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VIETNAM PROTEST
Demonstrations against the war in Vietnam have reached an all-time high. From California, young men facing call-up, invoke powerful police action to break up their mass protest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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STUDENTS PROTEST
Three thousand University students protest in Rome against ""the feudal power of their Professors"", burning vehicles and attacking the police. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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ISRAELI STUDENTS PROTEST
President de Gaulle's embargo on the supply of armaments to Israel prompts students in Tel Aviv to protest and attack the French Embassy. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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DARE-DEVIL DRIVING
Jose Canga and Paul Martin - two of the world's top dare-devil drivers taking to the air in Holland. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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Spaniards Fight To Hail New President
Crowds rush police lines before Madrid Palace at review by Don Zamora after taking oath. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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EQUAL PAY PETITION -
A campaign for Equal Pay was opened when four women MP's set off from Smith Square, Westminster. A petition was to be presented to the House of Commons. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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POVERTY MARCHERS
At ""Resurrection City"" - Washington camp-site of the Poor Marchers - a reversal of the Non-violent Campaign for equal opportunities. Soon after the peaceful demonstration at the Capitol - riots threaten to undo much of the work of the...
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STUDENT VOICE
Inevitable sequel to the protests in Europe - student unrest in Britain. Among the Universities and Colleges to express dissatisfaction with authority - Hornsey College of Art, where students have taken over the administration....
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LABOUR'S VITAL CONFERENCE
Scarborough was the meeting place, and Labour delegates at this vital conference included Mr Gaitskell, elder Statesman James Griffiths, Anthony Greenwood, Tom Driberg, Mrs Braddock, Barbara Castle, George Brown, the Labour defence...
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NO SMOKE WITHOUT....
Ten scientists in America - the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health - have brought the whole question of smoking into the headlines once again. After fourteen months of sifting the evidence, their report is unanimous. Smoking does...
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TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA
Caracas, the morning after a revolution, in which a would-be dictator (General Jiminez) was deposed at a cost of some three hundred lives. The capital rejoices over its hard-won freedom. But trouble was not yet over. Political feeling...
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PUNCH UP!
In Melbourne, Britain's Alan Rudkin just fails to take the World Bantamweight crown with Australia's Lionel Rose on a controversial split points decision. ® In Suez, Egyptian oil Refineries are ablaze during the latest conflict with...
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ANOTHER PROTEST
Students from colleges and universities in England and Wales met at Trafalgar Square to protest against the South African Government's intention to exclude coloured students from the Universities of the Union. Disclaimer: British...
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SKATEBOARDING?
The craze for Skateboarding swept in from America in the Autumn of 1977 and many a Christmas stocking was filled with skateboarding equipment. Then the whirlwind that was skateboarding passed, leaving in its wake special Parks and...
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WOMENS LIBERATION MARCH
1,500 women march through London demonstrating for equal education, pay and jobs. A cold day but the women stuck it out, whilst their husbands presumably stayed at home. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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ITALIAN UPHEAVALS -
Captured German film shows the bombing of Rome and the accurate striking of German HQ and military installations. King Victor's proclamation of the end of Fascism and Italy's unconditional surrender prompted scenes of jubilation....
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BRAZIL DEMONSTRATES HER SOLIDARITY -
A demonstration by a hundred thousand workers, recently held in Rio, marked their support of Brazil's declaration of war against the Axis. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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WILKIE CONCLUDES HIS TOUR -
Mr Wilkie's tour ended with visits to Liverpool and Manchester and a meeting with the King and Queen. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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BONN TREATY SIGNED -
At Bonn, the ratification of the European Defence Community Treaty by the German Parliament - Communist demonstrators in the streets outside showed disapproval. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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POLICE DISPERSE CROWDS AT OPENING OF INDIAN LEGISLATURE - MUTE (PICTURE JUMPY IN PLACES)
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DISCORD IN THE OPERA HOUSE
After a disagreement about the price of a new Opera House to be built in Sydney, pictures show a piece of the architecture and the architect, who has resigned, and students demonstration in his favour. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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CYPRUS - 'BRUSH FIRE' STILL BURNS
Typical of the brush fire situation in Cyprus, a battle between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in the North West of the island. Its still Britain's task to prevent these brush fires becoming a conflagration. Pictures show the first incident...
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GATEWAY TO PRINCIPALITY
The Queen opens the Severn Bridge linking South West with South Wales. The most advanced engineering achievement of its kind in the world, it confirms Britain's leadership in the design of ""Roadways in the Air"". Disclaimer: British...