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"The Kennedy Administration's Only Negro With His Wife"

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• 1961-5-6

Federal Housing Administrator, Robert C. Weaver, the only Negro in President Kennedy's administration, pictured with his wife at a Washington party.

Camera Press Ltd.

Dharmaratne Wickremaarachchi — the Eight-Year Wonder Boy

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• 1961-6-30

Pictured above is Dharmaratne Wickremaarachchi, the eight-year 'Wonder Boy' of Getangama, Ratnapura who correctly adds, subtracts and multiplies numbers of three digits in split seconds. (Ratnapura L. C. Cor.)

Daily Mirror

Go-Kart Kids

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• 1962-8-21

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...

Central Office of Information, London

Handing Over the Eyes

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• 1977-4-7

Lankadeepa

Karl Landsteiner

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• 1961-6-11

Sunday Times

Lady Aberdeen at University Women's Conference

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Lady Aberdeen (seated) chatting to a visitor at the opening of the International Federation of University Women's Conference at McEwan Hall, Edinburgh.

Fleet Street Press

Lamahevage Sominona

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• 1961-6-2

Lamahevage Sominona - saved 3 men from drowning.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Lamahewage Sominona Who Risked Her Life to Save Three Men

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• 1961-5-14

Lamahewage Sominona, in the canoe in which she risked her life to save three men.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Leelawathie Gunaratna — Ceylon's Professional Woman Mechanic

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• 1962-1-21

In these times of equality of the sexes, it is good to see a woman doing a man's job—and doing it well (Above) Leelawathie is seen wearing a tube. When you want a tyre of your car changed you either do it yourself or take it your favourite 'baas'....

Daily Mirror

President with the First Negro Cabinet Member in US History

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• 1966-1-25

President Johnson at the White House with Dr. Robert C. Weaver (left), the first Negro cabinet member in US history and Robert C. Wood. The President selected Weaver to head the new Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Wood as Under Se...

Daily Mirror