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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1968

Page

10

Morning Breaks Leg As Olympic Alpine Practice Opens

Alpine resort Grenobel opens the Winter Games eve with accidents. Robin Morning of Santa Monica breaks her leg in two places at Chamrousse in a freak crash. Rod Hebron of Canada injures a shoulder, Wendy Allen of San Pedro cuts above the eye after hitting a pole. Morning rushed to hospital.

GRENOBLE#1 Chamrousse Robin Morning Santa Monica Rod Hebron Canada Wendy Allen San Pedro U.S Miss Morning Hebron Miss Allen

Congressional yacht race coverage and coastal fishing notes

The Long Beach Yacht Club’s Congressional event ran four days with 45 races and strong onshore tracking from the radio room. Volunteers including women hostesses supported press operations, while fishing updates highlighted winter sport catches and Belmont Pier activities.

Tve Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Marine Hand Goodie LBYC George Orr Bob Albertson Clarence Petty

Opening Ceremonies Set for Olympic Games Night

TV KABC covers the opening ceremonies from 5 45 to 7 30 PM with hockey matches US vs Czechoslovakia and Russia vs Finland from 7 30 to 8 30 PM. A lamp ignition faltered causing technicians to repair. 9000 expected to attend with rain or snow forecast and umbrellas. General Charles de Gaulle to arrive Grenoble Monday night for the opening, staying at the prefecture. He will officially open the games Tuesday at the giant structural steel venue.

KABC Czechoslovakia Russia Finland Charles de Gaulle Grenoble Paris de Gaulle

Khaled the Swaps Sire Dies at Age 25 at Ellsworth Ranch

Khaled, famed sire of Kentucky Derby winner Swaps and many champions, died at 25 near Chin o at Ellsworth Ranch. A Hyperion son, Khaled produced standout progeny including Swaps Big Noise Sea son’s Best Karim Terrang Prince Khaled Swaps Kin Ballet Khal Linmold New Policy Flaw Line Physician and Sharp Decline.

Khaled Swaps Santa Anita Ellsworth Ranch Chino Big Noise Karim Terrang Prince Khaled Ballet Khal Linmold New Policy Flaw Line

Opening ice hockey marks first day of Winter Olympics

The 10th Winter Olympiad opens with a ceremony at Tayo Stadium costing 600000 dollars. Thirty thousand rose buds drift from helicopters as parachutists descend and a five-firework finale caps the display. United States meets Czechoslovakia in the Stade de Glace while Finland faces West Germany in other events. The Czech team is favored.

United States Czechoslovakia Stade de Glace

Cardinals Lose Two NFL Veterans to Retirement

Prentice Gautt an eight year fullback from Oklahoma will become an assistants coach at Missouri. Bill Korman a one year veteran from North Carolina did not share his future plans.

St. Louis Cardinals Prentice Gautt Bill Koman Gautt Oklahoma Missouri Korman North Carolina George Dim Dooly Iron Dim Dooly Iron Oo Eosten, A Affemive Coach and Peanut 'S Fester Corte Tech Chester Sale

GALLLOPERS TO MASS FOR BEACH RUN

Pacific Ocean Cross Country Championships return to Long Beach with top Southland gallopers. Meet director Jack Rose schedules noon 4.4 mile open race, 12 45 p.m. 4 mile junior college and college relay, and 1 15 p.m. open high school two miles. Course runs from lifeguard station by Cherry Avenue to Belmont Pier, Long Beach Arena, back to Cherry finish.

Matey Long Beach Strand Southland Jack Rose Cherry Ave Belmont Pier Long Beach Arena

Metropolitan Conference basketball schedule jumble and errors

A densely garbled OCR listing shows Metropolitan and other conference basketball pairings across many colleges and high schools. The fragmentary text names Rio Tondo, Love Beachy, Santa Manata Valleys Cerritos ELAC Fullerton Cyprést Chaffey Citrus, Mt San Antonio, Glendale Pierce Ventura and numerous others with inconsistent venue and date cues, plus unrelated high school mentions and scattered team pairings.

Juyio Coplege Rio Tondo Love Melgenaltan Beard Cerritos Valfer al Elac el Camina

US Darkhorse predicted in Winter Olympics hockey

Bunny Ahearne, secretary of the European ice hockey federation, predicted the United States squad could be the dark horse of the Winter Olympics. The hockey competition opens with defending champion Russia vs Finland as the United States faces Czechoslovakia and Canada meets West Germany.

Grenoble Bunny Ahearne European Ice Hockey Federation United States Russia Finland Czechoslovakia Canada West Germany

Battle Over Ski Brand Names Splits IOC and FIS at Grenoble

At a Grenoble news conference the IOC opposed displaying ski maker logos on equipment, while the FIS backed a policy to allow names on photographs. Brundage warned against Olympic advertising, Hodler cautioned the issue could threaten skiing in the games, and the Soviet delegation denounced U.S. Vietnam policy during the session.

International Olympic Committee International Ski Federation FIS Soviet Union Vietnam Grenoble IOC FES Council Avery Brundage TOC Brundage Marc Hadler

Fragmented OCR reads passengers on tarps and rails

Readable fragments describe passengers on tarps and rails, with scattered terms like Sateen and Calico. The text mentions passengers, Fi, Lana, Seadah, and reviewers, but lacks coherent structure or clear events.

Calico Baleuks Fogk Cody

Olympic notes report on ski jumps and speed skating

John Balfanz of Denver led a sparse U S practice on the 70 meter hill with jumps of 237 and 228 meters as team positions for the Wednesday event were set Howard Clifton and Michael Luce earned fifth starting spot while Lamey and Huscher held the top bibs Navy Lt Paul Lamey and Admiral Robert Huscher placed fourth in practice with a 4 50 38 Clifton and Luce trailed in trials US skaters Ludmilla Titova set a Grenoble 500 meter rink record 45 8 seconds Jenny Fish of Strongsville Ohio clocked 45 9 and was fourth fastest in the 1 000 meter trials Billy Kidd was placed in the favored first group for the downhill with Beattie moving Kidd to Barrows spot in the 26th position

Grenoble U.S Bill Lanigan New York Dianne Holum Toy Joan Dorgan Illinois Lanigan America Miss Holum Ken Henry U.S. Olympic Committee International Ski Federation FIS Avery Hrundage International Olympic Committee 1O0 Brundage Chamrousse John Balfanz Denver United States Balfanz Howard Clifton Michael Luce Navy Paul Lamey Robert Huscher Lamey Huscher Clifton Luce Ludmilla Titova Jenny Fish Strongsville Ohio Miss Fish Bob Bratile Billy Kidd America’s Kidd Sut Beattie Jim Barrows Barrows

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