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England 's World Cup Foot Ballers - Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves of Tottenham Hotspur, one of nine forwards named by England for their final squad of 22 players to compete in the 1966 World Cup. The World Cup is to be staged in England for the first time, from July 11 to 30.
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England Cricket Team For 1965 Australian Tour
David A. Allen of Gloucestershire, off-break bowler and right-handed bat, is one of sixteenth players selected for the 1965 Australian tour.
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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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Queen Addresses Sierra Leone Parliament
"Queen Addresses Sierra Leone Parliament" Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are pictured inside the parliament building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Her Majesty for the first time presided over the Parliament of an independent West Af...
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Sir Milton Margai Greets Duke Of Kent
The Duke of Kent who is representing Queen Elizabeth II at Sierra Leone's Inedependence (...) greeted by Sir Milton Margai, Sierra Leone (....) on his arrival at Waterloo airfield, (....) The colony and protectorate became (....) and is now the ne...
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Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London
"Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London" The painting "Waiting Men" by art student Dora Orphanou of Cyprus (extreme left) stimulates comments from two of her friends, Bill Owusu from Ghana and Charlotte Baissac, 22, from Mauritious, as t...
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