Verwoerd Assassinated

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

66/72

Date Released

8 Sep 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Verwoerd Assassinated
2. 2Two Men in a Boat
3. 3Power in the Air

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

As the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference begins in London with Rhodesia a priority on the agenda, news is flashed through that South African leader and Rhodesian supporter Dr Verwoerd has been assassinated.

Keywords

Politics and government

Footage sources

Library

Credits:

Camera

George Young

Camera

Kenneth G. Goddard

Length of story (in feet)

219

Story extras:

Film clip

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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