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Villanova's Fred Dwyer, unbeaten against all comers, set a meet record in the mile with a time of 4:08.1. In the 6000, Penn State's Ollie Sax also set a new time...
...Mexico City, former U.S. Ambassador William O'Dwyer announced what was expected: he is going to remain south of the border-far from New York City and any embarrassing grand-jury questions on his administration of the city. Señor O'Dwyer explained that shortly before retiring as ambassador he had asked for and received the status of immigrant to Mexico. As such, he will keep his U.S. citizenship. His new job: partner in a local law firm in the capacity of "legal advisor," since only Mexican citizens may actually practice law. Meanwhile, ecclesiastical law was moving...
...Germany's Herbert Schade, close-up finisher behind Czech Emil Zatopek in the Olympic 5,000-meter run, Ashenfelter won by 95 yds. in 13:47.5, just 1.8 seconds behind Greg Rice's 1942 record. Other A.A.U. champions: Mal Whitfield at 600 yds. in 1:10.4; Fred Dwyer at one mile, 4:12.4; Olympic Champion Harrison ("Bones") Dillard, his seventh straight 60-yd. hurdles title...
...Dwyer was a track natural from the moment he took up cross-country running as a high-school senior, to strengthen a leg weakened by a basketball injury. He was first in every cross-country run he entered, won the New Jersey schoolboy title as a miler both indoors and outdoors. His best time in his first year as a miler: a remarkable 4:22.9. Under Villanova Coach Jim Elliot, Dwyer blossomed into a respectable collegiate miler, but was no great shakes in the big time against the likes of Gehrmann and Wilt until his sudden blooming this year...
...wiry little wisp attributes his recent rise to "work, and more work," a preseason training grind of 35 miles a week, a stay-in-condition routine of 25 miles. Unlike most milers, Dwyer never plans a race in advance: "I let the others do the figuring; I do my thinking while I'm running." Without being cocky about it, Dwyer knows that this is his year. "Now," he says, tapping his chest, "I've got it here physically, and here," tapping his head, "psychologically...