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Reds Cause Guessing GameWith Olympic FriendlinessROME (AP) — Soviet athletes and the Soviet newspap* are putting a thaw on the cold out stories of hidden swar by warming up to rival espionage, the Russian s|Americans in the Olympic Games have sounded an entirely -and they're creating a giant note in these 17th Olympicguessing game. ! The latest episodeAre the Russians really sincere day when the Soviet track andtheir old field team asked permission toout with the Americans atpropaganda gimmicks?convinced it’s strictly on the Aqua Acetosa4*the level.” said Kenneth (Tug) j The day beforeWilson, president of the U S. sians. after making a formal re* Olvmpic Committee, today. “Most quest through channels, paid athetrack and field level, where the the Olympic Valley. There mem-are verv close. **rs of the two most powerfulpropaganda impTica- competing nations swappedtiona. I think it’a just a matter of warm—through interpreters.The fraternization hasn’t beenmutual respect on nocn sides.”Another Olympic official, who preferred not to be identified, saidformal. Boys and g ■ nations have beening all the propaganda angles W cheek-to-cheek in the village but nothinc could be done about snack bar. Fencers have jabbedat each other — in friendlyand the boxers haveit.“Whether it’s sports these people have the greeatest public refations machine I’ve everseen.” the official said. “I think the Iron Curtain, although their athletes are great guys and couid he one-sided. A pretty•d the same warmup romance mav have*als. But these repeated manifes- nior.de U.b. gymnast. Doris Fuchstations of friendship—they must ^ Rochester, jp.Y., has admittedbe dictated from a higher level.While Premier Khrushchevrants at President Eisenhower .the P«hUc record, at least—isn’t isure.Expert Watch Repairs I ,The, Russians have initiated l.DAY SERVICE— I most bhese get-togethers,’ ’said* i Lentz, U.S. press chief.All Work Fully Gu«ront«*lt;l _Rtoten«bi« Roiti | “they certainly are pushing it.”
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Morgantown, West Virginia, US

Sat, Aug 27, 1960

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