News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/38

Date Released

9 May 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Demonstrations
• 2. Commercial Vehicles
• 3. New Vehicle
• 4. New Catering Coaches
• 5. Heart Patients
• 6. Guards At Windsor

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

On the banks of the River Volga, Soviet technicians showed off their latest invention. It’s a new vehicle which doesn’t need wheels or caterpillar tracks - it uses two spiralled cylinders for traction and is at home on land as in water.

Keywords

Vehicles; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Russia

Footage sources

Sovkinokhronika

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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