Britain Knocks Off

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2237

Date Released

7 Aug 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain Knocks Off
2. 2Reports in Brief
3. 3Reports in Brief
4. 4Reports in Brief
5. 5Britain Wins Last Olympics Gold Medal
6. *Poole Pageant Reviews 2,000 Years History

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

Heaviest road traffic for many years is light in casualties, responding to National Road Safety Week. Beaches are crowded as usual, though weather is not too good. At Portsmouth ships of Royal Navy are at home to visitors. Cowes annual regatta gets off to spectacular start. Boreham Famous racing drivers thrill holiday crowd.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Motor racing; Transport; Navy; Military

Library number

20578

Length of story (in feet)

257

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