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"Watch Latin America grow" is the word which Walt Disney brings back from South America. Returning to New York on Monday from a ten-week tour of the principal countries below the equator, the creator of Mickey Mouse reported that he and the staff which accompanied him had acquired many ideas and enthusiasms which would be incorporated in future Hollywood productions. The Latin American republics, Mr. Disney told interviewers at New York, have a culture, traditions and native folklore which can provide a wealth of topflight story material for Hollywood. He was enthusiastic in his description of the many suggestions which he and his staff gathered during their tour and urged other Hollywood producers to go in person to Latin America. […]