Auto racing notes and safety calls for Indy and tracks
The column discusses Dave Pearson and Honda Moody seat shuffles, STP turbine issues, SCCA rules, and cautions on track safety. It calls for a mobile safety group to improve fire control, cites John Wessale, and warns of Bandini’s fire cross the pond. It predicts Andretti chasing top speed at Indy and Jones in turbine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Pearson
Owens
Dodge
Chas Sis
Parnelli Jones
Ford Motor and
Mobil Oil Co
SCCA
John Wessale
Bandini
Indywe
Andretti
Jones
Mario
Indy
Rapids Corvette Club at Palo hosts 86 entrants on big race day
The Cedar Rapids racing scene reports 86 cars entered near Palo with Tom Bruch of CR posting a 1 10 in his Porsche. Hawkeye Racing News debuts in Vinton Iowa led by Keith Knaack, with a funeral note for Doc Hayden, longtime flagman, passing away in Guttenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo
Tom Bruch
Porsche
Hawkeye Racing News
Cefar Rapids
Keith Knaack
Vinton
Iowa
Red Droste
Tony Dean
A.J. Foyt
Tony
Indy
Guttenburg
Hayden
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Farm Market
Harry
Doc
AAA
United States
Cedar Park
Frontier Park
Hazel
Great Golden Speedway
Tommy Troy Predicts Baseball Games May 19 1967
Minnesota over California by 2 Chicago over Kansas City by 3 New York over Detroit by 1 Baltimore over Washington by 1 Boston over Cleveland by 2 St Louis over New York by 3 Philadelphia over Cincinnati by 2 Los Angeles over Chicago by 2 Atlanta over Pittsburgh by 2 Houston over San Francisco by AMERICAN LEAGUE MAY 2019G California over Minnesota by 1 Chicago over Kansas City by 2 Detroit over New York by 3 Washington over Baltimore by 2 Boston over Cleveland by NATIONAL LEAGUE New York over St Louis by 2 Cincinnati over Philadelphia by 3 Chicago over Los Angeles By Pittsburgh over Atlanta By 2 Houston over San Francisco By 1
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Minnesota
California
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
St Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Houston
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids Marine Wins Purple Heart
A Cedar Rapids marine, Pfc. Ronald R. Irvin, son of Mr and Mrs Clause Anderson, 1514 First St NW, received a Purple Heart after being wounded May 1 near Houng Hoa in Vietnam. He suffered facial wounds from an enemy mortar explosion and is recovering at the Third Battalion medical center.
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Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Defense Department
Ronald R. Irvin
Clause Anderson
First St. N.W
Houng Hoa
Irvin
Third Battalion
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Red
DIAL
John Geiser
Harry Golden
Citizen Times
Tommy Troy
Cedar Rapids Marine
Purple Heart
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Sisco’s
A. Avenue N. W
Secedar Rapids
Linn
Iowa Generator Company
Delco Batteries
Stouen
Rosen’s
4Th Street
Megnus
Buresh
Kenwood
MAGN
Groat Electric CO. Inc
Center Point Rd
N.E
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