The theme of the program is summed up in Mr. Brynners comments: You cannot turn your back on people who are rotting away and who have been rotting away in camps for 10. 15 years. through no fault of theirs. The program also demonstrates that refugees make great contributions to their foster homelands. The roster of men of genius. of our greatest Americans. who stem from refugee origins is long and honorable. There remain today scattered around the world more than 15 million refugees who have been displaced or evicted from their homelands by the ravages of war or other disaster. They live in camps. in tents. in rude shacks. in primitive conditions at cruelly low standards of life. They are a symbol of mans inhumanity to man. and they should deeply concern all of us. The CBS program "Rescue" linked to the World Refugee Year. reminds us of this concern. even as It jogs our conscience. The program was sponsored by Phillip Morris. Inc.. and the producers were Gene De Poris and Fred W.
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