Results: Stories
40 results found for '"United Press International [UPI]"' in Footage or Written Source.
Attempted Assassination
- Date released
- 4 Aug 1958
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1522
- NoS ID
- 022520
- Story no
- 4 / 7
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Attempted Assassination. DESCRIPTION: On a mountain road outside Beirut, rebels tried to kill the Lebanese Prime Minister. A bomb was timed to explode as his car and escort was passing,...
The Prince at the Fair
- Date released
- 5 Mar 1959
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1552A
- NoS ID
- 022903
- Story no
- 5 / 6
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince at a Fair. DESCRIPTION: Prince Philip spent an evening at the latest Fair in Singapore. Chinese hostesses had the honour of being presented to him and entertainment for His...
Floods in S Africa
- Date released
- 25 May 1959
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1564
- NoS ID
- 023037
- Story no
- 6 / 8
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in S Africa. DESCRIPTION: Natal has been badly hit by devastating floods. Some 40 lives have been lost, and a great deal of damage done. Flying south along the coast from Durban,...
Voyagers in Space
- Date released
- 1 Jun 1959
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1565
- NoS ID
- 023046
- Story no
- 1 / 6
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Voyagers Into Space. DESCRIPTION: Almost zero hour at Cape Canaveral, and enlarged 16 mm pictures show a monkey, specially trained and conditioned for voyaging in space. Two monkeys had...
The Hong Kong Floods
- Date released
- 22 Jun 1959
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1568
- NoS ID
- 023080
- Story no
- 4 / 5
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Floods. DESCRIPTION: Landslide and fires, all this was the result of the torrential rains, the heaviest recorded in Hong Kong in almost half a century. Over 40 lives were...
The Tragedy of the Dam
- Date released
- 7 Dec 1959
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1592
- NoS ID
- 023359
- Story no
- 5 / 5
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Tragedy of the Dam. DESCRIPTION: It happened at night: the Malpasset Dam burst and the water swept down upon the Riviera town of Frejus. Everything that stood in the path of the...
The Premier’s Tour
- Date released
- 4 Feb 1960
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1600A
- NoS ID
- 023448
- Story no
- 5 / 5
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Premier’s Tour. DESCRIPTION: A gold mine at West Driefontein was early on the list of engagements, when Mr Macmillan visited South Africa. It’s one of the largest gold mines in...
South Africa - Premier’s Farewell
- Date released
- 11 Feb 1960
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1601A
- NoS ID
- 023457
- Story no
- 1 / 7
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Premier’s Farewell. DESCRIPTION: Capetown was the scene of the last engagements of the tour. The Premier and Lady Dorothy were calling on the Governor General and his wife at the end...
The Captain-General
- Date released
- 2 May 1960
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1613
- NoS ID
- 023588
- Story no
- 1 / 5
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Duke Goes Back to Sea. DESCRIPTION: Captain-General of the Royal Marines is one of the Service ranks held by Prince Philip. And it’s as Captain-General that we see him now during...
Spy Plane
- Date released
- 16 May 1960
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 1615
- NoS ID
- 023605
- Story no
- 3 / 4
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: U2 Spy Plane. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a display in Moscow, and what’s alleged to be the wreckage of the U2 spy plane, which Russia claims to have shot down by rocket. This...