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Sep. 08, 1964 - Fearless Mary Takes A Three-Ton-Up Ride On Gus: If you had been asked which of these two was the potential film star, you would have probably plumped for 26-year-old Mary Chipperfield - but you would have been wrong. Gus, the 15-year-old three-ton white rhinoceros from Hanover Zoo, Germany, who arrived in Southampton yesterday, is to appear with comedian Tony Hancock in his new film called Rhinoceros'. Mary's father, Mr. Jack Chipperfield had brought Gus over for the Southampton Zoo. Photo shows With a wave and a smile, Mary takes a ride on three-ton Gus - she's certainly got some nerve

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