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Global Newsweek

Item number (ISN):

231822

Series title:

Global Newsweek

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

231822

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK

Accession:

1982-0280

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1982-07-18

Production company:

Global Television Network

Production credit:

director, Terry Lewis; producer, Anne McLellan; managing editor, Peter Trueman; writer/host/commentator, Claude Adams; photography, Jim Flaxman; Andy DeLeo

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Television news magazine program hosted by Claude Adams who introduces and comments on the following stories of the week.~[Middle East Conflict]. A report on the stalemate with respect to a ceasefire between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the war in Lebanon, focusing on Prime Minister Begin's ultimatum to the P.L.O. Also, examinations of American peace-making initiatives, Secretary of State George Schultz's Middle East policy, and Bechtel's relations with Saudi Arabia (including allegations of its blacklisting of Israeli supplies) are provided. Comments by Dan Meridor, cabinet spokesman. Shots of: Prime Minister Begin at a huge rally of supporters in Israel; destruction in Beirut; Philip Habib; Yasser Arafat; Bechtel head office and project sites; and Steven Bechtel Jnior. A clip from the documentary, THE ARAB LANDS is shown.~[Border War]. A report on the Iran-Iraq border war, including a probe into the capture of a Canadian overseas employee by Kurdistani rebels. In review are the comparative military strengths of the two belligerents; the history of the war; and Iraq's backers. Comments by the Canadian Minister of External Affairs, Mark MacGuigan, with respect to attempts to gain the release of Guy Boisvert. Shots of: military operations and battle action in the war; Iranian demonstrations against Israel and the United States; Iraqi prisoners of war being proseltized to by an Iranian Shiite clergyman; the speedy burial of a soldier during battle; Iraq's Prime Minister; Kurdish soldiers; and a mountain camp.~[Canadian Economy]. A report on the latest developments in a lagging Canadian economy. These include: lay-offs at the Defasco steel plant; restrictions against Japanese car imports; the issue of wage concessions; ceilings on federal public servant wage increases; mortgage reduction schemes; and the termination of the publication, "Today". Comments by: a Defasco worker; Gordon Pape, publisher of "Today"; Bob Attrell, car import dealer; Bob White, United Auto Workers union leader; Donald Johnston, Treasury Board president; people on the street; and Robert Owen of the Toronto Real Estate Board. Shots of Paul Cosgrove, Minister in charge of housing, handing a cheque to a house-buyer.~The Problem of Peace. A report on the residual problems of the Falklands War as they affect the British government and the people. Matters such as an official inquiry into the war; the return of British seamen; the burial of soldiers; Argentinian prisoners of war; and the needs of the Falkland Islanders are examined. Comments by former Governor of the Islands, Rex Hunt, at an official Islands welcoming ceremony.~[Ho Chi Minh City]. A report on life in Ho Chi Minh city (formerly Saigon) with comparisons to its former capitalist nature. Comments are made on its commerce and industry, social services, housing, religious life - including the repression of dissident Buddhist monks, and peasant rural existence. Shots of: center town views; propaganda posters, homeless people sleeping on the streets; Catholic and Buddhist worshippers; a nightclub act; and Buddhist grave sites.~[Queen's Intruder]. A report on the illegal intrusion of Michael Fagin into the Queen's bedroom, with some focus on security problems.~[BBC]. A look at the history and the style of the British Broadcasting Corporation with a comment by a retired BBC announcer. Shot of BBC headquarters, London.~[Rhode Island]. A report on Rhode Island's advertising campaign to attract more tourists; the Island's poor self image; and interesting tid-bits on the state's colonial history. Clips of a TV promo of various states, especially Rhode Island. Comments by Rhode Islanders. <60mn>

Language:

English

Original number:

2241

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

237127

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8212-0002

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

375920

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2002-09-0002

Number of items:

1

Duration:

100:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

668460

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

231822.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2002-09-0006

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

668461

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

231822.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2002-09-0006

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

977905

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2002-09-0006

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

V4 8212-0001

Status:

MASTER
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8212-0002
V1 2002-09-0002

Reproduction access:

with permission of Global Television Network

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