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Pile of Driftwood Reminder of the Killing of More Than 4000 people.
this great pile of driftwood caught on a bridge in Longarone, Italy is a reminder of the disaster that occurred when a 300-ft high tidal wave gushed from the Vaiont Dam into the River Piaze Valley, wiping out half a dozen villages, including Laong...
Planet News Ltd.
A test [...] and his assistant were killed when a twin-engined Varsity plane crashed on to a house in Gloucester recently. Three women in the house escaped, as did nearly 1,000 children in the nearby schools as the plane skimmed over the roof of t...
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London Airport: The only piece of recognisable wreckage, of the the British European Airways Vanguard airliner which crashed in thick fog at London Airport, was the pilot's cockpit. All 36 persons aboard the airliner, on a night flight from Edinbu...
Daily Mirror
A police helicopter circling over the riot town of Rochester in New York recently crashed on to a house killing three occupants. Part of the plane's wing can be seen on top of a car. The crumpled remains are seen lying between the fireman below an...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
RAF Britannia with seven passengers and seven crew overshot the runway at Khomaskar base recently. ploughing through security lights at the perimeter fence before coming to rest on the shallow salt flats.The pilot and the co-pilot were slightly hu...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
President Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika Welcoming Haile Selassie
Dar es Salaam: Tanganyika President Julius Nyerere welcomes Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as the latter arrived in Dar es Salaam, June 12th., to begin a seven-day visit to Tanganyika.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Prime Minister Siaka Stevens Meets the Muslims of Sierra Leone
Watched by Prime Minsiter Siaka (centre) and other dignitaries Stevens from a balcony of the Law Court Building in Freetown, colourfully-dressed women march through the street during recent celebrations marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed....
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Prince Ahmet El Hussein and Prince Mohammed Bin Ismail
Prince Ahmet El Hussein (right) and Prince Mohammed Bin Ismail (left), two of the dashing young princes leading the revolt against United Arab Republic forces in Yemen, pictured near Ketaf, Northern Yemen recently. The Egyptians maintain a 60,000 ...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Mr. John Ambler Leaving on Their Honeymoon
Princess Margaretha of Sweden and her husband, Mr. John Ambler, a London businessman, were recently married in a small Swedish village in the Oeland Island. They are seen leaving on their honeymoon, Peasants decorated their car with hay as traditi...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Reported Ethiopian Coup D'etat
Washington, D.C.: The United States State Department said today it has received a report from the U.S. ambassador in Ethiopia that "The Imperial Household Guard has engineered a coup" against the Government of Emperor Haile Selassie. The Departmen...
Planet News Ltd.