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Wheelchair racers ride through flood waters in Kansas
George Murray of Tampa and Phil Carpenter of Holiday fought swollen roads in Sterling and Great Bend as they push cross country from Santa Monica to New York City. They averaged 36 miles per day despite near 15 inches of rain raising the Arkansas River. Sea school Travis Goodrich, 11, tends a family fishing boat while continuing school via federally funded correspondence.
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George Murray
Tampa
Fila
Phil Carpenter
Holiday, Fla
Sterling
Kan
Santa Monica
Calif
New York City
Great Bend
Arkansas River
Murray
Carpenter
Travis Goodrich