On the occasion of the first French and European "surfing" (or surf) championship, held in Biarritz, explanations on this new sport imported from Hawaii with images of surfers in action on the waves. The winner, Michel Barland, was awarded the cup by André Dassary, operetta singer from the city.
Excerpt from the press conference given yesterday in Washington (USA) by Hillary CLINTON who received his counterpart Alain JUPPE (Minister of Foreign Affairs). Conference during which the American Secretary of State made a slip in evoking the "French President", before recovering with humour.
Jacques CHIRAC leaves Polynesia. Before returning to the plane, he was greeted by many Polynesians who each time offered him a necklace made of shells, so that he literally drowned under an impressive mass of necklaces.
Arrival in ORLY Sud of two new speakerines, Christine FRESTA of MARSEILLE and Evelyne LECLERCQ of NICE . Interview of the two new speakerines on their projects . Archives 1974: reunion of the speakerines of the former first channel of the ORTF, Denise FABRE, Michèle DEMAI, Evelyne DHELIAT, Renée LEGRAND, Claude LEMERET, Jacqueline CAURAT, Jacqueline HUET, Catherine LANGEAIS for a photo to be published in the magazine "Télé 7 jours".
Report at the Cross jogging of notaries in Paris. - Interview Marie-José PEREC before the start "Je faire un footing de 16 kms". - Race in which PEREC is overtaken. - Interview Ingrid KRISTIANSEN (norv). - [Travelling on] PEREC running. Further to his interview "I was with a nice girl who encouraged me. I have to stop anyway". - Polish rider Wanda PANFIL wins the 10,595 km in 34'25 ahead of Norwegian KRISTIANSEN. - Arrival of MARIE-JO PEREC, a quarter of an hour later at 82nd place in 47'06.
Professor HUGUENARD of the Henri MONDOR hospital denounces the accidental death of a prisoner operated on in Fresnes, while his condition justified an operation outside [Comments]: this document is part of a set of documents listed as in Hell in a list entitled "Cassettes in Hell"
Update on the trial of Christian DIDIER who murdered René BOUSQUET, the former general secretary of the Vichy police. Psychiatric experts said "he was not in a state of dementia" at the time of the incident. In alternation, commentary on archive images and the interview of his young lawyer, Arnaud MONTEBOURG. This is Arnaud MONTEBOURG’s first appearance on television.
In the east of France, the ice is paralyzing part of the roads. In Meurthe-et-Moselle, they look like a giant rink, especially in Pagny-sur-Moselle, where the vehicle of the television news crew paid the price. Testimonies of locals on their tips for not slipping (crampons or socks on shoes). For the others, it’s another story: a man slips and falls twice by shouting "Don’t put that on 2!".
Environmental activists from Greenpeace International have blocked an Exxon Mobil refinery near Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) in order to denounce the US environmental policy. Images of the evacuation alternate with a Greenpeace document of the occupation, and interviews with Yannick JADOT, director of Greenpeace campaigns (this is his first identified television), Laëtitia De MAREZ, spokesperson for Greenpeace, and finally for Jean-Yves LE MEUR, director of the Exxonmobil refinery in Notre Dame-de-Gravenchon.