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WATCH ON THE RHINE ARMY
Prime Minister Harold Wilson stops off to see the Berlin Wall while on his way to Bonn for talks with West Germany's leaders. He also inspected the 3rd Battalion East Anglian Regiment outside the British headquarters. ® Disclaimer:...
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TOWARDS WORLD CUP
Pictures show the draw for the World Cup, in a London hotel. Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, gives the order of matches for the 16 teams during this fortnight's Festival of Sport. ® Also highlights of the match between England and...
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SAVE TIME BY TUNNEL
A tunnel to link Essex and Kent was suggested in the seventeen hundreds. But it wasn't until 1938 that a pilot tunnel was completed. Then in 1957 work began to enlarge the existing tunnel to a width of twenty-eight feet. Now, four and a...
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AGONY OF LONG DISTANCE WALKER
Having lost the supposedly ""safe"" seat of Leyton after a dramatic midnight recount, Patrick Gordon Walker now faces the sudden eclipse of his political career. This poses a grave problem for Harold Wilson's government at the end of...
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NO SMOKE WITHOUT....
Ten scientists in America - the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health - have brought the whole question of smoking into the headlines once again. After fourteen months of sifting the evidence, their report is unanimous. Smoking does...
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SHOWROOM FOR SIXTY SIX (B&W and Eastman Colour)
Motor Show Earls Court, with many surprises in motor technology and design. ® Also pictures in colour of the spectacular new Rolls Royce, Honda, Bond Equipe, Corsair, Standard Triumph and the Lotus Elan. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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PRINCESS HONOURS HER MOTHER
At Keele University in Staffordshire the Queen Mother receives an Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from her daughter Princess Margaret, Chancellor of the University. The university offers an unusual range of courses which they claim...
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THE CHANGING FACE OF CHRISTMAS (B&W AND EASTMAN COLOUR)
More and more synthetic products especially plastics, are taking the place of the traditional fine products of Christmas time. ® Movietone cameras move across the Christmas scene in B&W and Colour recording the religious and festive...
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THE PRINCE WITH THE STARS
Prince Philip on his tour of the States visited the Fox Studio in Hollywood. The menu was a western style barbecue with tables along the outdoor set of a wild west town. There he was presented with a Winchester rifle. Also at Hollywood...
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AFRICAN TALKS - THE NET TIGHTENS
Pictures of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference in Lagos where they decided to appoint a sanctions committee and to meet again in July if the Rhodesian crisis demands it. ® Also Mr Wilson and Mr Bottomley in Zambia where they...
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YOU CAN'T START TOO YOUNG
At a school in Harrow a scheme has been introduced by the Automobile Association teaching senior pupils about road safety - from road signs to vehicle maintenance. ® Also an auto-rodeo near Brussels. Drivers from Belgium, Holland,...
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TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE!
Chi Chi, the giant panda was filmed at the London Zoo, getting to know Irish stewardess, Maureen Gilligain a few days before her departure for Moscow at London Airport. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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ALASKA - ORDEAL BY EARTHQUAKE
Film shows Anchorage, the largest town in Alaska, and the scene of some of the worst devastation. After being torn by one of the most serious earthquakes in history, Alaska then had to suffer the additional ordeal of over 40 earth...
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HOVERCRAFT JOINS UP
The largest hovercraft in the world - the SRN3, has just been handed over to the Royal Navy. Vice Admiral Sir Richard Smeeton, Flag Officer Naval Air Command, received her on their behalf. Weighing nearly forty tons and powered by four...
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BEAR GETS A BASINFUL
Our camera, went to Whipsnade Zoo, to see the two polar bear cubs born to Maya and Nanook. Maya had only just brought them out of the den where they were born last December. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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JET-PROOF HOTEL
Gillian Taylor last years Miss Great Britain took us round the newly built hotel at London Airport. It has two hundred and eighty bedrooms, eighteen studio rooms, and six suites. A feature common to every room is an electronic control...
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RIDING ON AIR
Gliding is a pastime and a serious sport, especially serious during the week of the National Gliding Championships at Lasham. And here's the champion woman pilot, Mrs Anne Burns, who holds 4 world and a host of British records....
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THE TOUR TRIUMPHANT
Pictures show the Queen in Berlin, at the climax of her tour. She visited the Brandenburg Gate and the ""Wall"" between East and West, during her stay. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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""THE SOUND OF MUSIC""
The Royal European Premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""The Sound of Music"" at the Dominion Theatre in London. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrive for the charity premiere in aid of the Dockland Settlements and the Variety...
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QUEEN AT FARNBOROUGH
The Queen opens a new structures laboratory at Farnborough where the super-sonic plane the Concorde will be tested. She also saw an array of Britain's Rockets and the UK Three Satellite. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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INDIANAPOLIS - SPECTACULAR CRASH
Fantastic pictures of the spectacular crash at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Graham Hill and Jim Clark take first two places to make it a one-two victory for Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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VIVE LE HOVERCRAFT
A new Cross Channel Hovercraft service is inaugurated between Ramsgate and Calais. 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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GRAND PRIX
All roads to Brands Hatch were busy on the day of the British Grand Prix. Rain or shine, motor racing fans were certainly not going to miss this unique occasion. With all sorts of new amenities for spectators, a magnificent programme of...
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NUCLEAR VISITOR
Pictures show the Nuclear Ship ""Savannah"", - the world's first nuclear-powered merchant vessel. She was on her way to Southampton for a six day visit, after completing her maiden trans-Atlantic voyage. Something of an event. Indeed...