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Center of the schism is the Church of the Redeemer in Palo Alto, whose parishioners are all former members of the nearby Episcopal Church of St. Mark...
...crossbar; then he was clear and falling, the bar quivering behind him. The jump measured 7 ft. 5 in., a new world's record. And as Brumel bounced joyfully from the sawdust pit, 81,000 people, on hand for last week's U.S.-Soviet track meet at Palo Alto. Calif., cheered themselves hoarse. "Now there,'' blurted a track fan, "is one Russian you can't help but like...
...come back for more. Fortnight ago at the National A.A.U. championships in Walnut, Calif., more than 400 of them turned out to battle for berths on the U.S. men's squad that tuned up against Poland this week, will go on to meet Russia later this month in Palo Alto...
...SHOT PUT: No one has yet been able to match the U.S. whales, and the only real competition in Palo Alto is likely to be between New Yorker Gary Gubner, the world indoor-record holder, and California's Dallas Long, the outdoor-record holder. The A.A.U. winner: Gubner, with a put of 63 ft. 6½ in., more than 2 ft. shy of Long's record, but still 2 ft. better than the best Russian...
...Olympics, had sailed 27 ft. 3 in. during a meet in Armenia, thus smashing the 27-ft. 1¼-in. world record set by U.S. Olympic Champion Ralph Boston in last year's U.S.Soviet track meet in Moscow. Preparing for the fourth U.S.-Soviet track meet in Palo Alto, Calif, next month the Russians had two other new records to announce in the ladies' division. At a meet in Leipzig, East Germany, muscular Shotputter Tamara Press had boosted her record with the 8.8-lb. women's shot to 60 ft. 10¼ in.; at the same meet...