> Al Oerter, 25, two-time Olympic gold medal winner: the discus throw in the U.S.-Poland track meet, with a heave of 204 ft. 10½ in., breaking Russian Vladimir Trusenev's world record by 2 ft. 8 in. The U.S. won the meet, 131-81.
> Murle MacKenzie Lindstrom. 23, a little-known Florida professional golfer: the U.S. Women's Open at Myrtle Beach, S.C., with one of the highest 72-hole scores (301) ever to win the 17-year-old tournament. Without a single victory to her credit in six years on the women's tour. Mrs. Lindstrom trailed the leader by six strokes after the first round and seemed...
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