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US farming in crisis
Farm bankruptcies rise as prices fall and Reagan sticks to planned cuts on subsidies.
Farm bankruptcies rise as prices fall and Reagan sticks to planned cuts on subsidies. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.
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 大象传媒 in 2014.
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Sun 17 Feb 1985
21:15
大象传媒 Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 15 Feb 1985 21:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 17 Feb 1985 21:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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