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August 25, 1962

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THE LONG GREEN PUDDLE

Mollie Panter-Downes

REPORTER AT LARGE about London's Royal Parks. Hyde Park covers 361 acres. In 1536, Henry VIII proclaimed the area of the future Hyde Park &Kensington …