ZUM4904249: Jan. 01, 1954 - US AIR FORCE JET RUSHES SERUM TO AILING IT LIAN LAC OF TEN. GAMMA GLOBULIN SERUM FROM LICHIGAN TO BE USED TO TREAT A YOUNG ITALIAN BOY SUFFERING FROM HEMOPHILIA ARRIVE! IN ITALY. THE SERUM WAS TAKEN TO BRESCELLO AND THE BOY LATER WAS TREATED IN A PARMA HOSPITAL. PUBLIFQT, PICTURE.HONS: - 12.) Vinceniino! Ipso, THE AILING BOY, CHATS WITH HIS FA, HER, SIGNOR PASQUALE SUSSO, PRIOR TO THE ARRIVING OF THE PACKET, AT THE PARMA HOSPIT PUELIFOTO MILAN. 18 JAN 1954 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904311: Jan. 01, 1954 - Electrical Trades Union Members Meet In London: A meeting was held at a Fleet Street Public House this evening - at which members of the Electrical Trades Union gave their views to members of the Press - in connection with their threatened Strike action. They ~ ~ ~ ~ considering what action they are to take ~ ~ ~ combat the employers' 11th. Hour ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ to counter the strike / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904348: Jan. 01, 1954 - FOUR POWER MEETING - ADVANCE TALKS IN BERLIN A meeting between three Western Commanders and Mr. SERGI DENGIN, representative of the Soviet High Commission took place at British headquarters in Berlin today. The Russians accepted the invitation issued yesterday by General Coleman, British Commander. Purpose of the meeting is to make arrangements for the conference of the four Foreign Ministers duo to start in Berlin on Jan. 25th. The main point to be settled is the choice of a building for the conference / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904426: Jan. 01, 1954 - Comet takes off on London to Khartoum speed bid.: A series Two Comet off from Hatfield early this morning in a bid for the London to Khartoum speed record. the Comet, the first production model of the Series Two, was flown by Group Captain Cunningham, de Havilland Chief test pilot. The reason for the flight to Khartoum, a distance of over 3,000 miles, and also establish a record for the outward flight / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904619: Jan. 01, 1954 - Sea will deliver post cards to stop oil pollution: The Royal Air Force is to drop some 10,000 post cards in Plastic Envelopes in to the sea as part of a campaign to a top the Pollution of Britain's Beaches by oil residues Jettisoned by ships. the envelops will drift to the shores of Britain and Northwest Europe and requests in eight Languages inside will ask finders, who will be rewarded, to send the post cards to Britain's National institute of Oceanography, Surrey, England, thus providing valuable data that it i hoped will help plot the course of the oil bearing surface currents / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904762: Jan. 01, 1954 - Pearly King and Queen of Southwark Handover A Doll” Toker of Thanks” to Norwegian Ambassador: Mr. and Mrs Fred in Tinsley the Pearly king and Queen of Southwark visited the Norwegian Embassy in London this afternoon to hand over a miniature” Pearly Queen” doll to the Ambassador as a token of thanks to the Norwegian Red Cross for help given last year's East Flood Disaster. The Presentation was arranged by Sir Michael Wright the British Ambassador in Oslo because the Norwegian would accept no payment for their services / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904861: Jan. 01, 1954 - Naval Diving Exercises in the Thames.: Royal Navy divers began training in the river Thames, near the Houses of Parliament yesterday. The object of the exercise was to familiarise the divers with conditions in ports and rivers where the water is often murky and fraught with tidal difficulties / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4904985: Jan. 01, 1954 - New hair styles displayed at Paris Hairdressers first show of the season: Three of the most striking” V LINES” styles modelled by three charming Mannequins. Left to Right:” Waterfall” with hair cascading and ornaments; “Vestal”, style for blonds and bottom” Vie De Boheme”, style for young girls / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905282: Jan. 01, 1954 - German Pilots arrive to Train in Britain: A party of former German pilots who flow aircraft of the German airline Lufthansa arrived at London airport this evening. They are to train in this country to fly aircraft for a German airline that is to begin operating when their country's peace treaty is signed / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905298: Jan. 01, 1954 - Royal New Zealand Tour. Queen To Chat An Old Lady - In A Wheel Chair: Photo Shows The scene as H.M. The Queen stops to chat to an elderly lady seated in her wheel chair when the Royal Couple arrived at Marton Junction - during their 'Whistle Stop' tour in New Zealand... The lady felt she had been amply rewarded by her long wait / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905501: Jan. 01, 1954 - Ginger Rogers and her French Husband at work on their First British film: Popular screen star Ginger Rogers and her French Husband Jacques Bergerac are now in this country making their first British film” Lifeline” at Shepperton. They play the roles of American actress and English cereamic artist on a French Riviera set / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905679: Jan. 01, 1954 - British show-girl to leave for the United States says she is “too tall” for London.: One of the Britain's tallest showgirls - 6 ft 1 in. Demise McLaglen, niece of actor Victor McLagen says she is to leave for the United States next month to start two new careers - od modelling and breeding miniature poodles.She says she is tired being a showgirl - and wants something different / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905875: Jan. 01, 1954 - THE McGuffie'S AND THEIR NEW BABY. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: BILL McGuffie, the B.B.C. Show Band pianist, photographed with his wife and their new baby LORRAINE ELIZABETH, who was born on December 31st. On left is their other daughter, KATHRYN PATRICIA, aged three.. at their Cleveland Square home today / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905964: Jan. 01, 1954 - In 1945 it had been the last time. that is a review to the conference in Postdam in July 1945 given regarding to the coming conference of the four powers in Berlin. The then” Big Three” - in the meantime a” Fourth big” joined during the speech. From left to right: Stalin, US President Truman and the British Prime Minister Churchill. Keystone Picture of Jan. 12th 1954 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4906319: Jan. 01, 1954 - French Folk dancers in London: A group of French Folk Dancers, from haute auvergne, are in London to take part in the Folk dance festival at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow. The were to be said rehearsing today. Keystone photo shows Two members of the falk dance band, seen during today's rehearsal. They are Miss Josette Canal, an accordionist, who wear's a striding lace honnet - and Marcel Defarges, who is playing a La Cabrette - a local form of bagpipes, which is operated by small bellove under his right arm. He wear tiny bells round his ankle / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4906480: Jan. 01, 1954 - What The Well-Dressed Sandwich man Is Wearing It is The Fshion For Woman-Too: It is certainly the weather when one can afford to be unconventional about cloths-especially when one wishes to keep warm so who is to blame the sandwichman for sampling the luxury of a fur coat? he is in the fashion to-like the woman who turns to smile as he parades in the West End / Bridgeman Images