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Week of Oct. 1, 1979
President Jimmy Carter collapses while running a six-mile race, sparking fears he has suffered a heart attack. White House physicians diagnose heat exhaustion and declare him to be "perfectly normal." Ninety minutes later, Carter hands out trophies at the finish line.