Ilyushin Son of the Soviet Aircraft Designer
Ilyushin, son of the Soviet aircraft designer, who was stated to have made the first flight into space, three or four days before Gagarin made his flight. The report said Ilyushin's flight was hushed-up because he was in a mental hospital, out of ...
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Richard Beach Sculpts Major Gagarin
A clay head of Major Gagarin — the world's first man-in-space, has been modelled by Sculptor Richard Beach who lives in Wakefield, Yorks. It is being produced for waxworks heads — by Jean Roger of West London. Mr. Beach used photographs and newspa...
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"Astronaut Cooper Off Today"
The count down has started at CAPE CANAVERAL in preparation for the flight by Astronaut GORDON COOPER. The orbital mission is intended to complete 22 orbits and should last 34 hours and 22 minutes.
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Astronaut GORDON COOPER relaxes in...
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The 'Blower' Boys Pulling off a Hoax
The owner of the Aintree race course where the Grand National was run had prohibited bookmakers inside the course from passing on information to colleagues outside with a view to beating the ban imposed on them, but the bookies hoped to get over t...
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The Foal 'Ballymoss' with Its Mother
Seen at Lord Derby's Woodland Stud, New market, was the three months old foal by Ballymoss out of Persian Lilac. Ballymoss owned by Mr. John McShain of Philadelphia - is one of the most successful of racehorses. In 1957, Ballymoss won the St. Lege...
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"Crepello" Passing the Post
Sir Victor Sassoon's "Crepello" ridden by Lester Piggott won the 1957 Derby at Epsom this afternoon. Second was "Ballymoss" (T. P. Burns) with "Pipe of Peace" (Breasley) third.
Keystone Photo Shows: "Crepello" (15) wins from "Ballymoss" (17) and "...
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Rees Takes a Jump on His Own
Jockey W. Rees takes a jump on his own - when "DOITYOURSELF" made a sudden stop at the fifth fence - during the Firle Novices' Steeplechase at Plumpton. The horse himself looks on....
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"De Combat" Taking up the Becher's Brook
"De Combat" is the name of the mount – ridden by Mr. C. Scott – and he is taking the modified Becher's Brook during the Liverpool Foxhunter's Chase – over the famous Grand National Course recently.
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