All American Dream of Gravity Racing Boy
Twelve-year-old Dave Tippel at Summit County Children's Home eyes the All American Soapbox Derby dream while facing a tight car design and scarce funds. The piece recalls Chevrolet sponsorship, sponsorship shifts to 1973, and a magnet foul by Jimmy Gronen leading to disqualification amid controversy and financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken
Davis
Associated Press
Akron, Ohio
Dave Tippel
Derby Downs
Dave
Summit County Children’s Home
Dayton
Ohio
Chevrolet
General Motors
Jack Moran
James Gronen
Boulder
Cole
Ron Baker
Gronen
Jimmy
Miller
Akron
Summit County Children's Home
William Flaitz
Don Goode
Summit County
Soapbox Derby Giants Struggle With Magnets and Cheating
The Akron Derby scene weighs rule bending and cheating by adults and the impact on young builders. Lange explains magnets and other tricks were used to level the field as officials push one step ahead with rules. Amid budget cuts, scholarships drop and sponsors tighten, while Cleveland pilots a rookie approach with teen contests to save the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lange
Jimmy
Akron
Lange Jr
Bobby
Ray Miller
Greater Cleveland
Ed Susong
All-American Control Committee
Immunity Bill Is Introduced by Georgia Congressmen
Two Georgia lawmakers introduced nonbinding measures in the House urging immunity for former President Richard Nixon. Reps. Dawson Mathis and William Stuckey, both Democrats, asked the House Judiciary Committee to express that Nixon should not be prosecuted for any offense while he was in office. A Senate version was filed by Sen. Edward Brooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
Richard M. Nixon
Dawson Mathis
William Stuckey
D-Ga
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
The
United Tes
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Akron Chamber of Commerce
Bret A. Yarborough
Elk Grove
Calif
Robert Lange Sr
Jimmy Gronen
Border Jaycees
Lang
Susong
Detroit
Susan
Moran
Akron Junior Chamber of Commerce
Derby
Baker
Cleveland
Flaitz
Senate
Sen
Edward W. Brooke
Fi-Mass
Nash Jewelry & Loan
North Main St
Nash Savas
First Union National Bank
Is the Young Carolinians Bank
P. Lee Cockerham Robert L. Howan
Cockerham & Howan
North Main
Sears
Kenmore
Ashers
Sadlefectia
Alee
Sears and
SAVE
Greensboro
B. Fremdty Ave
Satunday Nombuck and CO
Winston-Salem
Durham
Seara
Burlington Hoy Halt
Rocky Mount
Heer St
Vern View
Salepdas
Sears Care Service
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