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CALIFORNIA - ROADS INTO RIVERS
Freak rainstorms hit Southern California. Nearly forty families around Los Angeles had to evacuate their homes. One of the houses most severely hit belongs to William Miller, Frank Sinatra's pianist. His wife was swept away in a river of...
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HIGH ON A WINDY TOWER
Britain is on the up and up. New and high buildings are shooting up all over the country. However, high buildings have their drawbacks, such as high winds and rain. The Building Research Station, at Watford near London, is approaching...
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THE ARMY BLOWS A NEW SOUND
While visiting Australia the first Battalion, the Royal Ulster Rifles came face to face with a Didgeridoo. They were so impressed that they asked if they could have one for the band. ® The Didgeridoo is new, but their silver trumpets...
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IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM.....
Children at a secondary modern school in Wigan, that have dreams on being a 'Beatle' are now allowed to make their own guitars in the woodwork class. On one condition - they must also attend music lessons too. Teachers feel that they...
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JAZZ DATE - AT EIGHT!
Brian Ling of Enfield in Middlesex started to play the clarinet when he was six. Freddie Randall heard about him and invited him along to make music with the boys whenever they were in town. We went down to Woodgreen Jazz Club to hear...
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A GUIDED V-2
What is believed to be the first successful horizontal flight by a long-range guided missile took place at the new proving grounds in Florida, where they've been experimenting with a German V-2, which carries a smaller missile on its...
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THE BOMB - MOVIETONE PRESENT FIRST PICTURES OF SECRET ATOMIC EXPERIMENTS ONLY NOW RELEASED
Since Atom Bomb number five at Bikini, there have been further experiments at Eniwetok (another Pacific Atoll) - three improved bombs have been tested. The details of these latest experiments remain secret - but the pictures, shown now...
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FAMOUS GUARDS CEREMONY REVIVED
On Horse Guards Parade, the Guards revive an old custom, the beating of the Tattoo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS WITH PLANE AND ROCKET
The American Air Force have recently tested an escape for pilots of jets planes by using an ejector seat. We see that the results are successful. Another experiment, shows a projectile being shot into the air to an altitude of 78 miles...
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THE ARCHBISHOP'S TOUR
During his tour of the Central African Federation, the Archbishop of Canterbury saw a special display of tribal dancing. Later, he visited the Victoria Falls. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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Kerb Step Demonstration by World's Professional Dance Champion
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MERSEY SOUND - MERSEY LOOK
The Swinging Blue Jeans - the Liverpool group with the Liverpool Sound. Introduce the Jeanager. An outfit for teenagers, that's likely to set the younger-generation jumping. The style is a replica of the outfit worn by the Blue Jeans...
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EIGHT HOURS TO BALI HAI
It takes less than eight hours to Tahiti from Australia now that an air service has been inaugurated. Our pictures show the nearby island of Moorea which was used as Bali Hai in the Rodgers and Hammerstein spectacular, South Pacific....
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CRUISING BENEATH THE ICE
""Valiant"", the first all British nuclear submarine and built by Vickers Armstrong, is designed for voyages up to 3 months under water. With her special equipment, she'll also be able to cruise beneath the ice fields. Our pictures show...
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BETTER FORECASTS
American weather men now use bigger and better balloons to carry more and more meteorological gear to furnish faithful forecasts. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE DUKE IN LEEDS
The Duke of Edinburgh walked in the rain with the Princess Royal, Chancellor of Leeds University. His Royal Highness was to open a new building at a cost of some £500,000 for the department of Textile Industries at the University....
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ATOMIC POWER STATION
The Russians also have an industrial atomic plant, but very small compared with Calder Hall. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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LORD TRENCHARD LAID TO REST
From the new Air Ministry building, where the ashes of the late Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Trenchard had lain in State, the coffin was borne out for the journey to Westminster. The Duke of Edinburgh represented the Queen....
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PORTUGUESE STATE VISITS
The President and his wife also visited the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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BASHING THE IVORIES
Riot in New Jersey. Students from Rutgers University who look as though they're repeating that ""Little Rock"" business. The keyboard is the key to the latest campus craze - piano wrecking, conducted by members of a ""Reduction Study...
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TRAILER TOWARDS ""THE TON""
At Manston, in Kent, John Riseborough, Chief Engineer of a Caravan Company, was hoping to set the first World Caravan Speed Record. His average speed was 97.1 miles-an-hour. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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AMERICA PRACTISES CIVIL DEFENCE
Radar gives the warning, and air raid precautions, now being extensively practised in America, go into action. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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SYDNEY'S RAIN
Movietone's Australian commentator describes Sydney's recent weather. Streets were half washed away and traffic almost at a standstill, thanks to the heavy and continuous rain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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WELCOME TO OVERSEAS VISITORS
The ""Empress of Scotland"" arrives after completing her maiden voyage on the Clyde-Canada route. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...