ZUM4917187: Tue 03, 1954 - Sir Laurence And Jack-At Charity Show Rehearsal Preparing For” Midnight Cavalcade”: Photo shows. Sir Laurence Olivier does a spot of tap-dancing, watched by Jack Buchanan during rehearsal at the London Palladium today, for” Midnight Cavalcade” -to be held at the Palladium on Thursday next, in aid of the Actors! Orphanage Fund. They both have dance spots in the show / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4917693: Tue. 03, 1954 - Cairo Women persist in their fast Egyptian suffregettes: Dr. Doria Shafik (38) and her twenty companions are persisting in their fast in an effort to pursue the authorities to allow women to vote for the Constiuent Assembly of the new Egypt. President Neguib sent his legal adviser Dr. Hafez to beg the women to end their fast in the hope that the Constituent Assembly, even if elected only by men, would confer electoral rights on women. The plea was in vain Among many telegrams received by the Egyptian Suffragettes was one from Dr. Edith Summerskill the British Socialist M.P. for Fulham West in which Dr. Summerskill said” Many British women watch with sympathy your courageous efforts to secure democratic rights / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4917833: Tue 03, 1954 - IRANIAN AMBASSADOR HOWS A PARTY TO Celebrate” FIRST DAY OF SPRING”.. Mr. ALI SOHEILY the Iranian Ambassador to London, and his wife, last evening held a party to celebrate the” First Day of Spring”.. The Spring Festival is a traditional holiday in Persia and it lasts nearly two weeks. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - The Persian Ambassador MR. ALI SOHEILY lights a cigarette for Mrs. JALILA KHOSROVANI during the party / 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
ZUM4879054: Sep. 09, 1953 -” 725” M.P.H.” SAIS NEVILLE DUKE AFTER WORLD'S AIR SPEED RECORD ATTY: Neville Duke made a new attempt on the world air speed this afternoon in his swept -wing Hawker hunter Jet Fighter. He made four runs over the course off the Sussex coast - then did three victory rolls over Tangmere RAF Station. Dukesaid afterwards” my average speed was about 725 m.p.h., although the official figures may be several miles either side of that”. A speed of 723 m.p.h. was necessary for a new record. Keystone Photo Shows: - General view at Tangmere R.A.F. station, shows Neville Duke waving to the crowd after his record attempt today. / Bridgeman Images