A group of people await news of the newspaper crisis outside No. 10 Downing Street in London. – Vintage Photograph

Description

On Tuesday, June 6, 1970, a group of people assembled outside No. 10 Downing Street in London, England, to await news of the newspaper crisis. Police officers and representatives from both the publishers and the unions were present at No. 10, where talks were taking place to prevent a shut-down of Fleet Street newspapers due to strike action.On Tuesday, June 6, 1970, a group of people assembled outside No. 10 Downing Street in London, England, to await news of the newspaper crisis. Police officers and representatives from both the publishers and the unions were present at No. 10, where talks were taking place to prevent a shut-down of Fleet Street newspapers due to strike action.

Dimensions: 15.3 x 16.6 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-NQOX-04855092

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OCR computer generated text:

PIC-NOTE 1 EVNGS.. 146145-10 (SE-R) – -AT APPROX 0810 THERE WILL BE PAP (WIDE) *6 JUN 1970 LONDON, TUESDAY, PA: AWAITING NEWS OF THE NEWSPAPER CRISIS… A GROUP OF PEOPLE STANDS TONIGHT ON THE PAVEMENT OPPOSITE THE DOOR OF NO. 10, DOWNING STREET – WHERE POLICE ARE PUBLISHERS AND UNION REPRESENTATIVES CONTINUED SEEN ON DUTY AS THE TALKS AT NO.10 IN THE HOPE OF PREVENTING SHUT-DOWN O FLEET STREET NEWSPAPERS THROUGH STRIKE ACTION. SEE PAC STORY “PRESS”. 0800 10/6 JHG