Mexico Athletes Face Altitude Myths At Little Olympics
Mexico City, at 7349 feet, hosted the Little Olympics as critics debated oxygen limits. Mexico unofficially led with 68 points 8 gold 13 silver 18 bronze while Japan, Italy, the United States and Russia followed. Cathy Jamison of Portland set a 400 meter freestyle mark and the U S 400 meter relay won gold as experts judged the altitude’s impact uncertain and controversial.
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Te. Gepeh Fonts
Italy
United States
Russia
France
Cathy Jamison
Portland
Ore
Itres Jamison
Veronika Holletz
Danielle Dorleans
Miss Holletz
Sharon Finneman
Patience Nd
U Montclair
Toni Hewitt
Newport Beach Calif
Cb Allsup
Bloomington
Til
Dana Curtis
Houston
Steve Krause
Seattle
Frank Bates
la Crecenita
Calif
Greg Charlton
Los Angeles
Japan
Chariton
Pietro Boscaini
Mexico City
Denver
St. Moritz
Ron Clarke
Australia
U.S
Billy Mills
Coffeyville
Kan
Clarke
Mohammed Gamoudi
Tunisia
Mills
Hunters Be Careful Prevent Forest Fires
Hunters are urged to prevent forest fires as dry windy days endanger woods. Rules include fully cooling ashes and discarded matches, crushing cigarettes, and not smoking in areas with nesting sites before dawn. Warming fires require small size, clearance of 10 feet, away from flammables, and complete extinction before leaving.
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Scoene
Weekend Football THURSDAY
Beckley Jr. changes in dates or times should be phoned to Raleigh Register Sports Department between 7 and 11 a.m.
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Raleigh Register Sports Department
Dual hunt and fish: Mercury outboards urge field trip
The piece promotes combining hunting and fishing on one trip. It notes marsh and water areas offer both opportunities as fish begin to bite with warming conditions. Even if birds are scarce, a successful day yields meat for the pot. Pack fishing gear with hunting duffle.
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Satan
Mercury
Eleven Hunters Accidently Shot in West Virginia Hunt
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources cautions hunters to practice gun safety after 11 hunters were accidentally shot this season. Victims include Alva J. Shahan 55 St George Tucker County shot by Michael Righman 16 Kasson and Anton Rugel 54 South Charleston shot in Lincoln by Ronnie Nelson, Gary Snapp 13 Baker Hardy County shot by brother Raymond Snapp 15, and others including Lawrence Gillard 45 Princeton Summers County and Odell C Wooten 42 South Charleston Kanawh County shot by Jerry Lee Phillips 21.
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Lincoln
Ronnie Nelson
Gary Snapp
Baker
Hardy County
Raymond Snapp
Lawrence Gillard
Princeton
Summers County
Eagles and Red Devils clash in big Buckeye grid showdown
Beckley’s Flying Eagles lead Oak Hill in a 45 year series, with Bluefield facing Beckley as a state title contender after last week’s win. Oak Hill hosts Beckley Friday to renew the series with Beckley and the Red Devils in a 1919 era rivalry noted for a Fayette County edge, 12 to 6.
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Beckley
Flying Eagles
Bluefield
Oak
Hill
Red Devils
Fayette County
Oak Hill
Woodrow Wilson
Nelson Bragg
Red Devil
Jerome van Meter
van Meter
Lewis McDaniel Drag Winners at Grandview Sunday
Jim McDaniel and Herman Lewis dominated the Grandview drag event. McDaniel powered a 427 Ford to top eliminator, while Lewis won the B gas run and McDaniel claimed the A stock class. Other winners included Manuel Boley in M stock and Joe Saunders in E gas. Dragway plans a big event next week with regional races and a $500 purse.
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Jim McDaniel
Herman Lewis
McDaniel
Granas
Beckley Wrecking
Lewis
Manuel Boley
Raleigh
Boley
Joe Saunders
Oceana
Oscar Fry
Logan
Bradely
Gene Sunee Fry
Robert Tolliver
Beckley
Johnny Gravely
Charleston
Pont. D
NBA Standings By United Press International Eastern Division
Eastern Division standings show Boston Philadelphia New York Cincinnati with win loss records and percentages. Western Division lists Los Angeles St Louis Baltimore San Francisco and Dane with varying marks. Saturdays results include Boston and New York wins while Baltimore and Philadelphia also posted scores. Sundays schedule highlights Baltimore at Cincinnati as the only listed game.
Eastern Division CFL Standings Overview
United Press International reports CFL standings by division with teams including Philadelphia Toronto Norfolk Newark Wheeling Charleston Ft. Wayne Richmond Rhode Island Hartford and Norfolk results. The excerpt shows a partial scoreline Richmond 21 Norfolk 1 and Charleston 9 Hartford 6 in a brief, incomplete listing of scheduled games.
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Charleston
Ft. Wayne
Richmond
Rhode Island
Hartford
Norfoun
Sea Ee
Wayne
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Bill Russell
John Havlicek
Sam Jones
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