UNITED NATIONS: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MUHAMMAD ALI ANNOUNCES DONATION OF FIGHT FUNDS TO FAMINE RELIEF.
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UNITED NATIONS: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MUHAMMAD ALI ANNOUNCES DONATION OF FIGHT FUNDS TO FAMINE RELIEF.
- Title: UNITED NATIONS: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MUHAMMAD ALI ANNOUNCES DONATION OF FIGHT FUNDS TO FAMINE RELIEF.
- Date: 6th March 1975
- Summary: 1. GV Muhammad Ali talking to UN Secretary-General Waldheim (MUTE) 0.06 2. Cu Waldheim speaking and official listening in (MUTE) 0.16 3. CU Ali listening ZOOM OUT TO GV group 0.22 4. SV Member of group listening (MUTE) 0.26 5. SV Ali speaking (SOUND) 0.26 TRANSCRIPT: (SEQ 5): ALI: "Well, I am using my talent, my services for the people of the world, mainly the people in Africa who are having problems, eating and drinking problems, which is something you never think about, for we are so intoxicated with wealth until we no longer see the condition of the people around us. I can't solve the problem. This fight can't solve the problem. I'm sure if you had ten billion dollars you could only help a little bit, because so much is needed. And so I'm just going to do all I can to help bring attention to the problem, you know. Makes you think that you're the hypocrite of the world when you get people that can't eat or drink right here in America. And some are so rich and some are so poor, and the little charitable ideas that we have are small in comparison with this need. And we're talking about giving fifty cents a ticket of the fight money to go to the problem, and we're talking about contributing two-hundred to three-hundred to probably five-hundred-thousand. Five-hundred-thousand dollars. If you gave each person over there fifty cents, you still wouldn't have enough to give out more fifty cents. And fifty cents per person can't solve the problem for one day. I have a little saying that can can't solve the problem for one day. I have a little saying that can fit. It says: 'War on nations are fought to change mao, But war on poverty is fought to map change.'" Initials BB/2252 TH/AW/BB/2240 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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