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WINTER OLYMPICS- COLOUR
For the second time Innsbruck is the setting for the Winter Olympics. Movietone presents some highlights from the first few days of the Games. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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SIX MONTHS ON A TIGHT ROPE
French tightrope walker completes six months balanced on a tightrope. A 2500 hours record. 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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THE PLOUGH AT WAR - BY DONALD McCULLOUGH (OF THE BBC BRAINS TRUST) -
Big new tractors are making swift work of ploughing and after three years of war we are producing two thirds of the food we eat. The Women's Land Army is three times the size it was during the last war and many parks, common land, golf...
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ATHLETICS - HISTORIC MILE
New Zealander Peter Snell and Jim Beaty of Los Angeles, among the strong competition, in this mile race, in California. It was the last meeting of Peter Snell's American tour. And so far, he hadn't lost a race. Snell takes the lead - and...
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GRASS SKIING
If you cannot wait for Winter snows there is nothing to stop you practising on grass. 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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PROGRESS OF THE
Naples, now being in the hands of the Allies, is a very busy port for the movement of supplies. Pictures taken by the RAF show the smashed railway yards at Benevento. Lately heavy rain has been holding up the Allied advance, mud becoming...
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HUNTING THE COMMON COLD GERM
The Ministry of Health Research Unit at Harvard Hospital, Salisbury, has been investigating the common cold; and volunteers (human guinea-pigs) have been living in pairs for ten days at a time. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PROTEST IN VIETNAM
Buddhists in South Vietnam pay homage at the coffin of one of the priests who burned himself to death. This had been one of the ritual suicides protesting against alleged religious persecution by the Government. Disclaimer: British...
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CABINET MEET AGAIN
Many urgent problems awaited solutions as ministers who had flown back from holidays early arrived at No 10 for a Cabinet Meeting. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE DOCK STRIKE
The port of London lies idle as the dockers staged an unofficial strike. At the Albert Hall there was an overwhelming vote to return to work, but outside the docks the vote was the opposite. Troops were brought in to move perishable...
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PATRON SAINTS PROCLAIMED BY POPE - NO SOUND
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Wrestling - Shikat V. McMillan
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How India Greeted Gandhi's Return
Excited crowds fill streets leading to quayside as the Mahatma disembarks at Bombay. 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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MOBUTU MEETS NIXON
An important visitor from Africa welcomed at the White House. President Nixon greets Congo-Kinshasa's President Joseph Mobutu making his first official visit to the United States. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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CHRISTMAS DEADLINE FOR CUNARD'S QUEEN
Early in the new year, the ""Queen Elizabeth the Second"" will make her first Maiden voyage. We present a progress report from Clydebank, where the new liner nears the end of her fitting out. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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LORD MAYOR'S SHOW
Thousands line the streets in the City of London for the Lord Mayor's Show. The annual spectacle which combines pageantry and progress. The Office of Lord Mayor of London dates back nearly 800 years. The new Lord Mayor - Sir Peter Studd...
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FRANCE CELEBRATES BASTILLE DAY
President Auriol reviewed the Bastille Day parade in the Champs Elysees in Paris. 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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US STATES ATTITUDE ON PALESTINE
Herschel Johnson defines America's policy on Palestine before the United Nations General Assembly Committee. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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BRITISH ANNOUNCE ATTITUDE ON PALESTINE
At the United Nations Assembly Mr Creech Jones states the British position on Palestine. 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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ASCOT GOLD CUP WON BY ""SOUVERAIN""
The Ladies Day fashions still had the touch of austerity about them, but hats being coupon free there was a great display. The Gold Cup was won easily by Souverain by four lengths from Chanteur. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PALESTINE EVACUATION
Barbed wire barricades have increased in number on the streets of Jerusalem. British ""non essential civilians"" have been evacuated from Palestine as the tension grows. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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RECKLESS WRESTLING
In Sydney Fred Atkins of New Zealand recently took on Seelie Samara from America in a terrific bout of all-in wrestling. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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FLIGHT OF FASHION
Air travellers on a Pan American Clipper were treated to a mid-air fashion show. 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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New Zealand Team Start Their Tour
Popular visitors oppose Maori Cricket Club at Worcester Park in first match. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...