Chuck McKinley in Play against Mike Sangster
It's the Rockhampton Rocket v the St. Louis Dynamo for the Wimbledon final on Friday (7-7-61). In yesterday's (5-7-61) semi-finals Rod Laver (the Rockhampton Rocket) of Australia rather laboriously disposed of India's Ramanathan Krishnan in a most...
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Crash in Coast of Ratmalana
This picture of Mr. Dudley Ranabahu, Air Ceylon pilot was taken last night by a "Mirror" cameraman at the Lunawa Hospital. Besides him is his wife, who had rushed on hearing that the plane had crashed.
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Crew Members for the Apollo-11 Lunar Landing Attempt
Civilian Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong (Centre) Air Force Colonel Edwin E. Aldrin (left) and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Collins (right), were named crew members for the Apollo-11 lunar landing attempt tentatively scheduled for July of this...
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Cycle
Police are now checking push cycles licenses and numbers. This check serves a double purpose —to bring to book those persons who have unlicensed cycles and help trace stolen cycles. This picture was taken at the Eye Hospital junction, Colombo.
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An unusual sight of a horse pulling a bicycle was seen on a road in Netherlands. The Dutch have always been a careful race — and renowned for making allowances for all contingencies—but this looks as if things are being taken a little too far even...
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Cycle Race
Rail gates at Beruwala failed to stop competitors at yesterday's 'Mirror' sponsored Second Paragon Tour. As the picture shows the riders cleared this 'hurdle' with ease and pedaled away cheered by thousands who lined the street.
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Cycle Race
The Boys under 18 finish: Jayantha De Silva of Space Rockers SC streaks home the winner followed by Sunil Boteju (Just behind him) and Gunapala Seneviratne (extreme right)— third.
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Cycle Race
A cool-off for the cyclists on the way home.
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