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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1976
Page
5
A young Montreal man streaked the Olympic closing ceremony as spectators cheered. Police pursued Michel Leduc, who was later charged with indecent exposure after the field plunge amid a grand, peaceful finale memory.
American swimmer Shirley Babashoff appeared relieved as the 21st Olympiad closed in Montreal. She did not win individual gold but anchored the U S relay team to victory in the final event of women's swimming.
Bruce Nagel, top seed, won the men's singles and teamed with Mark Morrow to take the men's doubles at the Town Open in Veterans Memorial Tennis Center. He defeated Rick Zussman 6-3 6-1 in the final. Patsy Donelson beat Oertel 6-2 6-4 for the women's title.
A playful memoir fragment uses street corner humor from Montreal during the Olympics and political notes on East Germany and the 1980 Moscow Games. It contrasts private funding in the US with state-backed programs abroad and predicts strong Soviet home-field advantage in 1980.
East Germany won 40 Olympic gold medals to the United States 34 while the total medal count favored the US 94 to 90. The piece notes East German population about 17 million and mentions state bonuses for children including unwed motherhood, citing Gunhild Hoffmeister as an unmarried mother with daughter Kerstin, aged 14, already a cross country champion in her age group.
World champion Niki Lauda remained in critical condition from injuries suffered in a three car crash at the Nuerburgring. Doctors focus on lung damage from fumes and facial burns likely needing plastic surgery. James Hunt won the race as Lauda fights for recovery.
Kansas City catcher John Wathan of Cedar Rapids is on the 15 day disabled list with a fractured right hand. Ruppert Jones from Omaha will join the roster as Jones hits .260 with 19 home runs and 72 RBI for the man team. Wathan injured his hand warming up to pitch.
Left hander John Johnson tossed a three hitter for Cedar Rapids as they beat Danville 4–2 to stretch the Giants’ lead in the Midwest League Southern division. Johnson improved to 18 2 while Danville’s Amico opened the second with a double.
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