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MOTORWAYS - MARVEL OR MUDDLE?
Mr Marples isn't the only one anxious to speed up the traffic flow. But a six month survey by the British Road Federation alleges a failure by the Marples Ministry. ® But we mustn't overlook many major schemes which are underway, such...
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GETTA BIGGA PINTA
More than 350 head of cattle took up residence in London's Olympia, for the Royal Dairy Show. The emphasis is on the breeds which deliver the most pintas and this year for the first time in 20 years Ayrshires collected the highest points...
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RE-BUILDING DESTROYED BRIDGE
The Tacoma Bridge in Washington State is to be rebuilt. It was originally built nine years ago, but high winds revealed a structural fault, when a gale blew up the bridge acted in a peculiar manner and became known as ""Galloping...
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DRESSES AND DIAMONDS
All aboard for London Fashion Week: top models displayed some of the 130 outfits presented by the London Fashion Group. Barges were never like this, but the opening was at Puddle Dock, and the City's Mermaid Theatre. Our pictures show...
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RUBBER DUMP FIRE
A fire broke out in a rubber dump at Tottenham in North London and thousands of tons went up in flame and acrid smoke. Ten pumps and nearly a hundred firemen were called out. Rubber has a nasty habit of smouldering for days. This...
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RED CROSS DEDICATION
At St. Paul's Cathedral, Lord Woolton attended the Annual Service of Dedication of the British Red Cross Society. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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A-TISHOO
What a curse, the common cold! But, with the aid of over 6,000 human guinea-pigs, the Ministry of Health's been carrying on a relentless hunt for the cure. Volunteers live in comfortable quarters and complete isolation at a hospital near...
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GRECIAN TEMPLE UNEARTHED - ITALY
A Grecian temple to Neptune and Ceres has just been unearthed at Paestum on Italy's coast, 25 miles south of Salerno. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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Cup Winners - Arsenal take the Cup home.
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TEAZY-WIGGY
Mr Teazy-Weazy - Hair artist Raymond introduces Wigs for Men, with the help of Pop-group ""The Love Affair"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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TO FIGHT TB
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PRINCESS MARGARET IN STOKE
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CHOPPER TOPICS
Helicopters joining the Flying Squad! Starting a six month trial, Sioux helicopters are being evaluated by the Police in a ""Flight against crime"". And a Wessex Helicopter is first in World to be fitted with own Radar-Sonar system....
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CHEDDAR GORGE HAZARD
To reduce the danger of four thousand tons of rock falling on the road, bulldozers are clearing an earlier rock fall at this famous Somerset beauty spot. It will make way for the anticipated avalanche which could fall at any moment to...
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ROAD AHEAD
Manchester's new ""City Motorway"" opens to traffic. In London, a ""Silent"" Pile Driver cuts noise and annoyance during another big road improvement. At Hemel Hempstead, Barbara Castle sees how Seat Belts are tested to British Standards...
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CONCORDE - PROGRESS REPORT
Pictures show the progress of the Concorde in Britain and in France. Also Prince Philip's visit to the French factory. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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THE ARTISTS BEHIND GLASS
A company that has been making glass for over 150 years in which the techniques have remained virtually unchanged. Sixty year old John Druce has been blowing glass for this company all his working life and demonstrates how he makes a...
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DECIMAL SWITCH DOWN UNDER
Australia goes decimal, switching from LSD to counting coins in tens. The initial change over period operates smoothly with most people as interested in the new money's appearance as its value. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PAINTINGS PAST AND PRESENT
Piccott's End in Hertfordshire has been famous for its medieval wall paintings (our pictures show 2 examples) since religious murals were discovered there in 1953, during the restoration of some cottages. Now, other murals being...
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PUT SOME BEEF INTO IT!
The meat porters of Paris test their strength in a contest to find who can carry six hundred weight on their shoulders. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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HOLD-UP
A concealed automatic camera made a record of a bank robbery in Cleveland, Ohio. The camera was fitted after the bank had suffered two previous robberies. Within 24 hours of it being installed, it was filming a hold up. The result was...
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SEASONABLE WEATHER
They have had a bit too much of snow, in Oswego, a port on Lake Ontario. That has resulted in a state of emergency being declared. Six and a half feet of snow, with drifts piled up to fifty feet in many places. Farms have been isolated...
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GOLDEN SOVEREIGNS
At the Royal Mint in London, 22 carat gold, poured into moulds for striking Golden Sovereigns. A new batch, worth a million pounds, and destined for our Gold Reserves. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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COTTON CELEBRATIONS -
In Memphis, a Cotton carnival recalling the early days in the deep South when bales of raw cotton were first carried down the Mississippi. In Liverpool, the Cotton Exchange has been re-opened by Lord Derby in the presence of Mr Selwyn...