News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1807

Date Released

24 Jun 1948

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Jews and Arabs Observe Truce in Palestine
• 2. Wimbledon Tennis Stars Get Going
• 3. News from the Junior Front: Children’s Dog Show in Hyde Park
• 4. News from the Junior Front: World’s Smallest Dog
• 5. News from the Junior Front: Soap Box Derby in Germany
• 6. Western Germans Get New Currency
• 7. Veteran of Forty Wins Twenty-Six-Mile Marathon

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

Her Majesty is official starter of race between Windsor Castle and Chiswick Stadium. One hundred and forty four of country’s best runners compete.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Athletics

Library number

17002

Length of story (in feet)

125

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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