Astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr.
"Man from earth" — The farthest manned trip from the surface of the earth is scheduled to be made by the Gemini-11 spacecraft while it is under the command of Astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr., who will look like this during the attempt for an altitud...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Princess Tsahai Becomes a Nurse
Princess Tsahai, daughter of the Emperor of Ethiopia, photographed with other probationers she made her first appearance at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London. She is to be trained as a nurse. The princess is in the centre.
Central Press Photos Ltd.
Haile Selassie Addresses Summit
Kinshasa, Congo: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia addressing delegates at the 37-nation organisation if African Unity Summit meeting in Kinshasa, September 11th. During the meeting the African leaders are expected to approve the setting up of a ...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Ethiopia: Cement Works New Mugher
Built with the help of the GDR and Cuba, Ethiopia's biggest cement works, New Mugher, will soon be completed. Engineer Peter Urban (l.) from the GDR instructs his Ethiopian colleagues in the operation of the switching station.
Still a few years ag...
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Abyssinian Troop Concentrations in the North
First Pictures of Abyssinian troop concentrations in the North.
These pictures, just received in London by air, are the first showing the Abyssinian concentration of troops in the north.
Photo shows: Abyssinian soldiers building hutments for the...
Eastern News Photos
Landslide Kaohsiung, Taiwan
A landslide that occurred about 8 miles north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan wiped out the whole village, killing twelve persons. Twenty six persons were missing and many others were seriously injured. Upper picture shows two freight trains almost buried by...
Pan-Asia Photos
Building that caught on Fire
Debris of a building, that was destroyed by a fire at 4th crossroad, Colombo Pettah, fell on some workers who were cleaning at the site. Two of the workers died in this accident. This is a photo of a group who are removing the dead bodies from the...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Palugasdamana School Building Collapsed
Teachers and pupils busy salvaging property from the wreckage caused when the Palugasdamana school building collapsed recently injuring six children.
The Times of Ceylon Press