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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Urban problems are universal

    New York's problems are faced in London too.

  2. New York looting

    NY looting a symptom of resentment from urban deprived.

  3. New York blackout

    Power outage hits New York.

  4. SALT talks

    Arms limitation talks with Russia.

  5. Loss of sportsmanship

    Sporting manners vanish as big money takes over games.

  6. New York car parking ban

    New York bans daytime car parking in Manhattan.

  7. Big cars are back

    Big car sales boom after energy crisis.

  8. Royal Jubilee

    US view of the Queen's Royal Jubilee.

  9. Frost/Nixon interview cut

    Part of Frost/Nixon TV interview deleted from transmission.

  10. Kingman Brewster

    Kingman Brewster appointed UK ambassador.

  11. Health and safety

    Health and safety warnings grow in number.

  12. Carter on energy policy

    President Carter focuses on the US's energy consumption.

  13. Frost/Nixon TV interviews, May 1977

    Frost/Nixon TV interviews grab huge audiences in US and UK.

  14. Carter's first Europe visit

    Carter's first trip to Europe as US president.

  15. Corporal punishment ruling

    Supreme Court allows corporal punishment in schools.

  16. Presidential expectations

    What the people expect of their president.

  17. US-Soviet arms talks collapse

    Human rights row leads to collapse of US-Soviet arms talks.

  18. Carter's popularity soars

    President Carter gaining in popularity.

  19. When fact becomes fiction

    How a small story grows into a much larger rumour.

  20. Falling standards of literacy

    Failed students complain while literacy standards drop.

  21. Carter cuts aid deals

    President Carter ends aid deals over human rights abuses.

  22. Equal Rights hold-up

    Equal Rights amendment delayed by states refusal to ratify.

  23. Collective bargaining law

    Carter faces labour backlash over collective bargaining law.

  24. Obscenity laws

    Maintaining freedom of speech while curbing obscenity.

  25. First weeks of Carter presidency

    President Carter's first changes in the White House regime.

  26. Severe winter weather

    Severe winter weather hits North American continent.

  27. Government by the people

    Carter promises more public consultation on issues.

  28. President Carter inaugurated

    President Jimmy Carter's inauguration day. Snow storms abate for the big day.

  29. Carter's inauguration preparations

    Preparations for Jimmy Carter's presidential inauguration.

  30. Death with dignity law

    California introduces 'death with dignity' legislation.

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