Programs, Correspondence, 1968, January-July (1968)

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- 62 - is how far she must walk, alone, from her home to her school. Nor does she tell of the times, in Winter, when she cannot attend school at all, when it is too cold to leave her home. Martha Ann's problems of survival, the possiĀ¬ bility of her growing to mature womanhood, equipped to deal with her world, is severely threatened every day of her life in Rural America. From even a cursory look at the location of mass communication facilities, nationally, it is apparent that we can do something concrete about the conditions in which children like Martha Ann live. First of all, we can, in a real sense, open up the world to these children, with radio and television. Secondly, we can create a reliable means of communication which provides instant, two-way contact with, and access to the nearest community. We can, and must destroy the isolation in which these people are trapped. To come to grips with this problem, and first on the list of "priority recommendations" (See ConĀ¬ clusion) is a plan which effectively deals with the problem of isolation. In terms of effective