- Title: AUSTRIA: EATER MARCH FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT IN VIENNA.
- Date: 2nd April 1967
- Summary: 1. SV GROUP SINGING AND PLAYING PAN TO ONLOOKERS 0.41 2. GV PAN MARCHERS ASSEMBLE WITH BANNERS (2 SHOTS) 0.55 3. CU BANNERS (3 SHOTS) 1.02 4. CU PAN MARCH - BEGINS - BANNER "FOR FREEDOM IN VIETNAM" 1.08 5. SV MARCHERS 1.13 6. CU MARCHERS PAN DOWN TO BABY IN PRAM 1.17 7. SCU MARCHERS AND BANNER 1.20 8. SCU MARCHERS 1
- Embargoed: 17th April 1967 13:00
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- Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
- Country: Austria
- Reuters ID: LVABJ8DTILP6249KWFKT7LR6QTGJ
- Story Text: A DEMONSTRATION MARCH BY MORE THAN 1,300 PEOPLE TOOK PLACE IN VIENNA ON SATURDAY (APRIL 1). ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT, THE EASTER MARCH (OSTERMARSCH) WAS STAGED UNDER THE GENERAL HEADING - "END OF THE WAR IN VIETNAM".
ON SATURDAY, THE MARCH WAS STAGED THROUGH THE BUSY VIENNESE STREETS, WITH POLICE RE-INFORCEMENTS CONTROLLING TRAFFIC AND KEEPING ORDER.
TODAY (SUNDAY) THE PARTICIPANTS WENT TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN LOWER AND UPPER AUSTRIA WHERE SMALLER CONTINGENTS STAGED SIMILAR MARCHES.
SLOGANS AND BANNERS CALLED FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN VIETNAM AND AN END TO AMERICAN BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM - AND DREW ATTENTION TO THE PROPOSALS FOR PEACE MADE RECENTLY BY UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL U THANT. THE MARCHERS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL POLITICAL VIEWS.
POPULAR MUSIC WAS PROVIDED BY "POP GROUPS" FOR MARCHERS AND SPECTATORS.
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