Olympics of Motor Racing comes to Florida in ARRC title bid
About 400 drivers and their crews head south to Florida for the sixth American Road Race of Champions, billed as the Olympics of road racing. The field spans Formula Vee to Corvette and Mustang classes, with club racers and professionals alike chasing unique sculpture trophies rather than a major cash purse.
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American Road Race of Champions thrills Daytona field
A vast weekend of racing at Daytona Beach showcases 20 races and a mix of exotic sports cars, open wheel machines, and tuned sedans from Triumphs to Sierras, with drivers facing a demanding schedule and demanding pit dynamics during Thanksgiving weekend.
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Semifinalists Named for Arkansas Fair Queen Contest
Debra Kay Barnwell of Bradford and Jo Ann Robertson of Batesville were named semifinalists in the Arkansas Fair Queen contest at the Arkansas Livestock Exposition. Didi Fiasca of Clinton advanced in the vocal youth talent division. The Lawyers trio Dahlene, Matt and Diane Lawyer of Salem entered the novelty division. Jury wheel plan adopted as Jackson County opens fall term with random juror selection.
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World reaction awaited as Kennedy speaks to IMF World Bank
Washington bankers and finance officials awaited Secretary Kennedy’s address to the IMF World Bank meeting. President Nixon urged price stability and development efforts as Germany moved to free the mark. Canada’s 1969 outlook then noted a bright trend with an 8 percent investment rise to 5.2 billion in capital spending across large firms.
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Spaceport Turns 20 At Cape Kennedy On Wednesday
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the nations spaceport marks twenty years since opening on October 1 1949 fewer than one hundred on payroll then now more than twenty thousand acres expanded from fifteen thousand the test range grew from 200 miles into the Atlantic to ten thousand miles and moon launch was a dream before Apollo era with Saturn rockets and advanced launch control the spaceport’s early days featured a wooden blockhouse sandbags and a jeep to scare snakes
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