Olympics Preparations

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
68/12
Date Released
8 Feb 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
The Winter Olympic City made last minute preparations for the Big Day. The opening of the Tenth Winter Olympics. Heavy snow falls had to be cleared and everything readied for the top men and women winter sports stars of the World. But all was ready before the perpetual flame was lit.
Locations
Grenoble
Footage sources
Pathe Journal
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
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'Olympics Preparations', Pathe News Issue No. 68/12, 8 Feb 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/112953 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)