Rider dies
NZPA London John Williams, one of Britain’s top motor-cycle road racers, had died in a Belfast hospital after a high-speed crash in the Ulster grand prix meeting on Sunday, the Press Association reported. Discus. — East Germany*® Evelyn Jahl has set a new world record for the women's discus with a throw of 70.72 m at Dresden, East Germany. She beat the former record, set by Faina i Welowa-Melnik (Soviet Union* on April 24, 1976, by 22cm.—NZPA Clipper race.—The American yachts Ondine and Kialoa are leading the last race of the Clipper Cup yacht series, a round-the-islands event The New Zealand A team is the over all series leader with 1413 points, followed by Australia A with 1411.
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Press, 16 August 1978, Page 30
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