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Tar Barrels

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  • 1962-5-8

Non-availability of transport facilities from Trincomalee to Seruwawila has not only inconvenienced the public but has hampered Government work, too. These tar barrels sent from Trincomalee to Seruwawila and needed for some urgent work had to be t...

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Thant Meets Astronauts

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  • 1969-8-31

Apollo-11 commander Neil Armstrong shakes hands with Secretary-General U. Thant after presenting to him a replica of the plaque left on the Moon. The ceremony took place recently at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. With Armstrong are ...

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The Amazing Mr. Earnie Old

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  • 1967-5-23

Ernie Old, of Melbourne Australia the "iron man" of cycling, took up endurance-riding seriously after he turned 70. Since then he has pedaled 60,000 miles over all the highways and back roads of the Australian continent. He has crossed the contine...

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The Apollo-8 Astronauts to Fly Around The Moon

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  • 1968-11-29

The United States will launch three Astronauts to fly around the moon on December 21, 1968, from Cape Kennedy, Florida. The Apollo-8 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders, if all goes according to schedule, will have...

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The Borman Family

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  • 1969-1-4

Apollo-8 commander Frank Borman poses with his wife Susan and sons Frederick (left) and Edwin in their home near the Manned Spacecraft Centre in Texas.—(IPS)

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