Brighter Days Ahead For Olympics Owens
Montreal AP reports Jesse Owens foresees a brighter Olympic future ending in Moscow 1980 with defectors returning, Russia presiding over a strong field, and the Games becoming a vehicle for goodwill. Owens, four time Berlin gold medalist, critiques politics in sports while praising the Games as a force for world understanding. He recalls his own struggles with bias and shares hopes and cautions about political demonstrations at sport events.
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Jesse Owens
Moscow
America
Owens
Berlin
Ohio State Athire
Alabama
Cleveland
Ohio State
U.S
Hitler
Reed Captures Bass Tourney In Tennessee Invite
Wade Reed of Zwolle Louisiana won the Tennessee Invitational Bass Tournament at Cordell Hall Reservoir with 14 fish weighing 23 pounds 13 ounces over three days earning $11 000 top prize. Reed switched to a white spinner lure purchased by his wife after a slow start. The event was sponsored by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society and had a total purse of $38 000.
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Gainesboro
Tenn
Louisiana
Wade Reed
Zwolle
Gulf of Mexico Oil Company
Cordell Hall Reservoir
The
Bass Anglers Sportsman Society
Norton balances boxing with film career and family views
Ken Norton, boxing champion and actor, faces Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title while pursuing acting roles in Mandingo and Drum. His father supports his film work, his mother worries about public exposure, and Norton aims to balance two careers after a brief run in movies prompted by promoter Teddy Brenner.
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Ken Norton
Ken
Jacksonville
Norton
Yankee Stadium
Muhammad Ali
Drum
Mandingo
Ali
Teddy Brenner
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Borden
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NEW Falcon Regency
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