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The count down has started at CAPE CANAVERAL in preparation for the flight by Astronaut GORDON COOPER. The orbital mission is intended to complete 22 orbits and should last 34 hours and 22 minutes. PHOTO SHOWS— Astronaut GORDON COOPER relaxes in...
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Sir Victor Sassoon's "Crepello" ridden by Lester Piggott won the 1957 Derby at Epsom this afternoon. Second was "Ballymoss" (T. P. Burns) with "Pipe of Peace" (Breasley) third. Keystone Photo Shows: "Crepello" (15) wins from "Ballymoss" (17) and "...
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Rounding Tattenham Corner Sir Victor Sassoon's "Crepello" ridden by Lester Piggott won the Derby at Epsom this afternoon. Second was "Bally Moss" (T. P. Burns) with "Pipe of Peace" (Breasly) third. Keystone Photo Shows - The (...) rounding Tattenh...
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"De Combat" Taking up the Becher's Brook
"De Combat" is the name of the mount – ridden by Mr. C. Scott – and he is taking the modified Becher's Brook during the Liverpool Foxhunter's Chase – over the famous Grand National Course recently.
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"Kenya Conference Opens Today"
"Kenya Conference Opens Today" The Kenya constitutional conference opened this morning at Lancaster House, London. Photo shows: Sir M. Blundell (right) and D. T. Arap Moi at the opening ceremony today.
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The world's most famous Steeplechase - the Grand National - was won at Aintree, Liverpool today by "Oxo" ridden by M. Scudamore, with "Wyndburgh" (T. Brookshaw) second, and "Mr. What" (T. Taaffe), third. Only four of the thirty-four runner finishe...
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"USA's Man into Orbit Attempt"
Next Wednesday the USA will try to put its first spacemen in orbit around the earth. The vehicle – to be launched from Cape Canaveral – is an Atlas with a Mercury capsule. The astronaut will be Lt. Col. John Glenn. Photo shows: John Glenn and back...
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A Crown Prince Plays Hide & Seek
"A Crown Prince Plays Hide and Seek" Keystone Photo Shows :- Little 4-year-old Crown Prince Carl Gustav of Sweden, smiles happily as he hides from his mother, Princess Sibylla, during a game of hide-and-seek.
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A Prospector with Some of the Gold Bars in the Mine Smelting Plant
"Mining and Metallurgical Congress Delegates Visit a Mine. Each Bar is Valued at £11,000..." Members of the 7th Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress - being held in Johannesburg - paid a visit to the Durban Roodepoort Deep Mine.. Delegat...
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Astronaut Alan Shepard entering a lift that will take him to the space capsule atop the Redstone rocket—during tests for the American space-shot.
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