British Scientists Honour Soviet Spaceman
The world's first man in space, Major Yuri Gagarin, looking at some early scientific books in the library of Burlington House, headquarters of the Royal Society today. One of the books he saw was Newton's "Principia" (First edition) - Newton's the...
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Yuri Gagarin at the 'May Day' Parade
The picture on top shows Major Yuri Gagarin (centre), the world's first spaceman, standing between Soviet premier Nikita Krushev (left) and President Leonid Brezhnev on a balcony of the Lenin Mausoleum to watch the traditional 'May Day' parade in ...
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Chuck Mckinley at Men's Singles Semi-finals
Hands on head and his racket apparently suspended in mid-air at Wimbledon, eight-seeded Chuck McKinley (USA) faces the crowd during the men's singles semi-finals, in which he beat Britain's Mike Sangster 6—4, 6—4, 8—6. McKinley was beaten in strai...
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Haile Selaisse in the Amsterdam Municipal Theatre
Emperor Haile Selassie attended a part of a performance in the Amsterdam Municipal Theatre during his recent visit to Holland. (Left to Right): The President Manager of the KLM, Mr. Aler, Princess Sarah, Prince Bernhard, Emperor Selassie and Queen...
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Prince Bernhard at Emperor's Palace
Addis Ababa: At the Imperial Palace Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands meets Emperor Haile Selassie and the Empress. The Prince is paying a short visit to Ethiopia.
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Emperor's Birthday Ceremony
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Clad in the familiar uniform and cape, and his Empress seated at his side, Emperor Haile Selassie stands before his throne during a ceremony at which gifts were presented to him to mark his birthday. The Emperor was born Jul...
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Wreckage of the Czechoslovak Ilyushin Airliner
Part of the burned out wreckage of the Czechoslovak Ilyushin airliner which crashed in flames 30 miles North of Nuremberg recently. The Russian-built aircraft was flying from Zurich to Prague. Fifty-two bodies were recovered.—(United Press).
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Plane Gets Stuck in a Tree in France
When M. Bresse, a pilot from the Caen Aero Club in France went for a flip in the Piper-Club he did not imagine he would stay "up in the cloud" for so long as this. The unlucky pilot was stuck up the tree for some seven hours before the firemen of ...
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Survivors of Air India Crash
The three survivors of the Air India plane which crashed in the South China Sea, seen in an ambulance on their arrival in Singapore aboard the British frigate, Dampier. Left to right: Engineer A. S. Karnik; Flight Navigator J. C. Patak and Co-pilo...
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