U.S.A. & SOUTH VIETNAM: STRIKING MAILMEN IN NEW YORK VOTE TO STAY OUT AS THE FIRST EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE ARE FELT IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
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U.S.A. & SOUTH VIETNAM: STRIKING MAILMEN IN NEW YORK VOTE TO STAY OUT AS THE FIRST EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE ARE FELT IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
- Title: U.S.A. & SOUTH VIETNAM: STRIKING MAILMEN IN NEW YORK VOTE TO STAY OUT AS THE FIRST EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE ARE FELT IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
- Date: 23rd March 1970
- Summary: 1. MV STRIKERS SHOUTING AND WAVING AND HOLDING PLACARDS 0.05 2. SV JACK LEVENTHAL SPEAKING 0.14 3. MV STRIKERS CHEERING ZOOM IN TO CU PLACARD 0.21 4. MV MORE STRIKERS 0.24 5. SV LEVENTHAL SPEAKING (SOF) STRIKERS ALL CHEER 0.35 6. MV CU CHI BASE IN VIETNAM 0.37 7. CU TROOPS (3 SHOTS) 0.45 8. CU MAIL ROOM, HATCH OPENS AND MAIL CLERK SHOUTS "OKAY MAIL CALL" PAN TO SOLDIERS COMING TO COLLECT MAIL (3 SHOTS) 1.05 9. CU TOM TASCHER (MAIL CLERK) 1.29 10. CU MILTON JONES (SOLDIER) 1.49 11. MV & CU SOLDIERS WAITING FOR MAIL 1.57 12. CU DOG AND SV SOLDIER STROKING DOG WHILE WAITING FOR MAIL 2.03 TRANSCRIPT: (SEQ. 9): LEVENTHAL: "AND I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW, WE ARE THE MOST POWERFUL UNION IN THE ENTIRE NATION". MAIL CLERK: "WELL THEY'RE ANGRY ANYWAY IF THEY DON'T GET AT LEAST ONE LETTER A DAY AND I HEAR ABOUT IT ANYWAY. SO I EXPECT THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO START JUMPING ON THE WHEN THEY KNOW THEY AREN'T GETTING ANY AND THEY DON'T GET ANY". NEWSMAN: "THE COMPLAINTS ALWAYS LAND ON YOU HUH?" MAIL CLERK: "INDEFINITELY. ALWAYS. THEY EXPECT ME TO RUN THE ENTIRE POSTAL SERVICE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WORLD AND I'M THE CLOSEST PERSON THEY HAVE SO THEY ALWAYS COME DOWN TO ME". NEWSMAN: "WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE STRIKE?" (SEQ. 12): SOLDIER: "WELL I FIGURE THE STRIKE IS GOING TO HURT PEOPLE IN VIETNAM VERY MUCH BECAUSE WE RELY THE MAIL TO KEEP OUR MORALE AND STANDARDS UP AND WITH NO MAIL WE'LL BE JUST NOTHING BECAUSE WE LIKE TO KEEP KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON BACK IN THE WORLD AND OUR LOVED ONES AND ALL THAT". Initials RJ/N-TELE/DW/MH EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: COMMENTATOR'S VOICE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 6th April 1970 13:00
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- Location: NEW YOUR, U.S.A.: CU CHI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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- Country: USA
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