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Notting Hill Carnival - Police operation (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
John Cookson reports from the Notting Hill Carnival (08/87) in West London. Focuses on the police operation during the Carnival with press conference featuring Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Paul...
Simon Hayward convicted on drugs charges (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Captain Simon Hayward has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of smuggling drugs into Sweden. Report includes a statement from his mother, Hazel Hayward, and reaction from his...
Jean-Marie Le Pen denies he is a racist (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
French far-right nationalist politician, Jean-Marie Le Pen defends accusations that he is a racist following his statement that the Nazi gas chambers were a detail of history. Includes Le Pen speaking at a...
FBI arrests terrorist suspect in international waters (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
The FBI has arrested a suspected terrorist in international waters in the Mediterranean. Fawaz Younis, a Lebanese, is suspected of hijacking a Jordanian airliner in Beirut in 1985 and has appeared in court...
Reaction to US-Soviet treaty (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Reaction to the treaty drawn up between the United States and the Soviet Union, with statements from NATO’s former Commander in Chief, Bernard Rogers, US Assistant Secretary of State, Rozanne Ridgway,...
Iranian patrol boats sunk by Americans (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
Three Iranian patrol boats have been sunk by a US military helicopter patrolling international airspace over the Persian Gulf, after the helicopter was fired upon by three or four Iranian vessels. There are...
Reagan and Shultz on US-Soviet relations (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
US President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of Defense, George Shultz hold a press conference after the announcement of an agreement which could lead to a summit with the USSR.
George Bush officially announces presidential candidacy (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
In Houston, Texas, US Vice-President George H W Bush announces his candidacy for the US presidential election. He outlines his experience, which he believes outweighs that of the other candidates. Male...
US Navy blows up Iranian oil rig (1987)
- Genre
- Press conference
US Secretary of State Caspar Weinberger (and another unidentified speaker reading a statement prepared by President Ronald Reagan) announces at a briefing that the US Navy has blown up an Iranian oil rig. It...
Govan Mbeki release (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the release of political prisoner Govan Mbeki from Robben Island jail in South Africa and possibility revealed by the SA Justice Minister that Nelson Mandela may be released soon. Includes Govan...