Word: renaldo
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DIED. Duncan Renaldo, 76, "the Cisco Kid" of twelve feature films and 156 television episodes in the 1950s; in Santa Barbara, Calif. After working his way up from studio janitor to leading roles in 1929 and 1931 in The Bridge of San Luis Key and Trader Horn, the Rumanian-born Renaldo was convicted of perjury for falsifying his birthplace to qualify for a U.S. passport; he served 18 months in prison, then was pardoned by President Franklin Roosevelt. Renaldo was proud of his Cisco series, in which he played an Old West Don Quixote to the late Leo Carrillo...
...President's speech was received as coolly as his boycott. But none of the athletes disrupted the proceedings with demonstrations, as rumor suggested they might. Almost to a person, they seemed genuinely touched by the Olympic Committee's efforts to recognize them - and to lift their spirits. Renaldo Nehemiah, 21, the splendid sprinter from Scotch Plains, N.J., spoke for most everyone when he said: "With the people's appreciation, it's not a total loss...
...sports fans, they will be entering the second week of an imaginary Olympiad, hunching over the agate type in their sports sections and asking some tantalizing questions. What if Renaldo Nehemiah were running the 110-meter hurdles? What if Mac Wilkins were throwing the discus? What if Larry Myricks were competing in the long jump, and the U.S. basketball team were challenging the Soviets on their home court? Like home-team boosters everywhere, they will know the answers with a visceral certainty. Gold. Gold. Gold. So, too, will many Soviets, whatever face they put upon their diminished Olympiad...
...least four U.S. men would have been favored to win gold medals in track and field: Edwin Moses (400-meter hurdles), Renaldo Nehemiah (110-meter hurdles), Larry Myricks (long jump) and Mac Wilkins (discus). In addition, Sprinters James Sanford (100 meters), LaMonte King (200) and Billy Mullins (400) have world-best times this year...
...done when he qualified for the team that year-there were moments of world-class jubilation. Karin Smith, 24, last week's women's javelin champion, danced around the infield, stabbing her fist into the air. Anthony Campbell, 20, who finished third behind heavily favored Renaldo Nehemiah in the 110-meter hurdles, leaped so high for joy that he could have qualified in the high jump...