Word: lavandou
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...public, the would-be bathers began to rebel. In 1965 hundreds of visitors at St.Raphaël, about 25 miles west of Cannes, demonstrated against the construction of a stone wall that would have blocked access to the charming cove of Santa Lucia. In 1967, at nearby Le Lavandou, local Provençaux brought out their hunting rifles in an effort to liberate the "abusively expropriated" beaches. Sympathizing with the protesters, Film Maker René Clair and Playwright André Roussin founded an association called Mare Nostrum to lobby for freer beaches...
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