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39,247 results found for all records.
Alexander Ginsburg sentence (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male British speaker (for Amnesty International?) on the internal exile within the Soviet Union of Alexander Ginsburg and the trial of Anatoly Sharansky. It looks at the amount...
Bombing of British bases (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the bombing of British Army bases in West Germany. Includes interview with Colonel Arthur Jackson. Male reporter not identified.
Inflation decreases (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan on the publication of economic figures showing a reduction in the inflation rate.
Solomon Islands native peoples (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified) about the native people of the Solomon Islands. It looks at their economy, lifestyle and British involvement. The interview follows the official independence of...
Human rights in United States (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (poss. Andrew Young - US ambassador to the UN) about the development of human rights in the United States and how this relates to human rights issues in the Soviet Union. It...
Ethiopian famine (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified) about the aid needed to stop a repeat of the 1973 famine in Ethiopia. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Steve Sailah).
Death penalty (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an American male speaker (not identified) on the death sentence and the call for all executions to be carried out by lethal injection. It looks at the overall opposition to the death penalty...
Chrysler strike (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Terry Duffy? on the current Chrysler toolmakers’ strike over wages; differences from the BL toolmakers’ dispute; and the effect of the strike on the company. Male interviewer not identified.
Leyland drivers strike ends (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with shop steward and Tony Tombes over end of unofficial strike of BL drivers at a Rover plant in Solihull over Mr Tombes’s dismissal for theft of a tax disc. Asks if union had recommended return...
Future plans for British Leyland (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on TASS union plan for British Leyland and criticising Chairman Michael Edwardes’ plan; says without public finance the company would collapse with large loss of jobs; effect of British economy...