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Reports from France state that Foreign Legion paratroopers and other Army units have seized control in Algiers. A "proclamation" put out by Algiers Radio is said to have been signed by General Challa, a former C.-in-C. in Algeria: General Raoul Sa...
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
French Horse Wins the English Derby
Monteret, hidden by Snaith, leading the field round the famous Tattenham Corner in the Derby which was won by Lavandin from Montraval an Roistar. Lavandin, who was ridden by W. R. Johnstone, is seen in the centre of the second rank of horses.
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
G. G. & Mr.D. J. Atukorala, Occupational Therapist
The Times of Ceylon Press
Gagarin Greeted By Polish Leaders
Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin (left) meets Chairman of the Polish Council of State Aleksander Zawadski (right) and Polish Premier Wladyslaw Gomulka during his visit to Warsaw in 1961.
Camera Press Ltd.
Gagarin Steps from Plane After Space-Flight
Moscow: Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's first spaceman, steps from a plane, smiling broadly, after his successful flight through the stratosphere. This official picture was released by the Soviet Union tonight. He is dressed in a conventional flyi...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Right: Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was without a doubt our most popular visitor. But the man who made a brave fight alone into the space, frankly had his qualms about an elephant ride and gracefully declined! Hence that extra-special smile and tip for ...
Daily Mirror