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  1. Speedway Riders

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113003
    Story no
    1 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Everything’s geared up for the new Speedway Season. The men and their machines who thrill millions with their high-speed skill on the cinder circuit, put in practice laps to get back to form.

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  2. New Postage Stamps

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113004
    Story no
    2 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Four new postage stamps spanning more than 2,000 years of British bridge building history were put on show prior to their over-the-counter sales next month.

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  3. Potato Planter

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113005
    Story no
    3 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    The back-breaking business of planting potatoes has had a lot of the creak taken out of it in recent years by machines. But a new mechanised spud sinker does the job in a fraction of the time and with far...

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  4. Karate Cook

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113006
    Story no
    4 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    People have strange hobbies. An Army cook readily swaps cracking eggs for smashing piles of tiles - with his head. Likewise another gent casually places a paving stone on his head while a friend smashes it -...

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  5. Polar Bear

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113007
    Story no
    5 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pipaluk, the Zoo’s new baby Polar Bear star was an instant hit at his public debut - just as "Brumas" was 19 years ago.

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  6. Dutch Royal Family

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113008
    Story no
    6 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Another baby in the news - Prince Willem Alexander - son of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Claus. He was having his first taste of Winter Sports.

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  7. Independence

    Date released
    17 Mar 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/23
    NoS ID
    113009
    Story no
    7 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    To the cheers of 100,000 people, this island in the sun gained its Independence as the Union Jack was lowered for the last time after a century and a half of British rule.

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