United Kingdom - Ireland

Sep. 26, 1966 - Soap Foam Battle In Hyde Park: Two hundred students fought a battle with soap foam in London's Hyde Park yesterday. It was publicize Farmborough Technical College's rag week. The students, split into two forces, clashed along the park's Serpentine Road in a babel of bubbles. The Foam, squirts from soap dispenser flew over photographers, policeman and a police car as week as over the student themselves. But the law turned a tolerant blind eye. Until the students attacked a 30ft. Statute put up in tribute to the Duke of Wellington. They smeared the naked male figure worth foam. Then Carloads and a vanload of police arrived. And the had to stop. Four of the students were cornered an led to a board displaying Hyde [ark Regulations, 1955'. A police officer pointed out the illegality of making with with foam. There was regulation 13: Willfully interfering with the comfort or convenience of any person ion park'. And there were regulations dealing with the dropping of litter, the climbing of tress or statues, and behavior like to cause disorder. The police took the names of the four organizers. An inspector said afterwards; They may be summoned. Photo Shows A Policeman points out some of the items in the Hyde Park Regulations 1955 to students yesterday

Restrictions Only for United Kingdom

30ft Afterwards Attacked Babel Bubbles Cause Clashed Colleges Convenience Cornered Dealing Disorder Dispenser Displaying Dropping Farmborough Flew Foam Fought Illegality Inspector Interfering Litter Names Organizers Pointed Points Publicize Regulation Regulations Serpentine Smeared Split Squirts Statute Summoned Themselves Tolerant Tress Tribute Wellington Worth

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > KEY