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ARGENTINA - NEW LEADER ACCLAIMED
Large crowds in Buenos Aires filled the Plaza de Mayo as General Eduard Lonardi assumed the Presidency of Argentina. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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FIRE KILLERS
A concrete pit containing oil and petrol was used to demonstrate the latest fire fighting techniques at a factory in Middlesex. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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""THE HELLER""
A new anti-tank gun called ""The Heller"" is the answer to any iron-clad in existence. It's been designed and developed in Canada. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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FRENCH STUDENTS WANT VENICE!
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THE MARCH TO ALDERMASTON
In Trafalgar Square, on Good Friday, an Easter crusade for Nuclear Disarmament. This was the starting point; for the four-day, fifty-mile march to Aldermaston. There were several thousand marchers: and as they approached their...
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""RED FLAG RUMPUS""
It is St. Pancras Town Hall, London. Mr Lawrence, the Socialist leader of the council went in early on May the First and hoisted the Red Flag. It was without the hammer and sickle, but, all the same, Britain has her Union Jack! Students...
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BRITISH CONSULATE SACKED
Flags at half mast in Crete, after the deportation of Archbishop Makarios. The islanders tried to destroy the British Consulate. Police prevented them from burning it down. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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LONDON TURKS PROTEST
A protest march in national costume by Turkish Cypriots living in London. The Turkish desire for Takism, or the Partition of Cyprus, prompted some 2,000 of them to make the march from Soho to Trafalgar Square. Disclaimer: British...
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MEET THE ""DAM BUSTERS""
Seen here, a Vulcan Bomber of 617 Squadron, the ""Dam Busters"", the first squadron to be equipped with the ""Blue Steel"" stand-off bomb. Powered by its Bristol Siddeley rocket engine, the bomb can navigate its own way to a target at...
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""THE DON"" PLAYS AGAIN
The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Donald Bradman together in Canberra for a gala match between the MCC and Mr Menzies Eleven. Lord de L'Isle, the Governor-General was among many who turned up to see Sir Don's return to the game as captain of...
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BLACK SASH WOMEN'S PROTEST MARCH
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DOWN ON THE DECK
At the Royal Aircraft Establishment - Bedford they've rigged up an ingenious platform, coated with anti-skid paint, which effectively reproduces the rock n'roll of a ship in heavy seas. Anyway they've proved that a helicopter fitted with...
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CASTRO AT HOTEL
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SIT DOWN STRIKE
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ANTI NUCLEAR PROTESTS
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CUBA IN TURMOIL
These pictures show scenes of turmoil in the capital Havana, as the climax of revolution was reached. The mob was out of hand. At-last, Dr Fidel Castro himself arrived. Time and again, he was held up by the crowds. He spoke to them of...
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MIKOYAN IN US
This is Mr Mikoyan, smiling for the camera! He said he was having a holiday and he did take a look round in Washington. There was a crowd at the Airport to see the arrival. But there was also protests by Hungarian refugees. At a Press...
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REVOLT IN CUBA
Havana went wild as the news spread that Cuba's long struggle had ended with the flight of Batista and the triumph of Fidel Castro. Castro is on his way to Havana, and his troops will soon be there. Now is the moment to celebrate and...
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H BOMB PROTEST
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REPORT FROM CYPRUS
In Cyprus, young Greek Cypriots continue to give trouble, by hanging flags and slogans from the tower of Nicosia's Cathedral. They were soon taken down. Women rushed up with sacks of bottles and stones: ammunition for the young hooligans...
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PARIS TALKS
One of the Prime Minister's chief reasons for meeting Monsieur Gaillard (the French Premier) was to reconcile divergent points of view about arms for Tunisia. His visit prompted several hundred members of an extreme right-wing French...
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PRO CASTRO DEMONSTRATIONS
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PROTEST MARCH - MUTE
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HIPPY HOUSE
Enjoying Buckingham Palace and the Hilton among their neighbours, the Hippies who have taken over 144, Piccadilly, consider they have found the most select pad in town. But how long they will be allowed to remain living in gracious 18th...