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ATOM SUBMARINE -
Mrs Eisenhower performed the launching ceremony on the world's first atom-powered submarine ""Nautilus"" at Groton, Connecticut. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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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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NIAGARA PLUNGE
Tens of thousands went to Niagara Falls to see Mr Red Hill and his ""barrel"" on inner tubes challenge the power of the cataract but the anticipated thrill turned to horror, when the rubber barrel was seen to be battered, broken - and...
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A STRANGE INVENTION
From Lexington, Massachusetts, comes a bright idea. With compressed air, water, tubing and a few sprinklers (someone has discovered) you can make snow! Here in Britain (as you may have noticed) quite a lot of snow has been made recently...
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TOP DOGS -
At Madison Square Garden, the top dogs of America have been on parade. 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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MR TRUMAN'S BROADCAST
In the course of President Truman's recent broadcast, he made references to the forces fighting in Korea. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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RE-BUILDING DESTROYED BRIDGE
The Tacoma Bridge in Washington State is to be rebuilt. It was originally built nine years ago, but high winds revealed a structural fault, when a gale blew up the bridge acted in a peculiar manner and became known as ""Galloping...
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UK3 SATELLITE
The biggest achievement in Britain's space programme. The launch of UK3, the first all-British Satellite, from the Western Test Range in California. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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A SLUSHY ENDING
How d'you get away from a heatwave? Come to Britain! Or, like these ski enthusiasts in the State of Washington, find the last of the snow on Mount Baker - and a chance to cool off. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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HOLD-UP
A concealed automatic camera made a record of a bank robbery in Cleveland, Ohio. The camera was fitted after the bank had suffered two previous robberies. Within 24 hours of it being installed, it was filming a hold up. The result was...
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PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
Washington Airport, and a royal salute for the King of Morocco. President Eisenhower was there to meet his guest. A few hours later he fell ill, naturally the Press in Washington has been in constant attendance, to hear the latest news....
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SEASONABLE WEATHER
They have had a bit too much of snow, in Oswego, a port on Lake Ontario. That has resulted in a state of emergency being declared. Six and a half feet of snow, with drifts piled up to fifty feet in many places. Farms have been isolated...
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SEVEN YEAR DROUGHT
President Eisenhower has been touring the stricken areas of America's new dust-bowl. He went to Texas but, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas and Colorado are all gravely affected by the great drought. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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SHIP COLLISION
A US Navy Tender, Mission of San Francisco was split completely in two after being rammed by a freighter in the Delaware River. She was torn in half when her cargo of fuel exploded. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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MACMILLAN MEETS KENNEDY
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COOPER'S RECORD ORBIT
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ATLAS LAUNCHED
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NAVIGATION SATELLITE
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STIRLING MOSS - RECORD BREAKER
The MG X-181 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah. It's an experimental car developed by the British Motor Corporation. Stirling Moss had flown over to make his record bid. And official timing mechanism was all set to register the speed...
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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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THANK YOU, STIRLING
As Stirling Moss leaves his motor racing career Movietone shows some of the highlights of his past racing experiences. Shown also the crash at Goodwood - Easter Monday 1962 which, due to his severe injuries was to end Stirling's day as a...
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THE POLARIS POPS UP
The American Navy calls it a ""pop-up"". It is a firing test for Polaris missiles and the sea range is off the West Coast. They call it a ""pop-up"", because only the underwater launching tube is being tested. The Polaris could be fitted...
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TORNADO!
The swirling black storm-cloud swept towards a township in North Dakota, at 50 miles an hour. It left a mass of destruction, 500 homes wrecked and damage to the tune of fifteen million dollars. Ten people lost their lives, while...
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THE STING OF THE ""SCORPION""
Now in mass production the new American Fighter ""Scorpion"" flies over California in a demonstration of speed and rocket fire-power. The Scorpion is the most heavily armed all weather fighter plane in the United States. Disclaimer:...