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Round-the-World Tour Kickoff

Saturday, June 25, 1949

First episode of a special series of Town Meeting programs, broadcast from Idlewild Airport. Unidentified speaker explains the format of the upcoming shows and tour. Samuel F. Pryor, Jr. of Pan-American, Ivor Kenway (?) of ABC, and Denny address the audience. Introduces Town Hall participants Mrs. Buck, the Mayor of Grand Rapids, a representative of National Council of Negro Women, Bob Hansen of the Fraternal Order of [inaudible], Clarence Decker, and the president of Foreign Policy Association. Hosted by Gordon Fraser (?).

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