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President Roosevelt in South America.
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In Memoriam: ® Tribute by Ivan Scott.
Rudyard Kipling is dead! And a whole Empire sorrows. 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 and do...
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Britain's destiny at the ballot boxes ... ® GENERAL ELECTION 1931
Mr Henderson puts case for Opposition during contest at Burnley. ® Fol. British Movietone News, in presenting subjects which bear on the General Election, is hopeful of adding to the information of the public concerning the issues at...
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Ambassador Kennedy At Boston Pilgrimage
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LORD NORWICH - MEMORIAL SERVICE -
At St. Margaret's Westminster, honour was paid to the memory of Viscount Norwich. Many former diplomatic and political colleagues attended the service. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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CALCUTTA WELCOMES THE QUEEN
Calcutta is a city of millions, and, long before the royal visit, masses of people were giving the police a busy time, as they crowded the streets. Meanwhile, a trip aboard a river-steamer was Her Majesty's last engagement in East...
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MESSRS. TAFT & EISENHOWER -
As the American presidential election draws nearer, that important Republican, Senator Taft of Ohio, rallies to the support of the candidate who defeated him. Mr Eisenhower. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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Irish ploughing.
The President and Dr Ryan (Minister of Agriculture) attended the National Ploughing Competition. 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 - THE CONFERENCE - FINAL SCENES
The Berlin Conference ended without Western hopes of Russian co-operation being realised, later Mr Dulles, American Secretary of State, summed up. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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MEMORIAL TO PIONEERS
Mr Sean Lemass, deputy Premier of the Irish Republic, unveiled the inscription of a memorial which has been put up near Clifden in the wild Connemara country. It commemorates Alcock and Brown, the pioneers of Atlantic flight. Forty years...
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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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PRINCESS ROYAL IN NIGERIA
Arriving at the race-course in Ibadan, the Princess Royal was to attend a Children's Rally. Accompanied by the Governor, she was greeted by Owolowo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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DISPATCH FROM SUDAN
The coup d'état in the Sudan, carried out by Army Chief General Aboud, left him and his Lieutenants in complete control of the country. The overthrown of the Government was a bloodless affair; and, with all quiet in the Sudan, the...
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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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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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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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Bolshevik Artisans Parade In Moscow
Russian workers march in procession past tomb of Lenin at celebration of 17th Congress. ® Sub.1. And Moscow welcomes Bulgarians, acquitted in Reichstag trial, from prison in Germany. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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BASTILLE ANNIVERSARY TRICOLOUR -
The 150th anniversary of the French Flag. 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 and do not...
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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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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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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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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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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...