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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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Former Miss Yugoslavia — Tania Velia
"A Plot, Says Taniya" Singer Tania Velia, former Miss Yugoslavia, who is in London to appear in cabaret, said she believed she had foiled a plot to get her back behind the Iron Curtain. Tania, 24, escaped from Yugoslavia in 1955 while at an intern...
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Gagarin and Prime Minister Macmillion
Yuri Gagarin visited Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at Admiralty House on July 13th just before visiting the Air Ministry. Could the P.M. be remarking on Yuri's flight? That is how it appears as Mr. Macmillan points skywards.
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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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Horse who Won the Derby Led by the Owner
Lavandin (W. R. Johnstone up) is led in by his owner, Pierre Wertheimer after he had won the Derby at Epsom.
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Actress Jacqueline Jones blends with beauty of the scene in Regent's Park, where the camera spotted her relaxing after rehearsals for her new play 'Wolf's Clothing'. -------------------------------- (...) 23, having a rest from rehearsing for the ...
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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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King Gustav and Queen Louise of Sweden arrived in London today for their state visit. They sailed up the Thames to Greenwich in the Swedish cruiser Tre Kronor where they were met by the Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Swedish Ambassador. The ...
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King of Abeokuta, A Vast Kingdom In Nigeria
The King of Abeokuta (seen here), 80-year-old ruler of a vast kingdom in Nigeria, is forming a museum of the crowns he has worn and others which have been left him by his ancestors. In all he has a collection of fifty, some of which are made of co...
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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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