Wembley Rushes Preparations for Olympics

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1814

Date Released

19 Jul 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1US Athletes Tune Up for Games
2. 2News Flashes - Stop Press: Italian Riots
3. 3News Flashes - Stop Press: Auto Race in Belgium
4. 4News Flashes - Stop Press: Bull Fight in France
5. 5Wembley Rushes Preparations for Olympics
6. 6Coalman’s Wife Settles This Coupon Question

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

Legions of workmen and engineers invade stadium to prepare for Olympic Games. BBC preparations for round-the-world broadcasting are concluded in Palace of Arts.

Keywords

Sport; Mass media; Communications; Science and technology

Library number

10751

Length of story (in feet)

172

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