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STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS
Pictures show Lord Snowdon and the giant bird cage he has designed costing £120,000, at London Zoo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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FIGURE SKATING - TITLES FOR MALCOLM AND SALLY-ANN
Pictures show the Amateur Skating Championships at Wembley Stadium. They include Malcolm Cannon who won the Amateur Figure Skating Championship, Sally-Ann Stapleford, who won the Ladies Title and the Pairs Title, which was won by the...
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ROUND AND ABOUT
Nurses are making the headlines these days, and the Florence Nightingale Exhibition in London is a reminder of the wonderful work they do. It also recalls their services in the Crimea, including a picture of Florence Nightingale's...
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CHEZ NOUS - CHEZ ZOO!
Luciano Spinelli, a Lawyer in Rome keeps animals in his home, ranging from Bears, Cheetah Cubs and Tigers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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FLAME FOR THE FUTURE
Sea Gas (B&W) ® Sea Gas (Colour - no story title) ® Forty miles off the Humber Estuary the oil rig ""Sea Gem"" has been searching for natural gas under the North Sea since June. The discovery of gas in September has been followed by...
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ON THE RIGHT LINES
It's causing quite a revolution - it's the Mini Shunting Loco, that'll run on the road or rails. It's only powered by a Volkswagen car engine, yet it's able to pull more than three hundred tons. ® Gino Guitiani, an Italian railway...
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THE ROW ABOUT A REMBRANDT
Pictures show the auction of Rembrandt's portrait of his son Titus, at Christies in London. The portrait went to American Norton Simon at a European record price. He is going to give the portrait to Los Angeles. Disclaimer: British...
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THE TRIBES GATHER
Unique pictures from New Guinea where twenty thousand natives perform tribal dances before an audience of sixty thousand. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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WHO CAN BEAT BUTTY?
Butty Sugrue, licensee of the Admiral Nelson in Kilburn, is offering £500 to any publican in Europe, over forty years old, who can equal his strength. Before he took over the ""Admiral Nelson"", Butty was a circus strongman and a...
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DRINKA PINTA MILKA
One thousand, five hundred miles of rugged riding through England and Wales - that is the Milk Race sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board. We show the foreign entrants, the start at Blackpool, scenes along the route and the finish at New...
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MILK ROUND GIVES SQUARE DEAL
A new way of delivering milk - a plastic bag, encased in a fibre board box is replacing the old fashioned milk churn. The new packs are disposable, weigh about a third less than a churn and take up less space. ® The personality Milkman...
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WATCH ON THE RHINE ARMY
Prime Minister Harold Wilson stops off to see the Berlin Wall while on his way to Bonn for talks with West Germany's leaders. He also inspected the 3rd Battalion East Anglian Regiment outside the British headquarters. ® Disclaimer:...
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BIRTHPLACE OF THE SPITFIRES
A memorial marking the association between Birmingham and the Royal Air Force is unveiled by Alex Henshaw, formerly chief test pilot at Castle Bromwich RAF Station. The memorial is a replica of the RAF bridge which used to stand above...
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ON THE MARCH AGAIN
Easter time is traditionally the time for the big ban-the-bomb rally at Aldermaston. It was bigger than ever this year, and Canon Collins, one of the organisers of the march, led the marchers from Aldermaston to London, a 50-mile walk....
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PILGRIMAGE FOR PEACE
Pictures show the visit to New York of Pope Paul VI and his personal appeal for peace at the United Nations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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RHODESIA IN THE BALANCE
A round up of Rhodesia and its economy, as it faces the most important decision in its history. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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WELSH AMATEUR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Welsh Amateur Swimming Championships were held at a Holiday Camp in Pwllheli. 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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SCOTTISH INVASION DEFEATS WELSH
Pictures show the match at Hampden Park, against Scotland and Wales. Scotland defeated the Welsh by 4 goals to 1. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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LEARNING TO LIVE
At London Zoo, a research programme to find out how chimpanzees learn to survive. The research is being conducted by Caroline Loizos, who hopes that her findings will eventually lead to a PhD in animal behaviour. Disclaimer: British...
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ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCE
At the Odeon, Leicester Square, the Royal Film Performance of ""Born Free"". Accompanying Her Majesty the Queen was the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Pictures also show various personalities arriving and the presentations. Disclaimer:...
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GAR WOOD'S NEW BOAT
Gar Wood another veteran has invented what he says will be the design of future liners. The ship having twin hulls, cut through the rollers instead of riding them. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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MENU WITH VARIETY
At the Variety Club, various show business personalities of 1965, collect their awards. 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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TOWARDS WORLD CUP
Pictures show the draw for the World Cup, in a London hotel. Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, gives the order of matches for the 16 teams during this fortnight's Festival of Sport. ® Also highlights of the match between England and...
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COOPER RETAINS TITLES
Old friends met again for the eighth time: Henry Cooper defending his British and Empire heavyweight titles against Joe Erskine. The contest was presented by Reg King at Nottingham. It was in round five that the champion began to do the...