. California's Proposition 15

    Californians to vote on proposition which could curb nuclear power.

  3. Maintenance workers strike

    New York apartment block maintenance workers strike.

  4. US-USSR nuclear deal kept quiet

    President Ford keeps US-USSR nuclear pact low-key by signing in private.

  5. Panama blunder by Reagan

    Presidential hopeful Reagan blunders over Panama Canal policy.

  6. UN wasting money

    UN wasting money. Food programme spends too much on management, director claims.

  7. Spring heatwave, 1976

    Spring heatwave. Congress wants more say on foreign policy.

  8. San Francisco transport strike

    Strike hits San Francisco commuters as transport workers demand more pay.

  9. Anxiety over Soviet superpower

    NATO at risk from growing Soviet superpower.

  10. Ford boosts defence spending

    President Ford reacts to voters' fears by boosting defence spending.

  11. Swine flu outbreak

    Ford backs universal vaccination in swine flu outbreak.

  12. The special relationship

    Harold Wilson's resignation, and the special relationship between the US and UK.

  13. Social surveys

    Social surveys blow apart US stereotypes.

  14. Massachusetts primary, March 1976

    Massachusetts primary. Voters drift to conservatism.

  15. First primary in presidential campaign

    First primary in 1976 presidential campaign.

  16. Presidential campaign begins

    Bicentennial year presidential campaign opens.

  17. Gossip

    The word 'gossip', and Nixon's invitation to China.

  18. Hearst jury selected

    Jury selected for Patty Hearst case.

  19. Preconceptions about place

    Wrong assumptions come from misplaced preconceptions.

  20. American political parties

    A history of the American party system.

  21. Musical comedy

    Landmark production in US musical comedy.

  22. Anne Armstrong appointed London envoy

    Republican Anne Armstrong named as US ambassador to London.

  23. Bicentennial year

    Enter the year of the Bicentennial Burger.

  24. Ford loses Angola aid vote

    Senate refuses to back Ford's bid for aid to Angolan fighters.

  25. Moynihan angry over UN's Zionist vote

    UN ambassador Moynihan voices anger at anti-Zionist vote.

  26. NYC aid bill passed

    Aid bill for NYC goes through as filibuster attempt fails.

  27. Hazards of ballet dancing

    Ballet dancers - like professional sports players - suffer for their art.

  28. Report uncovers CIA murder plots

    Senate report uncovers CIA plans to murder foreign leaders.

  29. Reagan declares candidacy

    Ronald Reagan announces he will stand for Republican nomination.

  30. Ford shakes up team

    President Ford fires Schlesinger, demotes Kissinger in team shake-up.

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