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Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
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THE SHAH HOLDS RECEPTION
The Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya, who were accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, were the guests of honour at a dinner given by the Iranian Ambassador at a London Hotel. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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BOXING - POMPEY V DAWSON
At the Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Yolande Pompey of Trinidad avenged his defeat of last year by Bobby Dawson of America, when he knocked out the coloured American in the fourth round of their ten round contest. Disclaimer: British...
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COLONIAL SECRETARY IN NIGERIA
Continuing his policy of finding out for himself, Mr Oliver Lyttelton has been touring Nigeria. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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BERLIN CANAL INCIDENT
Russian troops interfere with barges passing through the canals at Spandau, in the British zone of Germany. Colonel Kalinin is seen leaving after a conversation with British officials. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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CORONATION PROCLAMATION
Traditional pageantry accompanied the proclamation of the Coronation and many Londoners assembled at St. James's Palace to hear the reading of the historic words. It was read at three other places, the last of which was at the Royal...
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""BRITISH INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION"" HANDED OVER
At Washington, Sir Oliver Franks, the British Ambassador hands over to Mr Webb, the Assistant Secretary of State, the British Instrument of Ratification of the North Atlantic Pact. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FESTIVAL CLOSES
The last night of this year's Battersea Show was a cheerful one; Mr Morrison, too, was in an optimistic mood, but the official closing of the Pleasure Gardens by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Denys Lowson, was clearly unpopular....
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ENDURANCE FLIGHT
At Fullerton, California, two Americans smash the World's endurance flight record. 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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WRESTLING - MODERN STYLE
Sydney Stadium, and some entertaining skulduggery between coloured Jim Mitchell and muscle-man Bob McCune. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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HUMOROUS ARTISTS HOLD LONDON EXHIBITION
At the RSA College, London, humorous artists and cartoonists exhibited some their famous drawings. Princess Elizabeth paid a visit and toured the exhibits. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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NURSING SERVICE HONOURED
Prize-giving day at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, was a particularly important event of the staff this year; for the occasion was graced by the presence of the Queen, who is in fact their president. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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CERDAN KO'S TURPIN
At the Empress Hall, London Marcel Cerdan, World Middleweight Champion, knocks out, in the seventh round, Dick Turpin, the British and Empire Middleweight Champion. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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""SURPRISE PACKET"" OPERATION
General Sir Brian Robertson and many other senior commanders attended the biggest exercise held in the United Kingdom since the war. The mock battle raged over eight countries and was watched at one stage by Field Marshal Montgomery....
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MCCARTHY TRAINS
At his training centre in the Old Kent Road, Sammy McCarthy prepares for his forthcoming title fight with Billy Kelly of Belfast. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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TURPIN V FINCH
Dick Turpin defeats Albert Finch at the Birmingham City Football Ground. 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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THE GENERAL ELECTION BREAKS OUT
Mr Churchill opens the Conservative campaign at Liverpool. At the pre-election service held in St. Paul's, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave the sermon when all the Party leaders attended. After the service they left for the House of...
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PRINCESS MARINA
Princess Marina, third daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece has died at the age of sixty-one. ® After the death of her husband Prince George, she took on her share of Royal duties, often representing the Queen abroad. Her charm and...
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HADRIAN AND THE ANGLICANS
A visit to the Mermaid Theatre by Bishops from the Lambeth Conference to see a play about an imaginary Pope Hadrian VII. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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VIRGINIA GREETS CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill had a great reception in Virginia when he visited Williamsburg with General and Mrs Eisenhower. He had previously been to the Virginian capital, Richmond, where his speech followed closely that made at Fulton....
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CONCRETE COMMUNITY
One of Europe's most advanced factories is opened at Thamesmead near Woolwich. It will produce the pre-cast concrete units for building this multi-million pound development that will provide homes for sixty thousand people. Disclaimer:...
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MUSIC MAKERS
A symphony composer at the age of fifteen, Oliver Knussen is one of the youngest and most promising figures in the world of serious music. ® Serious drinkers may not agree but music helps the beer go down. A Cinemas Organ has been...
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CUTTING THE PENINSULAR -
In France the Allies are consolidating their positions and driving inland to secure the Cherbourg peninsular. Airborne divisions, using gliders, have landed behind enemy lines. The RAF have blasted Le Havre. The Free French leader,...
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AMERICA MOURNS
""We want Bobby"" - the shouts of adulation in Los Angeles, soon to become cries of anger and disbelief. The assassination of Robert Kennedy - so soon after the murder of Martin Luther King - underlines the undercurrent of violence that...