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ZUM4870074: Aug. 08, 1953 - Mr R.A. Butler. Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir Thomas Dugdale, Minister of Agriculture, went gtouse shooting on the Yorkshire Moors, with Viscount Swinton's party, near Masham yesterday-” The Glorious Twelfth”. Keystone photo shows: Sir Thomas Dugdale on his way to the butts yesterday. Keystone 667 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4870184: Aug 08, 1953 - Nevile Duke makes record speed attempt.. flies the hawker hunter: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ record of 715.09 m.p.h., at present held ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jet. He made the flight ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ capture the record he will have to reach a speed of 722,847 m.p.h / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4870213: Aug. 08, 1953 - The First one who arrived for the conference of the foreign ministers in BadenBaden was Belgian foreign minister Paul Van Zeeland (left), He arrived on Echterdingen airport where he was welcomed by the chief of protocol Baron Von Herwarth in the name of the Federal Government. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4870232: Aug. 08, 1953 - Professor Piccard makes first descent in his new” Bathysphere”.: Professor Piccard the famous Swiss-Belgian physicists was accompanied by his son Jacques when he recenlty made his fisrt descent into the sea in his newly designed bathysphere” Triesto”, at Castellamaro di Stavbia, Naples. He hope to reach a depth of 13,000 fot during experiment near the Islands of Fonsa to study and photograph the sea bed. During these tests - three dives of 40 feet, lasting a few minutes only were made / Bridgeman Images