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LITTLE PIP
Making his debut, Pipaluk, the first Polar Bear cub to be reared at London Zoo since the famous Brumas. We recall the tremendous impact made by baby Brumas in 1949, when he stole the limelight as the first Polar Bear cub to survive...
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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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CORONATION COINS
When Tonga's new King is Crowned in July, the Friendly Isles will celebrate with an issue of new stamps and new coinage, the most valuable ever minted. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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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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ELECTRON ROUNDABOUT
At Daresbury, Lancashire, a new laboratory for Nuclear Physics features ""Nina"", an Electron Synchrontron to study the essential nature of Matter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SCREAMING CLOTHES
Horne Bros. introduce a new device to prevent Shop-lifting. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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ON THE BEACH
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The drama of the Torrey Canyon reaches nightmare proportions as the Giant Tanker...
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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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FIREPROOF
A new bullet proof glass window is tested by firing various revolver bullets at it. 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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DENIS COMPTON HONOURED
Denis Compton greeted his father, and fellow sportsmen at the National Sporting Club. Stan Matthews was there. Many well known cricketers also attended. Screen and stage were represented as well. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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TOOTING PREPARE
These pictures show the boys of Tooting and Mitcham with skipper John Harlow, who led them to victory over Northampton and into the third round of the Cup for the first time in their history. They are in training. Disclaimer: British...
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PROTECTING THE PAYROLL
No bodyguard can guarantee the safety of the payroll on those fearful Friday journeys to the Bank. But the recently formed Armoured Car Company does guarantee to outwit the wage-grabbers. It is now possible to hire the services of these...
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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...
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DRIVING TESTS
To teach new drivers the theory and practice how to operate those huge cranes, a steel works in Sheffield is running a special school. They've been doing it for 10 years and in that time the accident rate has been cut by half. ® The...
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THE MOSCOW MEETINGS
The Prime Minister's wife, Lady Dorothy was at London Airport to see Mr Macmillan off. Before leaving, the Prime Minister made a speech. A big reception was laid on at Moscow Airport, where Mr Khrushchev, Mr Gromyko and Mr Malik greeted...
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SPRING IS AHEAD
In London, the latest hat fashions give a timely reminder to all mere males that Spring invariably goes to a girl's head. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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TURPIN - SCRAP MERCHANT
Eight years ago, Randolph Turpin was on top of the world. Now, he works in a scrap yard at Leamington. Our pictures show, what a scrapper he was: here, for example, he's disposing of Jean Stock of France, just one of many brilliant...
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""RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY""
Do you call it a Summer? South or North, the story is the same: not decent weather anywhere! 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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MOTOR CYCLING
It was the Isle of Man, where the Senior TT took place. The Junior TT winner, John Surtees, finished the 264 miles with a 5½ minute lead and won the Senior TT. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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INDUSTRIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
The Prime Minister paid a special visit of inspection to the Rolls-Royce works at Derby, where an important addition is a six million pound plant for making high altitude tests of aero engines. Also scenes of the harnessing of the River...
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WHITE CITY - ATHLETIC RECORDS
The AAA Championship meeting took place at the 50 year old White City. The hundred yards produced a very tight finish: Omagbemi (Nigeria) won. The hundred and twenty yards hurdles was won by Gardner (Jamaica). The eight eighty was the...
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SUCH A PRETTY BULL
""Brooke Mandore"" is the name of a fine pedigree bull with too lovely a face. That is the reason why officials dislike him! No good for breeding, they said! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...