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From Belfast To Appleton / Rob Cousins #478896

NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Sep 17, 1974
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(Studio) Young boy from Belfast, North Ireland, learns to live in and love peaceful Appleton, Minnesota.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Appleton, Minnesota) Over summer Rob Cousins and other children from North Ireland spent 6 weeks in US. Rob's foster parents, Mary and Eldon Voorhees, later received letter from Rob's mother in Belfast announcing her decision to allow Rob to remain in peaceful country [Mary VOORHEES - reads Mrs. Cousins' letter.] [Rob COUSINS - says he wanted to come back to US because there's no fighting.] [Eldon VOORHEES - enjoy Rob's presence.] Other Belfast children may soon return to US.
REPORTER: Chuck Neff

Reporter(s):
Chancellor, John;
Neff, Chuck
Duration:
00:02:10

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