"He Is 'Trapped' in the Jewel Tower"
London turned out to give Yuri Gagarin another storming welcome today (13-7-1961) – and the enthusiasm of it kept him a prisoner in the Tower of London for ten minutes. Gagarin had to stay in the Jewel Tower until care arrived because the excited ...
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"Johnny Haynes is Home!"
"Cheers! Johnny is Home"
It's smiles all round as Johnny Haynes, a 26-year-old England and Fulham captain, arrives back in London last night (28.6.62). But it was a journey to remember for Johnny, six days after he was injured in a car crash. From...
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"Psidium" - A Clear Winner
A clear winner! An across the course shot of the finish of the race, showing Psidium a clear winner.
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100,000 Sing in the Rain as the Spurs Bring F. A. Cup Home
"100,000 Sing in the Rain"
This was the fantastic scene, in Tottenham yesterday (6-5-62) as the super Spurs came home.... with the F. A. Cup. More than 100,000 people lined a three-mile route for the team's victory drive.
The Spurs, who on Saturda...
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Danny Blanchflower
Tottenham Hotspur beat Burnley 3-1 in the F. A. Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday (5-5-62) to win the cup for the second year running.
PS: Danny Blanchflower, Spurs Captain, shakes hands with the Queen before she presented the Cup.
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Grand National Outsider "April Queen"
She is bottom weight in the Grand National and the bookmakers don't even bother to quote her price. But down on Burcott Farm, Wells, Somerset, ten-year-old April Queen is the apple of trainer Herbert Payne's eye. Aintree fences hold no fears for "...
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Johnny Haynes — Britain's Highest Paid Footballer
"Britain's Highest Paid Footballer"
Dressed in scruffy shorts and shirt, but as happy as a schoolboy, Britain's highest paid footballer turned up as usual at Fulham and took part in a morning training session. His girl friend Eileen Farmer was at ...
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London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...
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London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...
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London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...
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