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Earthquake hits Yugoslavia (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
British Consul Roger Clark(?) describes how an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has hit Yugoslavia (15/04/79). He claims that at least 25 people have been killed in the town of Bar but that...
Botha expels US diplomats (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha has given US diplomatic officials a week to leave the country after accusing them of using a plane to spy on South Africa. Botha claims that embassy officials used...
Children hired father’s killer (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A 17 year-old boy from the United States who paid a 19 year-old man to murder his father is to be tried as an adult. Unidentified male American speaker (identified as Bob ?) describes how the 17 year-old and...
Greece to enter European Community (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
It has been announced that Greece will join the European Community. Agne Pantalouri of the Greek Embassy in London describes how, with the fall of the dictatorship in Greece, the country was ready to join....
Explosion at Ramat Hasharon (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on two explosions at a military plant in Ramat Hasharon near Tel-Aviv, Israel. Description of the scene and the explosion of ammunition at the plant. Male reporter not identified.
Menachem Begin on his role as Israeli Prime Minister (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Menachem Begin discusses his role as Prime Minister of Israel, his workload, speech writing and enjoyment of the job. Begin was talking ahead of more peace talks and negotiations with Egypt over the timing...
Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Egyptian Minister of Defence, General Kamal Hassan Ali declares that negotiations relating to the West Bank are not intended to determine the future of the Palestinian people. Israeli Interior Minister Yosef...
Arms treaty between USA and Soviet Union (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
US Secretary of Defence, Harold Brown declares that the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty will help maintain balance between the powers. US Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance says that the treaty will help...
Joe Clark wins Canadian election (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces that he will hand government over to Conservative leader Joe Clark following the 1979 election defeat. Clark tells his supporters that together with their...
Charles Colson on Prison Fellowship (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Former Presidential adviser to US President Richard Nixon, Charles Colson discusses his Prison Fellowship scheme on a visit to London. Colson feels that British prisoners will welcome the scheme and is...