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42 results found for '"Texas"' in Keywords.
Galveston explosion (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Roy Flores reports from the USA to Peter Sharp at IRN on an explosion in Galveston, Texas, where people were trapped inside a grain elevator. 10 people are reported dead and a further 23 injured. Emergency...
Oil slick off Texas arrives from Mexico (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew Manderstam interviews an American male naturalist (not identified) about an oil slick off the coast of Texas. Nearly 20,000 barrels of oil a day are flowing from the Mexican government’s Ixtoc 1...
US election campaign trail (1980)
- Genre
- Election Broadcast; Interview; News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the 1980 US Presidential Election campaigns with Democratic candidate President Jimmy Carter losing ground to Republican, Ronald Reagan in recent opinion polls. Speakers include:...
Jimmy Carter visit to Texas and resignation of Cyrus Vance (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the visit of US President Jimmy Carter to Texas during Presidential election year, where he pays tribute to the recently resigned US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Also reports...
US Presidential election - Bush after result (1980)
- Genre
- Speech; Special; Election coverage
Speech by Republican Vice-Presidential candidate George H W Bush, after the victory of Republican Ronald Reagan in the 1980 US Presidential Election including thanks, hopes for release of hostages in Iran...
Policing US sport events (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview at the ground with Texan Police Sergeant, Bill Ford, on policing the Astrodome in Houston during baseball and American football games with far less hooliganism than in the UK. Female interviewer...
Monty at large (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music
Monty at Large, presented by Monty Modlyn. This first part of this episode focuses on the Counterspy Shop in Mayfair, London, which sells surveillance and defence equipment. Includes interviews with company...
Columbia space shuttle - Successful launch (1981)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
Actuality of the launch of the NASA Columbia space shuttle (from Mission Control at Houston, Texas?). Speakers include: Dan Brandenstein, NASA; Neil Hutchinson, NASA; John W. Young and/or Bob Crippen,...
Columbia space shuttle launch successful (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Report on the successful launch of the Columbia space shuttle. Includes actuality of the countdown to the launch. Further comment from Gerald Wheeler of Rockwell International, the manufacturer of the...
Columbia space shuttle - Successful landing (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the re-entry of Earth’s atmosphere and landing of the space shuttle Columbia after its first successful mission. Speakers include: astronauts John W. Young and Bob Crippen;...