National soaring contest crowns Greene at Harris Hill
Elizabethtown North Carolina flyer Ben Greene won the 35th National Soaring Championship at Harris Hill on July 29 with 6 163 points after weather forced a late finish. John D Ryan placed second with 4 944 points and Neil Ridenour was third with 5 755. John Fifth led foreign entrants finishing eleventh with 5 321 points.
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Elmira
Ben Greene
Elizabethtown
N.C
Harris Hill
Greene
John D. Ryan
Phoenix
Ariz
Neil Ridenour
Lombard
John Fifth
Ottawa
Canada
Paul F. Bible
Lancaster
Calif
Gleb Derujinsky
New York City
Jack O’meara
Akron
Ohio
South Mountain
Baker-MacMillan
National Glider Assoc
Soaring Society of America
H.H.S.C
Wolf Hirth
Germany
Appalachia
Warren Eaton
Hirth
Quarry Hill
Mark Twain
East Hill
Wolfgang Klemperer
Wasserkuppe
Rhon Mountains
Chemung River
Harry B. Harris
MIT
Soaring Club
Chemung County
Chemung Valley
Finger Lakes
Seneca Lake
Keuka Lake
Lake Cayuga
Corning
Watkins Glen
Ellington Orchestra Set for Ithaca Engagement
Duke Ellington and his orchestra return to Ithaca July 24 at Bailey Hall on Cornell campus with 8 15 p m curtain. Tickets 2 50 on sale at Alcor Freds Ithaca College Student Union and Willard Straight Ticket Office.
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Ithaca
Duke Ellington
Bailey Hall
Cornell
Bailey
Alcor
Fred’s Record Shop
Ithaca College Student Union
Willard Straight
Carnegie Hall
Buckingham Palace
Harlem
Arturo Toscanini
Harry Carney
Johnny Hodges
Jimmy Hamilton
Russell Procope
Cat Anderson
Cootie Williams
Lawrence Brown
Paul Gonsalves
Sam Woodyard
Ellington
Herbie Jones
Buster Cooper
Chuck Connors
John Lamb
Donahue Dominates Watkins Glen In 200 Mile USARC Race
Mark Donohue led from start to finish in the 200 mile USARC event at Watkins Glen driving a McLaren Chevrolet. Chuck Parsons finished a lap down in Lola Chevrolet with George Eaton third in a McLaren MK3. The article traces Donohue’s career from hill climbs to Can Am and US Road Racing, noting his hometown Summit New Jersey and Brown University degree.
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Watkins Glen
Mark Donohue
Donahue
Donohue
McLaren Chevrolet
USARC
Chuck Parsons
Pebble Beach
Calif
George Eaton
Scarboro
Ont
John Cordis
Port Credit
Werner Frank
S. Elgin
Jean-Paul Ostigny
Montreal
Ludwig Heimrath
Toronto
Art Kijek
Valley Stream
Horst Kroll
Skarboro
Richard Jacobs
Waukegan
John Cannon
Canada
Sunoco
McLaren
Mark
Sports Car Club of America
Roger Penske
United States
Summit
N.J
Media
Brown University
John Wyer
Jackie Ickx
Flea Market and Traders Fair at Moravia Church Park
The Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society hosts its Second Annual Flea Market and Traders Fair for antiques and collectibles on Saturday July 20 from 10 to 7 at the Congregational Church Park Moravia. Rain date July 27. Proceeds fund preservation and location of the society collection including Revolutionary War records birth and death records local history volumes and old newspapers.
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Moravia
Kraut Festival in Phelps Draws 10000 Fans Aug 3
Phelps hosts the 2nd annual Kraut Festival in Redfield and Fireman’s Parks with a parade hill billy jamboree antique flea market street dancing and square dance. A 12 mile AAU sanctioned marathon has 25 entrants from the U S and Canada. The 1968 Kraut Queen will crown at 7 pm and unveil a 200 pound kraut chocolate cake. Jimmy Durante helped select finalists from Phelps High School seniors.
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Phelps
Phelps Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Canada
Jimmy Durante
Chicago
Palmer House Hotel
Farm City Council
Redfield
Fireman’s Parks
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