Olivia - The Girl Who Gave Yuri a Kiss
PS: The Girl: Olivia Brayden, pictured last night (12-7-61) after she stole a kiss from Spaceman Yuri on the steps of the Russian Embassy in London Yesterday.
(on right) just laughed for joy. Olivia was waiting with a group of friends at the Sovi...
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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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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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"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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Neck-and-Neck Finish at Bletchingley
A photo finish - and how! This picture by Daily Mirror cameramen Fred Reed tells the whole thrill of racing. Geoff Lewis (right), on Nick, fights out a neck-and-neck finish with Tommy Carter, on Bletchingley. And the official picture at the Epsom ...
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Major Yuri Gagarin at London
London gave Major Gagarin, the world's first man in space, a great reception today (11-7-61). 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 bef...
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