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""CARLA""
Exceptional tides, flooding inland on the Texas coast, underlined the warnings of the approach of hurricane ""Carla"". At one point, evacuation was aided by school buses, which took nearly a thousand men, women and children to safety....
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A NEW TWIST
Like dancing? Then get up to date. This is the latest dance from New York, called the ""Twist"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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ATHLETES IN THE NEWS
Our pictures show New Zealander Peter Snell, who won the mile world record in 3 minutes, 54.4. Now, he's set up new world records for the half mile and 800 metres. Another athlete who leapt into the news is US Marine John Uelses, the...
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Dust menace in US.
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SUPERFLIGHT
An X15 Rocket-Plane, piloted by Major William Knight, sets a new world airspeed record, 99,000 feet over Nevada. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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THIRTY YEARS AGO
Through the vast resources of it's library, Movietone invites you to look at the news in February. February thirty years ago, when Shirley Temple and Don Bradman were names in the news. In 1937, Spain was embroiled in her Civil War,...
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ACADEMY AWARDS
On the stage at Santa Monica, the Academy Awards, among them Julie Andrews receiving one of the Sound of Music's five Oscars. Also, Mrs Myra Franklin of Cardiff has seen the Sound of Music more than five hundred times. Her ambition is to...
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TRANSATLANTIC CHRISTMAS
Movietone pictures show preparations for Christmas in New York. 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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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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LBJ
After nearly four and a half years in office, President Johnson shocks America with his decision not to stand for another term as President. As dramatic as his sudden change of attitude on Vietnam - the announcement of a cut back on the...
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HAZARDS OF THE TRACK
It's a five-hundred-mile race for a big prize, but the hazards of the track are just as big. Here is a typical reason why: this driver was out of control in a spectacular skid. And it nearly brought disaster to the cars behind him. But...
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VOYAGERS IN SPACE
Almost zero hour at Cape Canaveral, and enlarged 16mm pictures show a monkey, specially trained and conditioned for voyaging in space. Two monkeys had been selected for the job; they called them ""Able"" and ""Baker"", ""a"" and ""b""...
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REAL LIFE DRAMA
A cameraman braved the bullets to secure these pictures of the final moments of a bankrupt who went crazy and shot his wife and a police chief dead and wounded a State detective. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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DANGERMAN'S LAST FLIGHT
Pictures show the tragic end to veteran stuntman Paul Mantz, as his makeshift aircraft plunged to destruction in the Arizona desert, as he and Bobby Rose were doubling for James Stewart and Richard Attenborough in a new picture. Paul...
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LOS ANGELES AFLAME
Pictures show some of the terror which has swept over Los Angeles in the past five days. Thirty four dead, eight hundred injured and the damage estimated at seventy million pounds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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DARE-DEVIL 'CHUTE JUMPING'
At El Centro, California the US Naval Auxiliary Air Station puts on a great show. Breath-taking delayed jumps are made for some of the most thrilling motion pictures ever filmed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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CRITICAL DAYS
In the Security Council Chamber at Lake Success, the delegate of the Republic of South Korea had a question to ask about the Chinese. The British point of view was given by Sir Gladwyn Jebb. America's Secretary of State, Mr Acheson, made...
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CHIMPS AS CIRCUS STARS
The St. Louis Zoo is famous for its performing chimpanzees and, with the coming of Spring, they're up to their tricks again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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JUGGLERS FROM ""MARINELAND""
In Florida there's a most attractive aquarium, where the weird and the wonderful life beneath the ocean can be observed in safety and comfort. Porpoises, who are evidently most intelligent, respond to the dinner bell promptly....
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WELCOME 1950
The New Year is welcomed in time honoured fashion on both sides of the Atlantic. 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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CHRISTMAS WISHES - SOMETIMES COME TRUE
News from America includes the collection of Christmas trees for dispatch to many parts of the country. In a German store, the night watchman has been having a fine time among the toys. From France, a new way for children to write to...
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NEWS FROM THE USA - UNDER-WATER BEAUTIES
Underwater beauties were chosen while the ""mermaids"" were below the surface - merely another American stunt. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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JUNGLE SURVIVAL
The American Air Force is running a jungle survival school, to teach Air Commandos the rudiments of living off the country during jungle operations. They learn which plants can provide food or water. The students are then sent into the...
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SPECTATOR HAZARD
The Indianapolis ""500"" draws a big crowd of spectators, and it was here, that a stand collapsed on the crowd below. Two men lost their lives, and at-least 50 people were injured. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...