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Foreign Newsreel Number 12

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Abstract
Romania, Bucharest. NS Khrushchev cuts the ribbon opening a Soviet industrial exhibition. Nikita Khrushchev and his entourage visiting the exhibits. Tunisia, Tunisia. Signing of the Trade and Payments Agreement between Tunisia and the USSR. President of the Republic Habib Bourguiba receives members of the Soviet delegation headed by V.V. Grishin. Reception by a pediatrician in a pediatric clinic. Construction of an irrigation canal, dam. The ship "Carthage" in the Tunisian port. Czechoslovakia. Elections to the National Assembly and local governments. Voters go to polling stations, drop ballots. The members of the counting commission calculate the results of the elections. Japan, Tokyo. Demonstration at the parliament building with slogans of protest against the military treaty with the United States; clashes between demonstrators and police. France, Saint-Nazaire. Launching ceremony of the largest passenger ship in the world - turbolayer France. A bottle of champagne is smashed against the side of the ship. Belgium. A motoball meeting between the teams of Belgium and Germany. Moments of the game. GDR, Leipzig. International competition in bullet shooting. Athletes at the firing position. Winner of the competition V. Avilov (USSR). Bulgaria, Sofia. The final match for the European Championship in basketball between the women's teams of the USSR and Bulgaria. Moments of the game. Presentation of awards to the winners.
Director
V. Sharapova
Color
B&W
Film ID
18551
Keywords
social and political movement
, economic communications
, cultural connections
, sports
, sea transport
, political connections
, shipbuilding industry
, electoral system
, westgermany
, borbazamir
, irrigation
Meterage
290
Number of Parts
1
Release Date
1960
Sound