Norman Trusty Conquers Dover to Calais Channel Swim
Englishman Norman Trusty completes the 22 mile Dover to Calais swim in 13 hours 41 minutes. He tackles tides and jellyfish with a pilot, trainer and wife aboard a support boat, facing cold 60 degree water and fatigue as he nears the French coast.
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Dover
England
English Channel
Calais
Jenny
Norman Trusty
Norman
Cape Brunel
Trusty
Channel Swimming Assn
Channel
First woman and youngest crossing times noted
The record lists the first woman Gertrude Ederle completing the France to England swim in 1926 at 14 hours 39 minutes and Leonore Modell, aged 14, finishing in 1964 at 15 hours 27 minutes, highlighting historic youth and gender milestones in long swims.
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Florence Chadwick
England
France
Gertrude Ederle
Miss Ederle
Leonore Modell
Issel and Gilmore Power Colonels Past Nets in ABA Battle
Kentucky's Issel scored 30 and Gilmore added 22 as the Colonels held off the New York Nets 95-91, pulling away with 10 of the last 14 points. Dampier added 19 for Kentucky while Barry led Nets with 31 points. In other ABA action Dallas beat Indiana 123-120 in double overtime.
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Dan Issel
Artis Gilmore
Kentucky Colonels
American Basketball Association
Issel
Gilmore
Jacksonville
Colonels
New York Nets
Kentucky
Louis Dampier
Rick Barry
Bill Paultz
Nets
Dallas Chaparrals
Indiana Pacers
Memphis
Carolina Cougars
Simmie Hill
Chaps
Indiana
Steve Jones
Dallas
Rich Jones
Don Freeman
McDaniels
Pacers
Roger Brown
Collis Jones
Brown
Tom Owens
Wendell Ladner
Cougars
Owens
Ladner
Charlie Williams
Jim McDaniels
Pardee answers critics as Redskins edge toward playoffs
Washington linebacker Jack Pardee, 35, nicknamed part of the Over the Hill Gang, embraces the pressure of the divisional playoff with San Francisco. He praises coach George Allen, cites memory from years of NFL play, and believes the Redskins can go all the way despite opponent bias.
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New York
UPI
Jack Pardee
Washington Redskins
White House
Over the Hill
Redskins
NFL
San Francisco
Forty Niners
Pardee
George Allen
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Texas A. & M
Los Angeles
Allen
Extra
Iowa
Baltimore
Cleveland
Green Bay
College scores roundup from various invitational games
United Press International reports first and second round results from multiple tournaments. Notable lineups include St John’s over Creighton 94 to 73, New Mexico 95 over Texas A&M 73, and a wide set of season scores across teams such as Purdue-Calumet 82 over Roosevelt 70, Seton Hall 78 over LIU 76, Niagara 101 over Thomas More 53, and UCLA 114 to Notre Dame 56.
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United Press International
St. John’s
N.Y
Creghtn
New Mexico
Texas A&m
East Liu
Seton Hall
Canisius
Scranton
Villanova
Rider
Pace
Queens
Maryland
Hunter
Oswego St
Niagara
Thomas More
Providence
St Francis
Temple
Stanford
South Duke
Dayton
Rice
W&m
Tex. Tech
Fresno St
Louisville
SMU
Florida
LSU
Midwest No. Ill
Hardin-Simmons
Xavier
Ohio
Brown
Loyola
Ill
W. Mich
Ashland
Grad Va. St
Indiana
Butler
Cleveland St
Kenyon
Southwest Bradley
Tulsa
Wichita St
Kans
Colorado St
Kent St
N. Mex
Colorado
West Ucla
Notre Dame
Brig Jane
Utah St
San Fran
Ark St
Ark
UC Santa Barbara
Montana
Puget Sd
Boise St
Azusa
Warner Pacific
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London
By Fred Kennedy
Sir Edmund Hillary
Dover Beach
Matthew Webb
Barry Watson
Torrance
Redondo Beach
Mason Kenney
Awndale
Linebacker
Milton Richman
Windy City
Ga. S.estra
Carlton
Purdue-Calmt
Roosevelt
Mich
Berea
Capital
Edinboro
Valley of the
Bossman
Bosslady
Volkswagen
Volkswagen OF America, Inc
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