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...black enlisted men surveyed, 64 per cent believe that their fight is in the U.S. "I think the black man in Vietnam is definitely fighting two enemies," Ken Bantum, a black Air Force sergeant, told me. "And he should only be at home fighting one." Bantum, stationed at Bien Hoa, is from Philadelphia. One-fourth of the black officers and senior non-commissioned officers agreed...

Author: By Wallace TERRY Ii.), | Title: Bringing the War Home... | 10/8/1970 | See Source »

Harpel wrested fourth place from Ken Bantum of NYU, when on his last toss, he threw 54 feet, 10 inches to snap a dead-lock at 52 feet, 11 3/4 inches

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reider Breaks Two-Mile Mark | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

...been easy, but Parry O'Brien, for one, is sure it has been worth the effort. He has made himself into the best shotputter in the world. Few men in Melbourne this week are really close, and his toughest competition will come from his own teammates, Ken Bantum (the only man to beat O'Brien in competition in the last four years) and Bill Nieder. Both have the physical potential some day to surpass Parry's mark. But it is doubtful that either man has the stom ach for Parry's solitary practice, not to mention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Great White Whale | 12/3/1956 | See Source »

...easily stood off Olympic Champion Mai Whitfield in an 800-meter heat and set a new A.A.U. record of 1 :49.8. For the first time in four years, World Record Holder Parry O'Brien was beaten in the shotput, edged by New York Pioneer Club's Ken Bantum's 59-ft.1½-in. put. The standout performance of the championships: in a 110-meter high-hurdles heat, Navy Hurdler Jack Davis, a poor starter, managed to get away with the gun, and broke the tape in 13.4 seconds, a new world record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Jul. 2, 1956 | 7/2/1956 | See Source »

Siler won the discus by a toss of 160 feet, 5 1/2 inches. In the shot put Siler pushed the ball 48 feet, 2 2/3 inches, eight feet short of Bantum's winning effort...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Siler Wins IC4A Discus Throw | 5/28/1956 | See Source »

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