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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1986
Page
14
Soviet leader Mik hail S Gorbachev opened the Goodwill Games before 100000 spectators at Lenin Stadium. About 500 Americans competed as U.S. athletes faced bans and South Korea was barred, while blimps flew Apollo and Soyuz images over the crowd.
Tass, the Soviet news agency, says Defense Secretary Weinberger barred 11 members of the boxing team and a pentathlete from the Moscow Goodwill Games. The Pentagon cites policy against political or profit activity. Reagan supports the prohibition.
Alex Garcia known as Jaws grew up in a Mexican American barrio in San Fernando. After 19 amateur fights in 20 months with 17 wins eight first round knockouts he seeks the heavyweight title. He credits Blinky Rodriguez and a prison turn to boxing and aims to inspire Valley youths as a role model.
Danny Sullivan led a record breaking qualifying run at Burke Lakefront Airport clocking 135.144 mph to win the pole for the Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix. Eight drivers topped the previous record of 131.695 as Bobby Rahal struggled to 131.369. Rahal, 1982 Cleveland winner and May Indy 500 victor, sits on pole in the past while Sullivan eyes his first pole enabled win.
Al Unser Jr. plans for the Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix as the seventh CART PPG Indy Car World Series race. He starts seventh last year and set a track record speed of 124.081 mph while chasing a win on the 218.24 mile Burke Lakefront Airport course amid heat and bumpiness conditions.
On day one in Moscow Vladimir Salnikov broke his own 800 meter freestyle world mark with 7 minutes 50.64 seconds. Americans led in four of ten swimming events but a protested 50 meter sprint by John Sauerland was dismissed by the Games jury. US boxing postponements and visa talks followed as boxing begins Friday amid wide medal totals.
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