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The Girl Who Kissed Gagarin

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  • 1961-7-17

After the kiss - a hug. Yuri, with his back to the camera, is embraced by Olivia, who has an arm round his neck and her cheek against his. Out of a crowd in London darted a pretty girl... just as Space hero Yuri Gagarin was walking to his car. Sh...

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The Only Bicycle Repair Woman in Ceylon

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  • 1961-5-16

Pictured here is Olandage Leelawathie Gunaratna, the only bicycle repair woman in Ceylon. She is the proprietor of Saraswathie Cycle Works at Kadawata. Leelawathie is reputed to be very clever at repairing bicycles. She is seen making a quick chan...

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The Souvenir Medal on the First Man Made Space Flight

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  • 1961-6-10

The souvenir medal on the first man made space flight which is being made by the Dulevo Porcelain Factory on its right side bears a relief portrait of the Hero-Cosmonaut with inscription "Yuri Gagarin". On its left side, it has the Hammer and Sick...

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The Three Apollo-15 Crewmen

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Ready For the Moon -- The three Apollo-15 crewmen appear confident before the start of their flight to the Moon. From left are James Irwin, Alfred Worden and David Scott.

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The Wreckage of RCyAF Jet Provost

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  • 1966-1-19

This is the wreckage of the RCyAF Jet Provost CJ 703 that crashed on Monday into a coconut grove on the fringe of the Katunayake air-field killing its pilot. In the foreground is a lone airman keeping watch to ensure that no evidence is tampered w...

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W. M. Mendis — Man Behind the Manufacture of Mendis Special Arrack

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  • 1961-6-14

Man behind the manufacture of Mendis Special arrack, Mr. W. M. Mendis, left yesterday by K.L.M. plane to introduce this brand of arrack in the U.K. and on the Continent. Mr. Mendis told the "Daily Mirror" that if the trends were promising, his fir...

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Whitney Reed in Distress after Missing a Shot

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  • 1961-6-29

Whitney Reed in distress after missing a shot in his gruelling Wimbledon match which he lost to Neale Fraser. Fraser won 5—7, 6—4, 4—6, 6—1, 7—5. Neale Fraser, Australian holder of the Wimbledon men's singles and No. 1 seed nearly lost his title ...

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