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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 ...
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A clear winner! An across the course shot of the finish of the race, showing Psidium a clear winner.
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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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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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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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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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The Russians connected with three horses entered for the Grand National, examine the toughness of the celebrated "Çhair Jump" at Aintree.
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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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