Australian Brabham Repco set for Indianapolis 500 showdown
The Australian Brabham Repco entry, powered by an Repco engine, eye the Indianapolis 500 as the strongest World Championship pair returns to the famous race. Despite top Euro and US rivals and varied engine tech, Brabham aims for a miracle win in the 500 mile grind on a 2 1/2 mile track paved with bricks. Jochen Rindt qualified 16th with the Repco car, Graham Hill and Joe Leonard led the turbine Lotus entries, while Brabham plans Monaco GP duties and may not race at Indy.
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Jack Brabham
Repco Organisation
Denny Hulme
Europe
America
Ford Company
Jochen Rindt
Graham Hill
Joe Leonard
Canberra Parachute Club Sparks Skydiving Interest
Ian McLeod from Queensland set a 107 second free fall from 18 000 feet and helped found Canberra's first parachute club now ANU Parachute Club. George Snow of Canberra real estate firm has two jumps, novice descents supervised, and instructors guide first flights. Federation officials note 17 Australian fatalities since 1958 all linked to rule breaches.
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Canberra
Ian McLeod
Queensland
Forestry School
Yarralumla
ANU
Short
Nuggety McLeod
Department of Civil Aviation
George Snow
George
Simu
Mike Stewart
Garran Hall
Australian Parachute Federation
Claude Gillard
Federation
Australia
Indianapolis 500 Legacy and Engines Across Decades
The piece recalls speeds and cars from the Indianapolis 500 history, noting A J Foyt in a Coyote Ford, Brabham’s Repco Brabham, Parnelli Jones, and de Paolo, while detailing shifts from roadsters to turbine and rear engined cars. It notes the Indy 500’s distinct status from the Grand Prix, engine categories, and tradition culminating in the call to start engines.
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Fot
Parnelli Jones
Ray Harroun
Peter de Paolo
Duesenberg
de Paolo
Purdue University
Purdue
Jock Brabham
Jack
Chromosome Clues In Crime Spark Ethical Debate In Britain
A British Medical Journal report details an East London child with XYY genetics showing destructive behavior from age four to eight. It raises questions on predestination and responsibility, noting his good home life yet criminal pattern and urging careful handling and treatment of XYY individuals.
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London
Scotland
British Medical Journal
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Indianapolis
Ian Gosney
Cessna
Peter Ford
Paeuaics
Leonard Ward
Brickyard
A. J. Foyt
Repco-Brabham
Indy
Jim Clark
Lotus
Clark
NTIL
A. J. Yt
Houston
Texas
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