The Perfect Mile in a Golden Era of Track
Neal Bascomb chronicles Bannister Sandy and Wes Santee as they chased four minutes for the mile in 1953 54. The trio became global icons as stadiums sold out and front pages proclaimed their race toward history. Their story contrasts amateurism with modern professional sport and laments the era when the mile captured public imagination.
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Neal Bascomb
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Sandy
Bascomb
Kansas
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods
Morocco
Hicham el Guerrouj
Mayer
Jim Ryan
Ryun
KU Relays Hall of Fame to open Saturday
Five former world record holders will join the inaugural Kansas Relays Hall of Fame this week. Inductees include athletes Al Oerter Billy Mills Glenn Cunningham Jim Ryun Wes Santee and coaches Bill Easton Bob Timmons, honored at the relay conclusion Saturday.
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Billy Mills
Glenn Cunningham
Sullivan
Jim Ryun
Kansas
Wichita East High School
Ryun
Wes Santee
Bob Timmons
Jayhawks
City weighs green framing for new developments in Douglass County
Commissioner Highberger pushes a green framework to preserve rural land in Douglas County and guide land use with environmental considerations. ECO2 already examines merging development activity with open space elements while Horizon 2020 history shows broad public input and a 2002 floodplain rule adoption.
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Highberger
Lavern Squier
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber
Environmental Quality and Natural Resources Task Force
Lawrence
Brian Kubota
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