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DR. BANNISTER OFF TO AMERICA Dr. Roger Bannister, the world's first four-minute miler, his wife, and their ..

... DR. BANNISTER OFF TO AMERICA Dr. Roger Bannister, the world's first four-minute miler, his wife, and their three children—Clive. Erin and Thurston --at London Airport yesterday, about to fly off to America for a visit of at least a year. 56 Years' Service ...

Published: Saturday 13 January 1962
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 366 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

The new Government-established Sports Council—set up by Mr. Denis Howell. Joint Under-Secretary of State for ..

... and Science—met yesterday. The council, with Mr. Howell as chairman. includes Dr. Roger Bannister, first ever to break the four-minute mile. Picture shows Dr. Bannister with Baroness Burton of Coventry. who was world sprint champion in 1921. Government ...

Published: Friday 19 February 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 285 | Page: 35 | Tags: none

In. 0 Record Review

... Sports Service. 12.30 to 60 p.m. Sports Parade 112.30); Sporting Chance 11.01. Frankly Speaking: Danny Blanchflower. Roger Bannister and Brian Glan•111e 11.30); Motor Racing 12.01; Motor Cycling 12.201. ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 43 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ATHLETICS

... Iffley Road next year because it is proving too costly . Attendances for the meeting have dropped from 2.500 In 1954. when Roger Bannister became the Brat sub-fourminute miler. to 478 this Year, when the club lost £l5O. ...

Published: Thursday 27 October 1966
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 58 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Record-breakers

... been broken even by women athletes. For many years the four-minute mile was thought to be a myth. But 90 years later Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3min. 59.45ec. and today the record is 3min. 53.65ec. This story has been repeated in many other athletic ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 79 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Record-breakers

... been broken eve!, by women athletes. For many years the four-minute mile was thought to be a myth. But 90 years later Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3min. 59.45ec. and today the record is 3min. 53.65ec. This story has been repeated in many other athletic ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 79 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

FAMILY QUIZ

... What were the names of Shakespeare's children ? Name Marlborough's four famous victories in their historical order. Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in a time under four minutes. Who ran with him when he performed this historic feat ? ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1961
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 85 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

A. 4 SHOES

... pairs per person as elusive as athletes had once found the four-minute mile. Just as the achievement of that target by Roger Bannister led to further efforts by other athletes, so the shoe industry will not view these encouraging results with complacency ...

Published: Thursday 04 June 1964
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 131 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

inquiry help Lord Byers. a former Oxford tthletics Blue. said: There has been a feeling for some tune that amateur

... are going through at the present time. After criticism that the committee did not contain a younger man—such as Dr. Roger Bannister and Mr. Christopher Chataway Lord Beers said that such people uld give useful evidence. This may have been an error of ...

Published: Tuesday 07 March 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 142 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

inquiry help Lord Byers, a former Oxford athletics Blue. said: There has been a feeling for some time that amateur

... are going through at the present time. After criticism that the committee did not contain a younger man—such as Dr. Roger Bannister and Mr. Christopher Chatavray Lord Byers said that such people uld give useful evidence. This may have been an error ...

Published: Tuesday 07 March 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 142 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Sympathetic Family

... force myself to look at the tape and concentrate Ilrmly on being the first to reach it. Dr. Bannister's Third Child Mrs. Moyra Bannister. wife of Dr. Roger Bannister. has given birth to a 61b. 10ez. son. their third child. She is the v:-lingest daughter of ...

Published: Wednesday 03 August 1960
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 157 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LITTERS

... Utley Road next year because It proving too costly . Attendances for the meeting have dropped from 2.500 in 1954. when Roger Bannister became the first sub-fourminute miler. to 479 this year. when the club lost £l5O. GOLF Midland counties to form league ...

Published: Thursday 27 October 1966
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 168 | Page: 24 | Tags: none