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"Essex Fast Bowler Barry Knight for MCC Tour"
"Fast Bowler Knight for MCC Tour" Essex fast bowler Barry Knight, on the England short-list during the recent Test series, has been chosen for the MCC side to tour India, Pakistan and Ceylon this winter. The side, of 16 players, is headed by Ted D...
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Britain's Newest Cable Ship to Lay United States-Bermuda Cable
Britain's newest cable ship, "Retriever", pictured here at Surrey Commercial Docks, London, England, is being prepared for her first working voyage, when she will lay the shore ends of a new telephone cable between the United States and Bermuda. T...
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British Team Wins European Soccer Cup
"British Team Wins European Soccer Cup" Danny Blanchflower, captain of London, England's Tottenham Hotspur football team, holds the European Cup high as he is carried round Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland, following the British Club's victor...
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Cyclist Simpson at the Herne Hill
"Cyclist Simpson Shows "Tour" Form During Easter Meeting" British professional cyclist Tommy Simpson is pictured at the Herne Hill cycling track in London, England, where he won the 5,000 metres pursuit race against the Dutchman J. De Haan in 6 mi...
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Duke Of Kent Meets Sierra Leone Tribal Chiefs
The Duke of Kent, who is representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Independence celebrations in Sierra Leone, shakes hands with chiefs of the tribes of Sierra Leone at a garden party held at Government House in Freetown, the capital. Sier...
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Duke of Kent Meets Sierra Leone Government
The Duke of Kent, representing Queen Elizabeth II at Sierra Leon's independence celebrations, posing with members of the Government of Sierra Leone at a garden party at Government House, Freetown, the day before Independence Day, April 27th. Left ...
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When a director of a British precision engineering company was asked by his nine-year-old son to make him a pedal car, he decided to design and build a go-kart which would not only stand up to hard wear but would also incorporate special safety fe...
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John Caldwell – Winner of the World Bantaweight Title
"Briton Wins World Bantaweight Title" John Caldwell of Belfast, Northern England, kisses his trophy after winning the World Bantaweight Boxing Championship by beating Alphonse Halimi of France on points at Wembley Stadium, London, England, recently.
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Lieutenant-General Sir Nigel Poett
"Lieutenant-General Sir Nigel Poett, K.C.B., D.S.O." In June 1961, Lieutenant-General Sir Nigel Poett returns to the Far East to succeed General Sir Richard Hall as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces. General Poett had previously served with...
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Londoners Greet American Astronaut
Colonel Frank Borman, commander of America's Apollo 8 flight around the moon, is greeted enthusiastically by Londoners as he arrives in Downing Street, to call on Mr. Harold Wilson, Britain's Prime Minister. Col. Borman was later invited to Buckin...
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