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Floods:
English inundation is not comparable with American Disaster. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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SHIPPING NEWS
A LINER IN CRASH - The American Liner ""Excalibur"" was grounded off Brooklyn, New York, after being in a collision with the freighter ""Columbia"". ® A LINER LAUNCHED - Better shipping news comes from Barrow-in-Furness where the Orient...
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MOIST MARRIAGE -
A happy couple met under water during a show in Texas - the sequel: a full dress rehearsal for their under-water wedding. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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AMPHIBIAN JEEPS
In a demonstration at Lake Erie, the versatile Jeep keeps going though completely submerged. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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SCHOOL DAYS -
Also in Florida, members of the Sarasota High School, practise for their annual circus performance. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ELEVEN OSCARS
Britain sweeps the board at the 39th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Five Oscars for ""Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf"" - six Oscars for ""A Man for all Seasons"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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WHAT FUTURE FOR GIANTS?
Aircraft production is gradually decreasing. 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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""ARIEL"" IN ORBIT
""Ariel"", the first international satellite to enter the space race, is a combination of British/American effort. The three-stage Thor-Delta rocket at Cape Canaveral was the launcher when ""Ariel"" went up. ® The lights on this model...
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PILGRIMAGE FOR PEACE
Pictures show the visit to New York of Pope Paul VI and his personal appeal for peace at the United Nations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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OUT FOR EASTER
Easter time is the time for eggs, and it's time for this lot to be taken to the incubator. Now, just turn on the heat, and in due course the chicks are out for Easter! Determining the sex of the young chicks is done by Japanese in this...
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GAR WOOD'S NEW BOAT
Gar Wood another veteran has invented what he says will be the design of future liners. The ship having twin hulls, cut through the rollers instead of riding them. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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RODEO UP SET
At Los Angeles, ninety thousand people gathered to see the great rodeo. In a wagon race, one of them crashed and broke into pieces. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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SKILL ON THE SLOPES
Somebody in America thought up this way of learning an outdoor sport indoors. It's the Ski-Dek, an incline with a rapidly moving surface. It travels uphill, giving beginners the feeling of travelling downhill. ® Over in Germany, the...
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POLARIS ON TARGET
The USS George Washington, America's first nuclear powered missile launching submarine, made history: the first launching of a ballistic missile from a submarine under water. The first Polaris was fired 30 miles off the Florida Coast,...
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New York starts building again.
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SLICE A SPARKLER
The giant Lesotho diamond, discovered in Africa last year is split by ace New York diamond cleaver; one critical blow to yield at least a million and a half dollars. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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Fashions:
New York Hat fashions. 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 represent the opinions or...
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TOBACCO AUCTION -
The high speed salesmen of the American Tobacco Auction. 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...
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Timber Lopping Is An Acquired Taste
Risky work on Redwood giants is sign of renewed activity in products of Californian Forest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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LISTENING TO SPACE
Within a natural crater, in Puerto Rico, ringed by mountain peaks is the site for the largest radar and radio telescope of its kind in the world. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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TO PROBE HEAT BARRIER
In California, a piloted rocket powered Bell X-2, attached to a B50 mother plane, goes up for it's initial test flight. The rocket is designed to probe the heat barrier. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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NEWS ITEMS FROM AMERICA:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 23 racing cars compete for a national championship in a 200-mile event. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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THE SPORTING SCENE - WATER SKIING
In Florida, World Water-Ski Champion, Alfredo Mendoz has been teaching Lee Anne Meriwether (Miss America) the art of water skiing. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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CARRIER INNOVATION
To aid pilots landing on aircraft carriers at night, American Navy ""Batmen"" now have illuminated bats and suits. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...