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WORLD CITIZENS GET A LIFT
In Paris, followers of the American Garry Davis (who called himself 'World Citizen Number One') have been demonstrating outside the Chamber of Deputies. They refused to budge, so the police did the budging for them. Disclaimer: British...
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""REDS"" ""PEACE"" DEMONSTRATION
In New York, the Communists held a ""peace"" demonstration until the police carried out their orders to stop it. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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""LATE DATE"" HOLIDAY
Pictures show some of the activities of August Bank Holiday at its new time - the end of August. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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RIOTS AND BLOODSHED IN PUERTO RICO
Trouble on the American island of Puerto Rico; first a record prison break, then, revolution and the attempted assassination of Puerto Rico's Governor. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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EXTREMISTS DEMONSTRATE
London recently had a Sunday of demonstrations by extremists; Sir Oswald Mosley held a meeting at Ridley Road without incident, but a communist demonstration in Trafalgar Square led to quite a bit of trouble in Whitehall. A number of...
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ARMY DAY
Marching from Wellington Barracks to Hyde Park, a parade of three thousand marked this year's Army Day. As last year, some women tried to demonstrate with ""peace"" placards. In Hyde Park, Field Marshal Sir William Slim took the salute....
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PARIS POLICE BATTLE COMMUNISTS
In Paris, just before Easter, there were some pretty rough scenes in the Champs Elysees, as the police came to grips with about 1500 communists. It was said to be a demonstration against the right-wing newspaper ""Le Figaro""....
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FRANCE ""FOULS THE BED""
De Gaulle says ""No to fouling the Bed"" - But that descriptive phrase sums up the chaotic situation in France, with millions on strike and the whole structure of the economy in danger of collapse. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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SAFE IN BRITAIN
Safe home after imprisonment in Yugoslavia, Philip Dobson, driver of the Student coach which crashed last year while he was at the wheel. ® Asylum in Britain could be the object of Danny the Red, the exiled French student leader. We...
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STUDENT FLARE-UP
Protesting at the attempted assassination of their leader, Rudi Dutschke, Left-wing students riot in West Germany's major cities. Violence is directed against the Publishing group of Axel Springer who claim this mob violence to be worst...
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WHAT FUTURE de GAULLE?
While rumours of President de Gaulle's retirement have been denied, it would be understandable if they were true. Movietone reviews the current critical situation - the reaction of the defiant workers who've rejected Union settlements...
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MR BEVIN'S CONFIDENCE IN PACT
In New York, Mr Bevin speaks on the Atlantic Pact. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do...
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MOSLEY MARCH CLASHES
At Dalston and Tottenham, the police had a little trouble with anti-Mosley crowds. Several arrests were made. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ARMY CELEBRATES VE ANNIVERSARY
The largest column of troops to march through London since the victory celebrations. At Ludgate Hill, women of the Communist Party tried to break up the procession by running between the ranks of troops. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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LONDON DOCK STRIKE - MENS DECISION
After several weeks of idleness in dockland, the strikers met at Victoria Park, Hackney and decided to return to work, under conditions which they set out. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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AUSTRALIAN STRIKE LEADERS GET GAOL
Documents were seized by the Australian CID to try and detect where the strikers received their funds. Mr Chifley and Dr Evatt arrive in Sydney from Canberra to consider the position. Meanwhile demonstrations in the streets continue....
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Calling at the White House to present his credentials, Dr Vladimir Prochazka, the new Czech Ambassador, was picketed by exiles from his own country. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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KOJE - ISLAND OF TROUBLE
General van Fleet, United Nations Commander of the 8th Army in Korea, has paid a personal visit to the notorious POW Camp on Koje Island. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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TROUBLE IN GOA
It's reported Goanese police opened fire, after repeated warnings. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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KHRUSHCHEV AT UN
The United Nations came right into the picture, when Mr Khrushchev visited New York. Seen here arriving with an impressive escort, the Soviet Premier had previously drawn world attention to this occasion. Having announced that he had an...
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MOROCCAN RISING
In many areas of Morocco, troops were fully engaged in hunting down all who had taken part in the uprising. A massacre has already taken place. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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ORDEAL BY FIRE
A lifeboat enclosed within a shell of heat-resistant plastic has been developed by Bristol Aeroplane Plastics for saving lives during tanker fires at sea. 6,000 gallons of kerosene were pumped into an artificial lake at Pinewood Studios...
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A TALE FROM VIENNA
The tale started with a torchlight procession: an Austrian student corporation, said to be holding fast to some form of Nazism as a political creed, celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Schiller with a parade. This birthday...
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COMPLAINT FROM THE KERB SIDE
This shows the vigil of a Vietnamese, who stayed in a car living on water only for three weeks, as a protest to the housing shortage in America. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...