Lyman Row Adds Docks and New Boats at Harbor Town
Harbor Town on Route 6 and 2 hosts a busy kickoff to the season with Ramps docks extended by elevated walkways. Lyman Gulfstream 22 footers arrive, the O’Mine awaits, and Vermilion’s GUNNER SMITH hull is prepped. First regatta May 20 features VW amphibians racing for the Challenge Cup.
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Lyman Row
Harbor Town
Waterport Lagoon
Lyman Gulfstream
Lyman
O'Mine
Miami
V-V.c. Race Committee
Moes Marine
Gunner Smith
Raymon Smith
Vermilion
Jeavon
MccGarvey’s
North Olmsted
Medina
Defiance
Mentor
Lorain
Columbia Station
Willoughby
Bannister First to Break Four Minutes in Mile Run
Roger Bannister, a 23 year old Oxford medical student, became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes on May 6 1954 at Hiley Sports Ground near Oxford. His 359.4 second effort followed precise pacing by Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher with a celebrated finish as crowds cheered.
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Roger Bannister
Hiley
Oxford
England
Bannister
Oxford University
Cambridge
Chris Chataway
Chataway
Britain
Sydney Wooderson
Lifley
Chris Brasher
Brasher
Joh Home
Hell
Bennister
R. G. Bannister
Parsons Son Seeks Indianapolis Fame Beyond His Father
Johnnie Parsons Jr. faces pressure to live up to his father as he pursues Indy 500 success. He cites Billy Vukovich Jr. and Gary Bettenhausen as predecessors who eased the burden and recalls climbing from go carts to midges. He aims to race this year and hopes someday to become national champion.
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Indianapolis
Johnnie Parsons Jr
Parsons
Billy Vukovich Jr
Gary Bettenhausen
Jimmy
Johnny Parsons, JR
Avon man’s rebound gadget draws college coach praise
Ken Hayden of Avon Ohio debuted the Reboundome a plastic lid over the hoop that creates irregular bounces to teach rebounding. Endorsed by Johnny Wooden Fred Taylor and Bill Musselman, the device sells for 19.95 and 9.95 and has shipped to Finland Thailand and many U S high schools.
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Ken Hayden
Erie Academy
University of Rochester
Avon
B. F. Good- Tich
New York
UPI
Ohio
Hayden
Johnny
Johnny Wooden
Fred Taylor
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria, G
Sun
Tom Romp
Liberty Street Bridge
Weetend
Bome
Eustis
Vermillion
Fert Lindsay
U.S. Steel
Robert Henshillwood
Verminilion Yacht Club
Nelson Moes
Howard Baxter
Lakewood
The
Great Lakes Historical Society
Neuman Boat Line
Kelleys Island
Marblehead
Sandusky Bay
Edison
Keileys
Inscription Rock
Sandusky Islands
Sandusky Yacht Club
Harborbelles
Vermilion Harbor Yacht Club
West River Road
Little
Zelma Boyd
Vermuilion
Cleveland
Edgewater
Lake Erie
Les Lady of Lorain
Cornell
Princeton
Helsinki
Jack Dempsey
Associated Press
Prentice-Hall, Inc
Englewood Cliffs
New Jersey
Dad
Johnnie Parson TL
Avon Man’s Invention
Cage
Wooden
Ucla Bruins
CHEVY
Avon Lake
Lupe Chevrolet Inc
Walter Rd
Milad
Leavitt Rd
Amherst
Poklar Chevrolet Inc
Broadway
Loran
Center Ridge Rd
Elyria
Chevrolet
Jhchive
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