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Washington: Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, William A. Anders and James Lovell Jr., (L-R) stand in front of an Apollo command module in this 10/28/68 photo. It was disclosed 11/12 the U.S. will send the Apollo spacecraft around the moon with Bor...
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Three Apollo Astronauts Receive Gold Medals
President Johnson presenting gold medals to the three Apollo astronauts who went around the moon. Here at the White House on January 9th he is seen giving Frank Borman his medal whilst William Anders (left) and James Lovell look on.— (United Press...
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Three Cosmonauts Launched into Orbit By the Soviet Union
Picture by Radio • London Bureau In Orbit Today Moscow : The three cosmonauts who were launched into orbit by the Soviet Union today aboard SOYUZ-5 to join Vladimir Shatalov and his SOYUZ-4 to form a company of four men in space - the greatest nu...
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Titov In Training Before Take-off
Moscow: Major Gherman Stepanovich Titov, the second Soviet cosmonaut who landed safely today after orbitting the earth 17 times, is pictured here being trained on a centrifuge device before take-off. Moscow Radio said Titov landed in "Vostok II" a...
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Moscow, USSR: Major Gherman Titov at today's Press conference here on the occasion of his successful cosmic flight in Russia's second spaceship Vostok II. He gave a full report of the flight. Although without previous experience of public speaking...
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UAE President and "Che" Guevara
"Campaign Tour" Sheb in El Kom, Lower Egypt : United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser, standing in an open car, and with Cuba's minister of Industry, Ernest Guevara (wearing beret), at his side, waves to the cheering crowds as he visited...
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Their men are safe! This exclusive UPI photo shows the relief on the face of Tamara Volynov (centre) following the news of the safe return of her husband Boris Volynov on the Russian spaceship Soyuz-5 after his tryst in space. Recently the Soviet ...
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Woman in Purdah Speaks at Trades Union Rally
Breaking the bond of tradition is a woman in purdah addressing a political mass rally in Aden organised by the Front for Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) and leaders of the Trades Union Congress. The rally was held to commemorate the fir...
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Yemeni Royalist leader Imam Al Badr Talking to a Local Tribesman
Yemeni Royalist leader Imam Al Badr (left) believed killed when rebels stormed his palace in the capital of Sanaa, talking to a loyal tribesman at an encampment in Northern Yemen. The Imam is gathering his forces together for an assault on the cap...
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