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LOS ANGELES AFLAME
Pictures show some of the terror which has swept over Los Angeles in the past five days. Thirty four dead, eight hundred injured and the damage estimated at seventy million pounds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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STRIKING DOCKERS MARCH TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Dock strikers march to Trafalgar Square on Sunday where they held a mass meeting. Amongst the speakers was Mr Platts-Mills, the Labour MP. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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DELEGATES FOR PACT SIGNING REACH NEW YORK & ® A ""PEACE"" CONFERENCE
Mr Bevin, with other Foreign Ministers, is greeted on arrival at New York to sign the Atlantic Pact. ® In New York, Americans picket the Waldorf while inside Soviet propagandists attend a ""Peace"" Conference. At the Madison Square...
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CZECH SITUATION
Parliament is recalled in August for the first time since 1939, to discuss the Czechoslovakian situation. There have been demonstrations in France, Belgium & Israel, but the most courageous support came from Romania, herself well within...
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CZECH CONFLICT
A nation over run, leaders removed from power and presumed shot, curfews and ultimatums, this sorrowing sight brings back memories of 1939, and the continuing ""Cold War"" to the surface. ® Film shot by Czech cameramen who, though badly...
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TURKISH FLARE-UP
Mobs of Turkish Cypriots, demanding ""Takism"" (or partition) and marching to head them off, British troops came to prevent them from attacking Greek Cypriots. This was the first flare-up by the Turkish element in the troubled island....
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CENTO HOVERCRAFT DEMONSTRATION - MUTE COLOUR - COLOUR VERY GOOD
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RISKY ""ROCK AND ROLL""
Last year alone, nearly 50 tractor drivers were killed in accidents like this.... Now, a special safety cab with anti-roll ""horns"" has been designed. We show a demonstration how the new device works. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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RUSSIA V. CHINA
The demonstrators by Muscovites against the Chinese Embassy reflect a flashpoint situation between the two countries following the confrontation across the Ussuri River - even threats of nuclear retaliation. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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OIL CRISIS MOUNTS IN TEHERAN [sic]
In Teheran a wild mob demonstrated against the Hague Court's decision on the oil dispute. The Shah is welcomed by the Premier, Dr Mossadeq and his ministers on leaving hospital after his operation for appendicitis. The American...
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The Synod of Bishops in Rome underlines the crisis of conscience in the Catholic Church and puts Papal Authority to the question. ® Crisis of a more physical kind in Tunisia where the recent floods le
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BRIGHTON - LABOUR GATHERING
Brighton was this year's choice for the Labour Party Conference, and, as usual, pressure groups were very much in evidence. But it seems, as far as this conference is concerned, that nuclear disarmament will be taking a back seat....
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Extinction Rebellion to 'swarm' City of London
Eco-activists Extinction Rebellion have vowed to "swarm" the City of London and cause "maximum disruption" to financial institutions like the Bank of England. The group said it would try and close roads and stop public transport early on...
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TALK BETTER THAN TROUBLE
Some 2,000 people are thought to be homeless after the recent outburst of violence in Northern Ireland. And violence erupts at the Ulster Office in London between Civil Rights Marchers and the Police, with some 60 people injured....
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GROMYKO ARRIVES
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko flies into London on his first official visit since 1965. He'll be discussing international problems and Anglo-Soviet trade and cultural relations with the Prime Minister and other Government...
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UN 25th ANNIVERSARY
Demonstrators plead their causes outside as the Queen, Prince Philip and the Prince of Wales join ministers and other distinguished guests at Westminster Hall to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the United Nations. The Queen and...
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MOSCOW PARADE
A massive parade of men and military equipment through Red Square to mark the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Senior American Diplomats boycott the event in protest against the detention of three high-ranking US officers in...
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TUC REJECT BILL
Demonstrators outside the Fairfields Hall where a special TUC congress is in progress, considering the Industrial Relations Bill. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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DANISH DEFIANCE -
Film taken in Denmark showing the continuous battle against the German occupation has just reached Britain. The climax was the general strike in Copenhagen, the whole population stopped work and the Germans tried to starve them into...
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TOGLIATTI BACK IN POLITICS
A big communist demonstration in Rome, welcomed back their leader Signor Togliatti. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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UNO CITIZEN NO 1 TALKS OUT OF TURN
Garry Davis shouts his demands for a World Government during the sitting of the United Nations Assembly. Davis is removed from the public gallery. Colonel Sarrazac (former Resistance Leader) echoes Davis' demands. Disclaimer: British...
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BERLIN INCIDENT
Anti-Communist demonstrators in Berlin were fired on by the East German police and trouble flared around the Brandenburg Gate. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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BATONS FLY DURING ROME STRIKE
Tension was high during the communist inspired General Strike in Rome. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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FRANCE - STILL IN THROES OF PARALYSING STRIKE
Bread queues have formed in Paris and public transport is chaotic as the strikes continue. Factories and power plants are being guarded against communist rioters and sabotage has been reported from many areas. Disclaimer: British...