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The 'Sumatra' in Dartmouth Harbour
The Swedish steamer, "Sumatra", was towed into Dartmouth harbor, Devon, by the Dutch tug, Zwarte Zee, with a fire on one of her holds. She was bound from Calcutta to Gothenburg, when she was picked up off Ushant, France, during the recent gale, by...
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There is now little hope that the veteran battleship "WARSPITE", fast on the rocks in Prussia Cove, on the Cornish coast, will ever be refloated. The 31,000-ton vessel, sea heroine of two wars, broke her tow when on her way north from Portsmouth t...
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The Angunngaha Pelessa Cotton Project At Uda Walawe
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The Apollo-15 Astronaut David R.Scott
Apollo-15 astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin, posing in front of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, display the moon-orbiting sub-satellite at Manned Spacecraft Center, Florida. The battery-powered Rover is equipped with a color televisi...
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Test run -- The Apollo-15 astronauts leave their quarters to begin a final dress rehearsal for their launching toward the Moon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Leading is Mission commander David Scott, followed by Command Module pilot Alf...
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The Apollo-17 Crewmen Hold Their Mission Insignia at a Press Conference
"Final Crew" -- The Apollo 17 crewmen hold their mission insignia during a news conference at the Manned spacecraft center near Houston, Texas. From left are Ronald Evans, Eugene Cernan and Harrison (Jack) Schmitt. At far left is a model of the co...
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The BAe 146 a New Feeder Aircraft Being Developed By Britain
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