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P: "What kind of shotput ring are we using?'' asked Air Force Lieut. Parry O'Brien--just as if the ring really made much difference to the holder of nearly every shotput record in the book. "We're using clay." said University of Oregon Track Coach Bill Bowerman, who was in charge of the pre-Olympic meet at Eugene. "Well." said Parry casually. "I'd have preferred wood. I feel like 62 ft. tomorrow." He felt better than that, heaved the 16-lb. ball 62 ft. 6 1/8 in. to beat his recognized world's record.

P: The Star class world sailing championships held in the Bay of Naples turned into a battle of the breezes; under strong wind U.S. Skipper Lowell North thrashed into the lead, but when the breeze died, Italy's Agostino Straulino had the light touch needed to win the inevitable drifting match. In the fifth and final race a southwesterly wind that was blowing North toward the title suddenly died; Straulino ghosted through the last leg, passed just enough boats to gain the championship 279 to 277.

P: Giving the ordinary Sunday driver a frightening glimpse of the kind of sports car that may soon be running him off the road. Renault engineers sent their gas-turbine-powered Etoile Filante to Bonneville Salt Flats. Utah, clocked it in a whistling world record of 191.2 m.p.h.

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