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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1970

Page

19

Craig Record Falls at Local Midget and Claimer Night

Danny McKnight set a new quarter mile record at 15.70 seconds at the Craig Road oval while Glendora driver won trophy dash and chased the leader in the main. Jerry Green claimed the main event amid a crash-filled program with Alderman later learning his car was claimed.

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Soviets Triumph Over Uruguay in World Championship

The Soviet Union defeated Uruguay 95 to 43 in Ljubljana as part of the world basketball championships. The same day Italy beat Czechoslovakia 89 to 77 marking Italy and the Soviets their first wins in the playoff round. Uruguay suffered a lopsided loss.

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Unser Seeks Jackpot From Pole in Memorial Day 500

Al Unser surged to the pole for the 54th Memorial Day 500 in Indianapolis as phase one of his plan to win the race comes together after a devastating leg fracture a year ago. Teammate Parnelli Jones praised the equipment and Unser’s strong speed at over 170 mph during time trials. Foyt also exceeded 170 mph in practice as Unser, 1967 runner up, aims to complete the 500 mile event.

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