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HEAVY SNOWFALL IN BUCHAREST 1969

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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Rumanian newsreel item. Title reads: "Carnet de Iarna".

Bucharest, Rumania.

VS Heavy snow lies in woodland landscape, a small group of people with a sledge make snowballs. VS Around the city of Bucharest, cars lie in several feet of snow. A man warms his key before opening the car door. The city is at a standstill. Soldiers with pickaxes work to clear the road and civilians with shovels clear the pavements. The snow is driven away in lorries. MS and CU A snow plough clears the streets. CU Water being hosed onto the ice. Trams move slowly along. Tracking shot along a line of stranded trams under snow.

Note: Date on original record: 05/02/1969. Rumanian (?) commentary.

Issue Date: 1969 Sound: Yes
Time in: 01:39:47:00 Time out: 01:41:28:00
Canister: UN 4412 B Film ID: 3238.15
Sort number: UN 4412 B Tape: *PM3238*
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