ZUM4888873: Oct. 10, 1953 - Scene Scene in Regent street London. Strike of Petrol tanker drivers clear traffic off roads: Many of London's main thoroughfares were showing unmistakable signs - traffic scarcity owing to the continued strike of Petrol Tanker Drivers. It is estimated that practically the whole of London will be virtuallya at a standstill by Monday - if the strike is not settled before them. Troops are standing-by ready to take over driving the tankers in order to keep essential services in action as soon as the Government issued the order / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888371: Oct. 10, 1953 - Cabinet Meeting On The British Guiana Question Statement Expected: It is anti participated that a Statement will be issued following today's Cabinet Meeting at No.10 Downing Street on the situation in British Guiana. New instruction are to be sent to the Governor Sir Alfred Savage who will have extended powers to take repressive action where required. According to observers a constitutional crisis a could arise soon of the Government Party, the extreme left wing People's Part attempted to force through certain controversial legislation. The Military authorities are maintaining a security ban on movements of the Cruiser 'Superb' and the frigate 'Bigsbury Bay' which are said to be bound for Guiana, with troops aboard / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4889496: Oct. 15, 1953 - Terrible aeroplane-accident near Frankfurt/Main: Yesterday afternoon one of the greatest aeroplane-plane-catastrophes of the civil-air-navigation in Germany happened near the Rhine-Main air-port near Frankfurt/Main. A twin-engined machine of the Belgian aircraft-company Sabena crushed down during starting short after a stop for the flight exploied and burnt. All 40 passengers and 4 men staff with their deaths / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4889574: Oct. 16, 1953 - pie XII - Pope Opens New College In Rome: The Pope went into Rome from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo to open the new North American College on the Janiculum Hill. Rarely in the last 80 years has a Pope attended ceremonies of this kind outside the Vatican. He was accompanied by 15 Cardinals, including Cardinal Spellman, of New York. The new college has 347 rooms, and it stands in 15 acres of park. It cost nearly? 1,500,000, paid for by American Catholics / Bridgeman Images