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Series title:Warner Pathé NewsHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1954Item number (ISN):280045Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:PENGELLY, FrankAccession:1998-0089Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1954Production company:Warner News Inc.Production credit:photography, Caputo; Harrell; Vanderveer; Philip Pendry; Malkames; Oliver; narrator, Dwight Weist, Andre BaruchDescription:The newsreel consists of the following stories: West Branch, Iowa, Herbert Hoover's birthplace, celebrates his 80th birthday; St. Lawrence power project is begun, groundbreaking ceremonies in New York State and in Cornwall, Ontario attended by the governor of New York and Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent of Canada, respectively; Louis Saint-Laurent lays the cornerstone of the Canadian operation; report from French North Africa on the riots in Morocco and aspirations of self-governance in Tunisia; United States Department of Defense proudly displays new inventions such as mobile Army cannon and truck/tank combination vehicle; fashion advertisement for mink coats; Florence Chadwick is defeated in her attempt to swim the Juan de Fuca strait between Victoria, British Columbia and Port Angeles, Washington, showing the hometown parade which is thrown in her honour despite her failure to complete the swim due to strong currents; and a driver rides cannon ball on wheels.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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