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RACING IN THE RAIN
It was the British Grand Prix at Aintree, 225 miles, most of it in a deluge of rain, with a course like a lake, and water everywhere. For over 40 of the 75 laps, von Trips (4) was chased by Moss (28), but brake trouble ended Stirling's...
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ENGLAND LOSE AT HAMPDEN
Unbeaten in 7 games since the last time they met, England faced Scotland once again at Hampden Park. There were no goals in the first half, and only 18 minutes from time, Scotland scored the only goal. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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MOTOR RACING - THE WINNERS - AND LOSERS
First of all - a Le Mans-type start at the Nurburgring for over eighty cars in the thousand kilometres race - 625 miles. Mike Parkes was the only Briton to get a place, in fact he was second. The Ferraris took the 1st, (driven by...
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WOMEN IN THE NEWS
From Victoria, Australia a black-board lesson on golf for pupils at a school for deaf children. This sort of lesson helps to enlarge the children's vocabulary. ® A Beauty Contest at Heron Island, off Queensland, to find Miss Underwater....
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BRITAIN TRACKS THE MOON MEN
Gemini Seven blasts off and two American astronauts are on man's longest ever flight in space. On Ascension Island, a small British possession, in the middle of the South Atlantic, one hundred million dollars worth of American tracking...
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LE MANS - FLYING HORSE WINS
Out of fifty five starters, only twenty five finished. The race is known as ""Grand Prix d'Endurance"". Ferraris - with their famous Flying Horse mascots, had already won it four times running. And again this year they were to take...
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GOODWOOD - STIRLING'S CRASH
There was ""sky-diving"" as well as motor racing at Goodwood, and parachutes opened after a 30-second free fall, with most of the landings happy. Competitors for the Glover Trophy included top ranking motor racing stars Stirling Moss,...
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HIGH SEAS RENDEZVOUS TO SAVE PARALYSIS VICTIM
21 year old Sydney Mooney went down with infantile paralysis when the British ship ""Parthia"" was two days out of Liverpool bound for America. A US Coast Guard cutter meets the British liner with a doctor and an iron lung. Disclaimer:...
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SCHOOLBOY COASTGUARDS
Battisborough School, near Plymouth in Devon was founded eight years ago on the lines of Gordonstoun. It has an unusual ""out of class"" unit, run by the boys themselves. Pictures show a demonstration in cliff rescue, with one of the...
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RIOTOUS RETURN FOR EVERTON
Tumultuous scenes in Liverpool when FA Cup winners, Everton return to their home town. 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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TOO MUCH RAIN IN RIO
The heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the history of the former capital of Brazil. Sixteen inches of rain in three days caused a terrible disaster in Rio de Janeiro. At least 30,000 are homeless and over 300 bodies have been recovered....
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HOLIDAY AND HOMES - ON WHEELS
Pictures show the Daily Mail Caravan Exhibition at Earls Court, London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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ENGLAND V WEST GERMANY
England, in dark shorts, kick off against West Germany in Wembley's first International of the World Cup Year. The result was 1 - 0 to England. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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THE QUEEN MOTHER IN NEWCASTLE
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HER MAJESTY IN GLOUCESTER
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LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER IN GLASGOW
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THE QUEEN MOTHER'S VISIT
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THE ERSKINE MEMORIAL
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DR BLAIBERG HOME
Dr Philip Blaiberg leaves the Groote Schuur hospital for home, 74 days after his heart transplant operation. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SCOTTISH CUP FINAL - DRAW FORCES REPLAY
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THE ROYAL VISIT TO HULL - NO SOUND
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RHODESIA HAPPY EVENT
Also in Salisbury, at the Maternity Home, are the four surviving babies of quins, born to Mrs Judith Tanzeni, a farmer's wife. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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ANOTHER SISTER WEDS
Seen here are two of the famous Beverley Sisters: Babs and Joy. They'd come to see their sister Teddy get married, to Mr Peter Felix, a dental surgeon. The wedding was at Caxton Hall, London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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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...