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  • Concorde first flight to New York (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male interviews passengers on the Concorde’s first flight to New York. Passengers: Gerald Kaufman, Department of Industry; an unidentified female (possibly a school teacher from Bromley);...

  • Edmund Dell’s Concorde speech (1977)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Trade Secretary Edmund Dell, following the Concorde’s first passenger flight to New York.

  • Concorde noise pollution (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Brian Levinson, leader of the (US) anti-Concorde lobby, on the noise of the Concorde’s landing, which he witnessed today from the Rockaway area of New York. Lobbyists are pressing the Port Authority of New...

  • Voyager spacecraft tape (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Report by Norman Beebe on the tape attached to (one of?) NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. Tape contents include a recording of the Chuck Berry song, Johnny B. Goode.

  • Carter on Northern Ireland (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Jill Lourie reports on President Carter’s written statement on Northern Ireland, in which he calls on the American people to stop giving financial aid to paramilitary organisations in Ulster and offers...

  • Carter and South Africa arms embargo (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Norman Beebe reports on President Carter’s support of the United Nations arms embargo against South Africa.

  • Anti-Shah demo at White House (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Norman Beebe reports on demonstrations at the White House to mark a visit by the Shah of Iran. Following clashes between anti- and pro-Shah factions, police used tear gas to separate rival groups. President...

  • Carter on Sadat peace initiative (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Norman Beebe reports on President Carter’s reaction to Egyptian President Sadat’s Middle Eastern peace initiative.

  • Menachem Begin arrives in USA (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report by Norman Beebe on Israeli Prime Minister Begin’s surprise visit to the USA, for talks on the Middle East peace process and a possible accord with President Carter.

  • 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...