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"He Is 'Trapped' in the Jewel Tower"

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  • 1961-7-3

London turned out to give Yuri Gagarin another storming welcome today (13-7-1961) – and the enthusiasm of it kept him a prisoner in the Tower of London for ten minutes. Gagarin had to stay in the Jewel Tower until care arrived because the excited ...

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"Johnny Haynes is Home!"

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  • 1962-9-7

"Cheers! Johnny is Home" It's smiles all round as Johnny Haynes, a 26-year-old England and Fulham captain, arrives back in London last night (28.6.62). But it was a journey to remember for Johnny, six days after he was injured in a car crash. From...

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John Caldwell – Winner of the World Bantaweight Title

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  • 1961-6-13

"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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Johnny Haynes — Britain's Highest Paid Footballer

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  • 1961-5-12

"Britain's Highest Paid Footballer" Dressed in scruffy shorts and shirt, but as happy as a schoolboy, Britain's highest paid footballer turned up as usual at Fulham and took part in a morning training session. His girl friend Eileen Farmer was at ...

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Londoners Greet American Astronaut

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  • 1969-2-14

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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Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London

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  • 1961-5-9

"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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