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OCTOBER 27th
It was claimed to be ""the biggest, more militant and United Action organised in Britain since the Thirties"". Certainly it provoked more speculation than any mass demonstration ever held in this country. But, in spite of the urge to...
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Italy - and the largest demonstration in three months of nationwide labour unrest with over five million people either on or about to go on strike.
One of Rome's University Professors stages a solo protest on top of one of the capitals highest monuments. His objections concern the Common Market. ® ® At the Hague, demonstrators greet delegates of ""The Six"" during the Common...
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RUBBISH
The Dustmen's Strike, already spreading from London to other parts of the country, presents a serious hazard to health and certainly brings their wage demands into pungent perspective. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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BORDERLINE VOTE
Victory by only six votes after three ballots for the new West German President Dr Gustav Heinemann. ® Violent threats at retaliation if the election was held in Berlin fail to materialise beyond temporary closing of the...
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In France, Concorde flies supersonically for the first time, at over Seven hundred miles an hour. ® In West Germany, following the Elections, everything points to Willy Brandt as the future new Chanc
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MORATORIUM
Two thousand demonstrators file past the American Embassy in London as part of the international support to the Washington ""March of Death"", in protest against the war in Vietnam. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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AMERICA PRACTISES CIVIL DEFENCE
Radar gives the warning, and air raid precautions, now being extensively practised in America, go into action. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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COMMUNIST CONFLICT
To mark the general strike in Rome, thousands of demonstrators, with Communists prominent among them, march through the city as a protest against unemployment and low wages. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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SUPPORT FOR CZECHS
Students in Rome demonstrate outside the Soviet Embassy and Tourists Offices in support of Czechoslovakia's fight for freedom, symbolised by the martyrdom of Jan Palach. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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CUBLINGTON PROTEST
The recommendations of the Roskill Commission to site London's third airport in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire meet with a fierce protest from local residents who'll be seriously affected. Over five thousand people attend a meeting...
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INDIAN SOCIALIST MARCH
A very big procession was recently formed in Delhi by the Socialist party of India. Their protest was against living conditions. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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SEOUL DEMONSTRATION
In the battered city of Seoul (their capital) the people of South Korea have been demonstrating against giving in to the Red demands at the cease-fire talks. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DE GAULLE DEMONSTRATION -
On ""V E Day"" in Paris, General de Gaulle went to the Unknown Soldier's Tomb at the Arc de Triomphe to pay tribute to the fallen. A demonstration was staged - largely on account of the fall of Dien Bien Phu. Disclaimer: British...
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TOKYO ANTI-BRITISH DEMONSTRATION
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UPRISING IN KOREA
Started by student demonstrations in Seoul, renewed rioting has led to mounting crisis in South Korea. The uprising of the people sprang from allegations of rigged elections, and demands for a new deal to replace the Syngman Rhee regime....
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LEBANON CRISIS - UPROAR IN BEIRUT -
First pictures of the recent disturbances in Lebanon, where French troops opened fire on a crowd of protesters. The crisis is a threat to Allied war plans and both the British and French have both moved to ease the tension. Disclaimer:...
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RESULT OF CAIRO'S BLACK DAY
Pictures of the Egyptian capital, taken before the recent appalling riots show a big city with fine streets and modern buildings - pictures taken from a car driving through the city afterwards are themselves a startling comment on the...
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RIDGEWAY'S VISIT
Arriving at London Airport with his wife, General Ridgeway was greeted by the Chief of the Air Staff, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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STATE VISIT - A SUMMING UP
Queen Frederika and King Paul, during their visit, paid a visit to a College for Handicapped Boys. Her Majesty is well known for her welfare work in Greece. At Claridges, that evening, they entertained the Queen and Prince Philip to...
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TIBET PROTEST
A big demonstration in New Delhi: a Tibetan delegation, who wished to present a petition to Mr Nehru, first paid tribute at the Gandhi cremation site and a former Tibetan Premier, Mr Lukhangwa, led the tribute and the prayers. The party...
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ANTI-BOMB MARCH
Over 50 miles to London from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire. That was how more than 4,000 people spent the Easter holiday as a protest against the Hydrogen Bomb. They all demanded that Britain...
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STRIKE BOUND CITY
Strikes in Glasgow have stopped the city's bus services and filled the streets with refuse. The River Clyde is being polluted daily with gallons of untreated sewage. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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ROYAL ASCOT- COLOUR
The Colour and the bustle of the Royal Ascot Meeting and Gold Cup Day starts with a peaceful demonstration by the Stable Lads. In the big race it's the favourite Sagaro first past the post to give Lester Piggott his seventh Gold Cup win....
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PEACE MARCH- COLOUR
King Hassan of Morocco led an estimated 350,000 of his people on a march, the object of which was to peacefully occupy the neighbouring Spanish Sahara. The march was highly organised with food and tents for the marchers. Disclaimer:...