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Inner City Dropouts #553594

NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Nov 10, 1987
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(Orange, New Jersey: Bob Dotson) Inner city dropout problems featured. [Rev. Russell WHITE - asks boy what he is doing out of school.] White's program of taking teenagers off the street and teaching them to fly discussed. [WHITE - asks boy if he wants to fly.] "Eagle Flight" program said helping to get kids back in school and to see they can have a bright future. [WHITE - comments.] Scenes of program shown. White's career discussed. [Former student Irv CARTER - comments on White's impact in his life.] [WHITE - claims he wants the students to be successful.] Scenes of teenagers who have been helped by White shown.

Reporter(s):
Brokaw, Tom;
Dotson, Bob
Duration:
00:03:10

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