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"He Is 'Trapped' in the Jewel Tower"
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 ...
Daily Mirror
A clear winner! An across the course shot of the finish of the race, showing Psidium a clear winner.
Daily Mirror
"Quare Times" with the Mud-spattered Irish Jockey
"Quare Times" with the mud-spattered Irish jockey P. Taaffe up, being led in by his owner, Mrs. W. H. E. Welman after he had won the Grand National.
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A rider streaks ahead leaving behind him the gap he made in the hurdle. And the field closes in to take advantage of the breach. The incident occurred during the Egham Novices Hurdle race at Kempton Park on Thursday.
Sunday Times Sports Page
A panoramic view of the field in the recently run Grand National on the famous Aintree course, taking the first jump the first time round.
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Gagarin and Prime Minister Macmillion
Yuri Gagarin visited Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at Admiralty House on July 13th just before visiting the Air Ministry. Could the P.M. be remarking on Yuri's flight? That is how it appears as Mr. Macmillan points skywards.
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Grand National Outsider "April Queen"
She is bottom weight in the Grand National and the bookmakers don't even bother to quote her price. But down on Burcott Farm, Wells, Somerset, ten-year-old April Queen is the apple of trainer Herbert Payne's eye. Aintree fences hold no fears for "...
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Horse who Won the Derby Led by the Owner
Lavandin (W. R. Johnstone up) is led in by his owner, Pierre Wertheimer after he had won the Derby at Epsom.
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Londan Gave Yuri Gagarin the World's First Man To Space a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...
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London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...
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