Newsbriefs

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/18
Date Released
4 Mar 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Buna Cleared of Japs
  2. 2Mr Maisky’s Warning
  3. 3Air Blitz in Tunisia
  4. 4International Football
  5. 5Newsbriefs

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
General Eisenhower visits the front in North Africa. [41 ft] General Giraud, High Commissioner for French North Africa, visits French units behind the lines. [43 ft] Mrs Roosevelt launches a wooden barge for use on inland waterways in America, and when the bottle breaks she christens herself as well. When she is sworn into an Indian tribe Mrs Roosevelt wears Indian head-dress and is given the name of "Princess of Many Trails". [39 ft] Another battleship joins the US Fleet and is seen on her proving trials. [67 ft]
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Fashion and costume; Military; Launchings
Locations
United States of America
Length of story (in feet)
190
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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