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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1347A

Date Released

31 Mar 1955

Date submitted

29 Mar 1955

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. FA Cup Semi-Finals
• 2. FA Cup Semi-Finals
• 3. And Now - Floods!
• 4. A Personal Helicopter
• 5. Life-Saving Test
• 6. Egypt Hoists Her Flag
• 7. Russian Seeks Asylum
• 8. Operation Teapot
• 9. Franco Receives US Envoy
• 10. Belgian Riots
• *FA Cup Semi-Finals - Airdrieonnians V Celtic
• *FA Cup Semi-Finals - Clyde V Aberdeen
• *France V Wales - Rugger

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Brussels Riots. DESCRIPTION: Many thousands of Belgians took part in the recent demonstrations against the Government who plan to cut subsidies to Catholic schools. SHOTLIST: GV crowds sitting down in the streets. GV police mounted and foot. CU gendarmerie. GV gendarmerie. GV gendarmerie pushing the crowds. A closer view of a policeman actually striking one of the more reluctant participants.

Keywords

Demonstrations

Locations

Belgium; Brussels

Footage sources

France

Card file number

63181

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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