Andre Martinet
The nine French miners all rescued after being trapped 270 ft underground for eight days, have all made a remarkable recovery fro their ordeal. All were taken to hospital after being rescued but have now been allowed to return to their families.
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Angoda Bus Accident
A CTB bus from the Meethotamulla depot veered off road near the Mulleriyawa bridge at the Colombo-Awissawella road. The bus had turned on its side and caused injuries to 57 people.
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Anthea Lycett
"Crash-girl's mother did not love her"
Anthea Lycett, the 3-year-old "give-away baby" who survived the Benghazi air crash being carried by Mr. Lycett from the anbulance into a London hospital.
Anthea was burned and had her elbow fractured in the ...
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Apollo 12 Crew
Crewmen for the Apollo-12 flight, tentatively scheduled for November 1969, are, from left: Charles Conrad, commander; Richard Gordon, command module pilot; and Alan Bean, lunar module pilot.
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Apollo Training — Astronauts Practising Water Egress
Members of the prime crew for the first manned Apollo flight practice water egress in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast.
The training is vital to the survival of astronauts returning from space flights. Sliding down the boiler-plate capsule...
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Apollo-11 Crewmen Hold Their First Press Conference after Return
Flashback: The Apollo-11 crewmen hold their first press conference August 12, 1969, after leaving quarantine at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Texas. Commander Neil Armstrong (center), the first man to step on the Moon, called the entire mission ...
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