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MISS YVETTE WILLIAMS

MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 21 Miss Yvette Williams, New Zealand! gold medallist at the Olympic called on the Prime Minister iMr Hol* land) this afternoon. She was wcojj* panied by her parents, officials of New Zealand branch of the Olympic and Empire Games Association* an J members of the New Zealand AmatolAthletic Association, including toe president of that body (Mr J- ,«• Barnes. M.P.). Also present were®® Leader of the Opposition (Mr Ndn 1 • and Mr W. A. Hudson. M.P. Miss Williams was modest in a«e«* tog her success. “After those first t*o • jumps I felt I had little left but J realised -that New Zealand expectoj something of me,” she told the Prime I Minister, who warmly congratullto o ' her .on her success. * Miss Williams expressed warm ao* ; miration of the ability of Mrs Fanny i Hlankers-Koen. now aged 34, ind : fullv recalled that she failed by P n . to break the world's long jump t cord.

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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26869, 23 October 1952, Page 8

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MISS YVETTE WILLIAMS Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26869, 23 October 1952, Page 8

MISS YVETTE WILLIAMS Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26869, 23 October 1952, Page 8

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