Walker Rothe in Air Force profile and 50 mile pace
An Air Force sergeant, Norman Rothe, stars in a long feature on competitive walking. The piece compares Rothe to great runners, outlines his 50 mile pace, training regimen, and Olympic hopes for 1968 in Mexico City. It notes his times, knee and shin considerations, footwear, and family life as context for his dedication.
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Los Angeles
Don DeNoon
Vandenburg Air Force Base
California
New Zealand
Peter Snell
DeNeon
United States
Norman Rothe
U.S. Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base
Rothe
de Neon
de Noon
Emil Zatopek
Bob Hayes
Hayes
Zatopek
Emil
Chicago
Chanute Field
Sarge
Orman
Sgt. Rothe
Seattle
Ron Zinn
U.S. Infantry
Viet Nam
Zinn
Mexico City
Air Force
Andretti Sets Trial Mark at Speedway in Memorial Day 500
Indiana report notes young Mario Andretti set a new speed standard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway while veteran Chuck Rodee died in one of four wrecks during the fastest Memorial Day 500 qualifying session. Andretti topped 166 mph on a 22-mile oval, securing the No. 1 starting spot as other drivers battled for the pole amid the era’s high speeds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mario Andretti
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Chuck Rodee
Andretti
Tieste
Ita Track Ly
U.S
Aulo
Clark
Chemical Division
Studebaker Corp
Snider
Bobby Johns
Miami
Fla
Parnelli Jones
Indiianapolis
Nicklaus and Lema Surge to Share New Orleans Lead
In the Greater New Orleans Open at Lakewood Country Club Nicklaus and Lema climbed back into contention after 54 holes with Nicklaus shooting 70 and Lema 69. Gardner Dickinson fired 66 to join the chase, while Bob Goalby steadied after a rough start with a 71 as leaders chased the $20,000 first prize.
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New Orleans
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Lema
Gardner Dickinson
Bob Goalby
Nicklaus
Lakewood Country Club
Lema
Goalby
Colonial Loses Arnie Jack Colonial Loses Arnie Jack
Arnold Palmer withdrew with back trouble at Colonial while Jack Nicklaus confirmed he would not compete. The Colonial field reached 71 with three new entrants Dave Ragan Al Besselink and Earl Stewart joining as Billy Casper Kel Nagle and others chased leaders after the first rounds.
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Fort Worth
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Dave Ragan
al Besselink
Earl Stewart
Dickinson
Bateman Injured Blunt Hit During Astros Phillies Game
Houston catcher Larry Bateman was sidelined after an accidental bat strike to the head in the 10th inning at Philadelphia. He was carried off on a stretcher to St. Joseph’s Hospital and kept overnight for observation. Bateman remained conscious during removal.
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Astro
Bateman
Philadelphia
Houston
Larry Bateman
Astros
Wilson
Roy Martyka
Moxey
Billy Wolff
Larry Stubing
Jose Herrera
Bart Zeller
Doug Rader
Elijah Johnson
Lin
Indianapolis 500 Televised at Paramount Theatre in Amarillo
The 50th Indianapolis 500 will be shown on closed circuit TV at Amarillo's Paramount Theatre starting 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $5.50 with no reservations. box office sales are open. The theatre seats 10,460.
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Amarillo
Paramount Theatre
Weldon Wood
Inter- State Theatres
Paramount
Texas and American League Standings and Saturday Results
Texas League standings showing Amarillo Dallas-Fort Worth at El Paso and Austin at Albuquerque with Saturday results. American League action lists Cleveland Baltimore Detroit California Boston Kansas City New York and Washington with multiple score notes and pitcher lineups from Saturday games.
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Kan
Dallas-Ft. Wort
Arkansas
el Paso
Coles Rt Worth
Amarillo
Austin
Albuquerque
Dallas-Fort Worth
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
California
Chicago
Minnesota
Washington
Kansas City
New York
Boston
McNally
J. Miller
Dent
Beil
Ue J
Dearing
Friend
Renee City
Shekton
Terry
Enrioge
John of Buzborgt
Etroit
Aguirre
McCormick
Minsota
Perry
Santiago
Semat Onante Mecis
Wilson's Streak Snapped at Five
Arkansas Travelers beat Amarillo Sonics 3-2 to snap Don Wilson's five game win streak. Brian Sinnott earned the win with 3 relief innings by Wayne Granger. A three run fourth powered the Travelers while Ron Davis hit a homer for Amarillo. Final game on Sunday slated for 2 30 p.m. local time.
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Traveler
Moxey
Starr Little Rock
Amarillo Sonic
Don Wilson
Arkansas Travelers
Wilson
Arkansas
Brian Sinnott
Wayne Granger
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Travelers’ Field
Ee Lolol Delile
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Odd
Ron Davis
Albuquerque
Granger
Travelers
Ron Cayll
Tom Fullen
John Kind
Wolff
Stubing
Floyd Wicker
Infeld
Kindl
Huntz
Zeller
Wicker
Herrera
Sinnot
Doug Rader
Johnson
Enrique Rivera
Joe Patterson
Sinnott
Charlie Murray
Leo Posada
Der
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Amarilloans
Des. Wilson
Posada
Brown
Ed Moxey
Dan Kern
Ed Pacheco
Little Rock
Durham
Carolina Moxey
Sonic
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Bob Goulby
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John Cook
Jacky Burke
Jacky Capit
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Miller Barber
Ron Gillespie
Harold Henning
Lou Graham
Phil Rodgers
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Steve Spray
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Bob Verney
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Chuck Courtney
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Ken Still
Dick Lytle
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George Archer
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Randy Petri
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Dick Crawford
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Howell Fraser
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Dim Ferrier
Bob Rosburg
Wayne Yates
Freddie Haas
Don Cherry
Don Jones
Roger Ginsberg
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Pete Brown
Don Bisplinghott
George Bayer
Babe Hiskey
H. Sikes
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Luca Barbate
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Chuck Matlock
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Ted Gwin
Bob Spence
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