UNITED STATES: FORMER COMEDIAN DICK GREGORY ENDS 800-MILE RUN ACROSS AMERICA TO HIGHLIGHT WORLD FOOD AND DROUGHT PROBLEMS.
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UNITED STATES: FORMER COMEDIAN DICK GREGORY ENDS 800-MILE RUN ACROSS AMERICA TO HIGHLIGHT WORLD FOOD AND DROUGHT PROBLEMS.
- Title: UNITED STATES: FORMER COMEDIAN DICK GREGORY ENDS 800-MILE RUN ACROSS AMERICA TO HIGHLIGHT WORLD FOOD AND DROUGHT PROBLEMS.
- Date: 3rd August 1974
- Summary: 1. GV and SV Gregory being congratulated after run 0.13 2. SCU Gregory speaking 0.26 3. GV Gregory and supporters running down road 0.34 4. SV Mary McLeod Bethune monument 0.35 5. GV Gregory walking with supporters 0.40 6. CU Fight famine with food badges. Gregory's voice over 1.14 REPORTER: "Now what did you sat along this trip?" GREGORY: "drank fruit juice from the time I left Chicago till the time I got here." REPORTER: "No food at all?" GREGORY: "No. Just fruit juice." REPORTER: "How did you train for this." GREGORY: "Well I didn't train enough, that's for sure." GREGORY: "I ran across the country to try to raise the consciousness of this country....particularly young poodle...to say ta we are not going to tolerate living in a world whore millions of poodle are going to die for lack of food, and millions fie fl are going to die for lack fie thirst, while e are out watering our lawns and wing fertiliser...we used enough fertiliser on lawns this year to grow enough food to feed all o f India for 10 Years,and ta's what its' all about." Initials OS/1825 OS/1833 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 17th August 1974 13:00
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- Location: WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
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- Country: USA
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