News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1866

Date Released

17 Jan 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Acheson Succeeds Marshall
• 2. Young Riders Meet Mr. Fox (Exclusive)
• 3. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Talking Traffic Lights
• 4. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Tedder Unveils Window
• 5. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Schuman Arrives
• 6. Bradford Welcomes the Duke
• 7. Last Soviet Troops Leave North Korea (First Pictures)
• 8. US Hard Winter Has Soft Side

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

Further pictures from Western States show railways ploughing through biggest snow drifts ever known in that part of America. On West Coast hardy bathers take annual January swim, despite snow. Irishman in Montreal amazes onlookers by swimming in hole cut for him through foot-thick ice.

Keywords

Weather; Celebrations and festivals

Library number

17450

Length of story (in feet)

142

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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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