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  1. Louisa Kennedy on failed hostage rescue bid (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Louisa Kennedy, wife of Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr who is being held hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran, says she is surprised by the (unsuccessful) rescue attempt and is not in favour of military action. She...

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  2. 200th day of captivity for US hostages in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Andrew Manderstam reports on the 200th day of the US hostage crisis in Tehran. He says the Carter administration is trying to divert interest away from Iran and the hostage crisis because the USA is no...

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  3. Louisa Kennedy on American hostages in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Louisa Kennedy, wife of Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr who is being held hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran, on the trauma experienced by hostages’ families, and the mood of the public in the United States. Mrs...

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  4. Demonstration outside US Embassy in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Special; Vox pop

    Adrianos van Helfteren(?) reports live from a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Tehran, where staff have been kept hostage for 126 days. The demonstrators are demanding that the USA return the Shah...

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  5. Sunrise over Tiananmen Square (1998)

    Director
    Shui-Bo Wang
    Subject
    Art; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 29 minutes), Canadian $19.95

    Both an autobiographical work and an attempt to portray the new China, this collage film uses original art and family and archival photos to present a personal perspective on the Cultural Revolution and its...

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  6. Middle East expert on failed hostage rescue attempt (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male Middle East expert on the failure of the US operation to rescue embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Eight people were killed in an explosion during the refuelling of one of the...

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  7. Roger Cooper on US servicemen killed in Tehran (1980)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Telephone interview with reporter Roger Cooper on the failed US attempt to rescue the American hostages being held in Tehran. He says reports from Tehran about how many US troops were involved in the attempt...

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  8. French-Soviet talks on Iran and Afghanistan (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on a meeting between Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko and President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of France. The Soviet Union condemned the aborted US attempt to rescue the American hostages in...

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  9. White House denies President Carter hostage crisis claims (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on claims that US President Jimmy Carter sent a message to the Iranian president, Abolhassan Banisadr, or to Ayatollah Khomeini. Includes a statement by White House spokesman Jody Powell denying that...

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  10. Iranian media coverage of failed US hostage rescue attempt (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Roger Cooper reports on the failed attempt to rescue US Embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Iranian officials initially disbelieved reports of the mission, claiming it was impossible for American...

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