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Air traffic control picket line (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the striking air traffic control assistants picket lines trying to drum up support for the wage disputes which have being going on for 5 weeks. The Civil Aviation Authority will hear the case and...
Air traffic control assistants return to work (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interview with spokesman as the Civil Aviation Authority have made an offer to the striking air traffic control assistants, who have agreed the terms and to return to work. Speakers unidentified.
Police use real footage for Euthanasia TV documentary (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Edith Mott, an 87 year old woman, is recorded talking to her daughter Yolande McShane about her decision to commit suicide. The conversation includes her daughter’s advice on committing the act. Yolande...
Freddie Laker’s budget airline flies to New York (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interview with Charles Maxwell, spokesman for Laker NY, about the inaugural commercial flight of Freddie Laker’s low budget Skytrain airline to the United States. Male interviewer not identified.
Freddie Laker Skytrain inagural service (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
After the inaugural flight of Freddie Laker’s Skytrain service to New York he is interviewed on its success. The profits are high, and media coverage also. Initial media coverage was counter-productive as...
Brentford gas explosion (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report of a gas explosion in a man’s outfitters in Brentford High Street, west London, which left 38 people injured (29/12/76). Including eyewitness accounts by Kathleen Robinson of Barclays Bank and...
Beckenham gas explosion (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report of an explosion in a launderette at Beckenham, Kent (03/01/77). Includes speculation the blast is linked to recent gas explosions at Brentford and Bristol. Includes interview with gas board official,...
Jimmy Carter on human rights and the CIA (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on President Jimmy Carter’s news conference of 23/02/77 on human rights in Uganda and on the workings of the CIA with excerpts of Carter speaking at the press conference. American male reporter not...
Carter’s letter to Sakharov (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Chris Catlin(?) reports from Moscow on US President Jimmy Carter’s letter to Andrei Sakharov, renegade Soviet nuclear physicist who was recently warned he may be arrested (dated 05/02/77). America has been...
Jimmy Carter on saving energy (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Norman Beebe reports from Washington on a speech to Congress by President Jimmy Carter on his unpopular Save It energy policy. Excerpts from speech heard.