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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1983
Page
11
Whitney Berkhimer, 18, of Woodbridge Virginia trains under Dr. Pat Davis for the International Games in Baton Rouge. She competes in balance beam and floor routine, also plays soccer and hockey, aims for gold.
Loretta Claiborne, told she would never run after a foot operation, began at 14 and is now a top long distance runner in Special Olympics. At 27 she competes in the mile and standing long jump at the International Special Olympics, having previously placed in the Boston Marathon top 200 among over 600 women.
A classroom handout outlines ten activities tied to a Special Olympics issue. It includes drawing, cutting, matching, discussion prompts about emotions and treatment, map work, punctuation lessons, and a writing task about how the Special Olympics aid mentally retarded individuals.
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