Paraplegic Olympic Games

Series

Series Name

Parade

Issue

Issue No.

76

Date Released

Mar 1970

Length of issue (in feet)

880

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pope in Uganda
2. 2Stramit
3. 3Grassland Research
4. 4Blanket race
5. 5Paraplegic Olympic Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: The 18th International Paraplegics Games, held for the first time at the new Stoke Mandeville stadium.

Researcher Comments

NB: The same story appeared in ‘Carrousel Britanico No. 43’

Keywords

Sport; Competitions; Athletics; Disabled persons

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 59 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1170/76

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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