International Challenge Cup Model Car Contest at Watkins Glen
An international model car contest will be held in Watkins Glen in mid July to align with the Can-Am race. Three categories judge Can-Am Group 7, super stock and dragster, and sports grand touring. Three age groups prize top three in each with a grand champion trophy.
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Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen Circuit
United States
Canada
Carl Chiacchierini
Chiacchierini
Dick Smothers
Smothers
Trend in boating and senior outdoor licenses noted
The article discusses shifts in boating trends toward larger accommodations and houseboat cruising while preserving sleek motor sailor lines. It also reports New York State issuing free big game hunting licenses to 13 768 seniors 70 plus in 1968 69, with 4 997 free small game and 11 875 free fishing licenses in 1967 68. Governor Rockefeller proclaims May as Senior Citizen's Month and encourages use of the free license program for outdoor recreation.
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Dave Babbitt
R. Stewart Kilborne
New York
Kilborne
Gov. Rockefeller
Finger Lakes track opens amid oversubscribed stalls
Jack Klucina racing secretary at Finger Lakes Race Track faces a standing room only situation for the May 21 season opener. He has 986 stalls plus about 100 farm rentals and over 1,500 applications, with cancellations running far below the historical 10 to 20 percent, creating a rare oversubscribed entry.
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Canandaigua
Jack Klucina
Finger Lakes Race Track
Klucina
Upstate
Fall at Niagara Falls Prompts Framing Deterioration Study
New Yorkers will witness a summer event as the Niagara Frontier State Park Commission plans to observe the drying of the American Falls to inspect cliff erosion and river bed structure.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Frontier State Park
Bath Hatchery Draws Fishermen With Local Scenes and Stocking
Bath Fish Hatchery in New York State, run by the State Conservation Dept, welcomes visitors daily from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. The facility near Bath and Hammondsport stocks streams and lakes across six counties with brook, brown, lake and rainbow trout. In spring 28 000 young lake trout stocked Cayuga Lake 175 000 Seneca Lake and 10 000 Keuka Lake. An unusual splake hybrid is displayed among large trout and some are shipped to Adirondacks hatcheries. The site commemorates the Finger Lakes Assoc 50th Anniversary with informative displays and fishing tips for night crawlers storage.
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Lois O Connor
Bath
Finger Lakes
Bath Fish Hatchery
State Conservation Dept
Hammondsport
United States
Canada
Sweden
Jordan
New York State
Cayuga Lake
Seneca
Keuka
Adirondacks
Finger Lakes Assoc
State Conservation Department
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F.L. Track Open
Rocky
Hayward's Soda Bar
Interlaken - Trumansburg
Bath Hatchery
John Ruskin
Barre Guild
Glenside Monument
Floral Ave
Ithaca
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