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CAN925 ANCIENT GREEK MONUMENTS COVERED IN SNOW AS A RARE SNOWFALL HITS ATHENS
Ancient Greek monuments covered in snow as a rare snowfall hits Athens.
1. ws Athens in snow blizzard from hills
2. gv street in blizzard, man crossing street
3. ms cars driving through blizzard, snow falling hard
4. ms people coming out...
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SYND 18/11/67 ACCUSED COMMUNISTS GO ON TRIAL IN ATHENS
Trial of accused communists in Greece.32 alleged communists face charges of anti-government activities as the biggest trial since the April coup opens in Athens. Anna Papanicola attends.
1. ms interior guards and relatives of accused...
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SYND 25 9 58 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSSES CYPRUS PROBLEM
N.A.T.O. Secretary-General Paul Henri Spaak flew into Athens for talks with Greek leaders on the Cyprus problem. IN Cyprus, Dr. Fazil Kutchuk, Turkish Vice President of Cyprus condemned the Makarios independence plan
1. ws Dr. Fazil...
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SYND 23 8 67 FORMER GREEK DEFENCE MINISTER RELEASED
Evangelos Averoff-Tositsas, the former Greek Defence Minister, a noted liberal, was released from custody.
1. ws building exterior
2. ms Averoff fro mbuilding entrance, met by reporters
3. mcu Averoff speaks to the press
4. ms Averoff...
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SYND 19 12 67 ATHENS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
Athens celebrates Christmas as normal despite poltical crisis.
1. gv crowded street
2. mcu toys in window
3. various of Christmas decorations in streets
4. ms Christmas tree on street
5. various of shoppers buying cards at street...
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CAN575 THOUSANDS ATTEND FUNERAL FOR STUDENT WHO DIED IN RIOTS
The following films were serviced Sunday 25 July, where several thousand strong crowds gathered for the funeral who had been killed in rioting.
1. ws people gathered outside buildings chanting with placards
2. vs flowers and flags and...
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CAN947 ATHENS CELEBRATIONS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Greece celebrates its independence day with ceremonies and parades in Athens, with King Constantine in attendance.
1. King Contantine and Queen Marie Astrid arrive at Athens Cathedral
2. ws guard of honour
3. ms King and Queen from car,...
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CAN315 REGIONAL HEADS OF STATE ARRIVE FOR WEDDING OF CONSTANTINE
Royal guests arrive for Athens wedding of King Constantine II and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark.
1. ws Greek troops marching in ceremonial uniform at airport (signs in background for KLM)
2. cs royal insignia on Princess Marina's car
3....
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SYND 21 12 68 GREEK DEFECTOR PANDELIS MARKETAKIS ARRIVES HOME IN ATHENS
Controversal Greek defector Pandelis Marketakis arrives home to hysterical welcome from relatives. He again blames Norway for engineering his alleged kidnap by Greek exiles
1. ms Pandelis Marketakis surrounded by members of his family,...
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SYND 30 12 68 ARAB COMMANDOS APPEAR IN COURT IN ATHENS
Arab commandos appear on trial in Athens court
1. gv exterior, courthouse
2. various shots, the accused, Mahmoud Mohamad Issa, being led along corridors, into court
Film: Neg - Sound: Mute - B&W - NYFilm a0054182 - LN Number:...
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CAN958 NEW GOVERNMENT COMES TO POWER IN GREECE
The new National Radical Union Government takes over in Greece with Panagiotis Kanellopoulos replacing Ioannis Paraskevopoulos as Prime Minister.
1. mcu pan car arrives at palace
2. ms guard
3. ms cameramen
4. vs mcu cars arrive
5. ws...
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Greece - Wildfires
Greece - Fires reach Athens suburbs, thousands evacuated
Stamata, Athens - 23 Aug 2009
1. Close of fire
Marathon Lake - 23 Aug 2009
2. Wide of smoke over water with fire brigade plane flying overhead
3. Plane dropping water over fire...
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CAN974 ATHENS PREPARES FOR EASTER CELEBRATIONS
Athenians prepare for Greek Orthodox easter celebrations. High profile political figures participate in a procession shoppers buy cards and gifts.
1. ws exterior metropolis cathedral
2. ms pan arrival king's representative
3. vs...
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CAN933 STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS TURN VIOLENT IN ATHENS
Fifty people were injured when police officers broke up a student demonstration in Athens.
1. ws pan demonstrators
2. ws ha demonstration
3. ms protestors
4. ms Dean of Athens University gives speech
5. ms pan police officers
6. ms...
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SYND 24 9 68 FORMER GREEK PRIME MINISTER PANAGIOTIS KANELLOPOULOS IS RELEASED FROM GAOL
A prominent anti-Greek regime figure, former Prime Minister Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, is released from Athens gaol.
1. ms car arrives, Kanellopoulos gets out of car and walks into house
2. vs interior Kanellopoulos talks with press
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CAN585 ATHENS FALLEN GOVERNMENT
The 21-day old government of Greek Premier George Athanassiadis-Novas has fallen, taking with it some of the prestige of the young monarch (Constantine) who put him in office.
1. pan down exterior of parliament building
2. ms George...
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CAN880 GREEK STUDENTS PROTEST BANNING OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Athens students demontrate to protest against banning of student organizations.
1. ws exterior Athens University from angle
2. ws university building, students with poster at gates
3. mms pan left crowd of police officers outside...
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CAN609 SOVIET COSMONAUTS AND US ASTRONAUTS HOLD CONFERENCE WITH KING CONSTANTINE OF GREECE
Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and US Astronaut Charles Conrad meet King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, at the space conference, in Athens
1. ms delegates and officials sat around top table, Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov...
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WRAP Riot police, protesters clash outside parliament
1. Wide of scene showing police officers on motorcycle crashing to ground, as fireworks go off in background, one officer is struck by a demonstrator while the other is then hit with a Molotov cocktail (or petrol bomb) setting him on...
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CAN959 PROTESTS CONTINUE IN ATHENS
Demonstrations continue in Athens as political demonstration continues as a new Prime Minister Panagiotis Kanellopoulos has been given a mandate to rule by King Constantine.
1. ms car arrives
2. mcu politician
3. mcu politician
4. ms...
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SYND 17 10 67 TRIAL COMMUNISTS ACCUSED
Thirty two alleged Communists are charged with anti-government activities as the biggest trial since the April coup opens in Athens.
1. ms relatives of accused outside court
2. vs court with spectators and guards
3. vs defendants...
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CAN592 ANTI-GOVERNMENT, PRO PAPANDREOU DEMONSTRATIONS ON AS DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT OVER PRESIDENCY CONTINUE
Pro-Papandreou crowds fill streets as confidence debate over Elias Tsirimokos's leadership continues on in Greek parliament.
1. ws night-time exterior Parliament Building tilt down crowds on its balconies, steps
2. vs demonstrators...
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CAN 022 THE GREEK PEOPLE GO TO THE POLLS
Greek people vote for new government. The Center Union party appears to be the winner. Leader of the Centre Union Party, George Papandreou casts his vote.
1. ms busy street thronging with people amongst the traffic
2. ms crowds on...
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SYND 14 5 67 NEW ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS AND ALL GREECE ELECTED IN ATHENS
New Archbishop of Athens and Metropolitan of all Greece Ieronymos I elected in Athens.
1. gv exterior building
2. gv street, priests and crowd gathered on pavement
3. ms car arriving
4. ms writing and flag
5. various of Archbishop...