Newsreel from 1967

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Newsreels from 1967. Devaluation: close up of pound notes. Foot and mouth: close up of cow's hooves and nose. Warning sign on farmer's field. Stockport air crash: images of plane wreck. Torrey Cany...

Newsreels from 1967. Devaluation: close up of pound notes. Foot and mouth: close up of cow's hooves and nose. Warning sign on farmer's field. Stockport air crash: images of plane wreck. Torrey Canyon oil tanker disaster: oil tanker sinking at sea. Sea bird being cleaned up. George Moore on Royal Palace wins the Derby. Foinavon wins the Grand National: horses pile up at jump 23. Mini Cooper wins Monte Carlo Rally: shots of mini cooper at night and racing around bends during the day. FA Cup Spurs beat Chelsea: footage of both goals scored. Featherstone Rovers beat Barrow in Rugby League Cup. Wimbledon, Roger Taylor reaches semi final. Women's tennis: footage of Billie Jean King and Ann Jones playing each other. Royal Events: Wedding of Princess Margriet of Netherlands, Coronation of Shah of Persia / Iran, King of Tonga crowned, Prince Charles goes to Cambridge, Duke and Duchess of Windsor at unveiling of plaque to Queen Mary. Arab Israeli Six Day War: footage of tanks and military personnel. Vietnam War: footage of gunfire and bombs being dropped from planes. People being gunned down in fields. Anti-war demonstations in America: images of riots and marches. US race riots: footage of African Americans being arrested and chased by police. General De Gaulle, 'Long Live Free Quebec': General De Gaulle steps off ship to greet crowds. 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution: images of Russian flags and masses of people as tanks pull cruise missiles along the road. Premier Kosygin visits Britian to meet Harold Wilson and President Johnson. Gibraltar elects to stay British: footage of Gilbraltar rock covered with British flags. Barbara Castle introduces the breathalyser: man in car blows into new device. The Year's Achievements: Canada Expo 67, Sir Francis Chichester sails single handed around the world, First British satellite launched, End of liner Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth II launches the QEII, Concorde rolls out for the first time.

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