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LONDON TURKS PROTEST
A protest march in national costume by Turkish Cypriots living in London. The Turkish desire for Takism, or the Partition of Cyprus, prompted some 2,000 of them to make the march from Soho to Trafalgar Square. Disclaimer: British...
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MEET THE ""DAM BUSTERS""
Seen here, a Vulcan Bomber of 617 Squadron, the ""Dam Busters"", the first squadron to be equipped with the ""Blue Steel"" stand-off bomb. Powered by its Bristol Siddeley rocket engine, the bomb can navigate its own way to a target at...
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""THE DON"" PLAYS AGAIN
The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Donald Bradman together in Canberra for a gala match between the MCC and Mr Menzies Eleven. Lord de L'Isle, the Governor-General was among many who turned up to see Sir Don's return to the game as captain of...
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BLACK SASH WOMEN'S PROTEST MARCH
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DOWN ON THE DECK
At the Royal Aircraft Establishment - Bedford they've rigged up an ingenious platform, coated with anti-skid paint, which effectively reproduces the rock n'roll of a ship in heavy seas. Anyway they've proved that a helicopter fitted with...
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CASTRO AT HOTEL
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SIT DOWN STRIKE
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ANTI NUCLEAR PROTESTS
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CUBA IN TURMOIL
These pictures show scenes of turmoil in the capital Havana, as the climax of revolution was reached. The mob was out of hand. At-last, Dr Fidel Castro himself arrived. Time and again, he was held up by the crowds. He spoke to them of...
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REVOLT IN CUBA
Havana went wild as the news spread that Cuba's long struggle had ended with the flight of Batista and the triumph of Fidel Castro. Castro is on his way to Havana, and his troops will soon be there. Now is the moment to celebrate and...
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H BOMB PROTEST
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MIKOYAN IN US
This is Mr Mikoyan, smiling for the camera! He said he was having a holiday and he did take a look round in Washington. There was a crowd at the Airport to see the arrival. But there was also protests by Hungarian refugees. At a Press...
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REPORT FROM CYPRUS
In Cyprus, young Greek Cypriots continue to give trouble, by hanging flags and slogans from the tower of Nicosia's Cathedral. They were soon taken down. Women rushed up with sacks of bottles and stones: ammunition for the young hooligans...
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PARIS TALKS
One of the Prime Minister's chief reasons for meeting Monsieur Gaillard (the French Premier) was to reconcile divergent points of view about arms for Tunisia. His visit prompted several hundred members of an extreme right-wing French...
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PRO CASTRO DEMONSTRATIONS
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PROTEST MARCH - MUTE
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ULSTER ON THE BRINK
They march through Maghera and Dungiven - for more than seventy miles from Belfast to Londonderry, suffering stones and petrol bombs as well as blisters. ® The Civil Rights Demonstration - and the opposition it aroused from militant...
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HIPPY HOUSE
Enjoying Buckingham Palace and the Hilton among their neighbours, the Hippies who have taken over 144, Piccadilly, consider they have found the most select pad in town. But how long they will be allowed to remain living in gracious 18th...
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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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PAISLEYITES TAKE OFFENCE
Offence at the invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Ramsey, to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Heenan, to preach in St. Paul's on Christian Unity. Northern Ireland's Militant Protestant leader Ian...
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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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