The Real Meaning Behind the News - FRENCH CRISIS ROCKS EUROPE - Colin A Wilkins - July 1968

Colin A Wilkins

Here is an on-the-spot report of the French riots, what caused them, and what they mean for the future of Europe and the world. Paris, France. For a while Paris had the appearance of a city under siege. As we drove from Le Bourget airport at night, traffic gradually came to a standstill in one of the freeway tunnels. The front truck of a column of army vehicles had broken down, and in the eerie halflight we watched a worried noncom frantically trying to halt oncoming traffic, speeding to the downtown area, as his men did a hasty repair job. The troops needed to be on hand with in a few hours, as everything indicated the outbreak of fresh disturbances. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library