[Letter, 1978 Jul. 17 : to Senator Ernest F. Hollings].

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[Letter, 1978 Jul. 17 : to Senator Ernest F. Hollings].

Heinz Kerry asks for fundraising advice. Fred Rogers needs to match a $500,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to produce 13 more episodes of his television show for older adults, "Old Friends New Friends."

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