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Photograph caption dated July 5, 1962 reads "Ruth Ann Longenecker, the youngest entry in the National AAU Track and Field Championships this weekend at the Coliseum, has a busy schedule. In top photo she is shown breaking her judo instructor Robert Hill's wrist lock; (right) Ruth is seen in daily running workout on neighborhood street; and in lower photo (pictured) Ruth demonstrates the butterfly stroke." Ruth is from Van Nuys. See images 00157045 through 00157047 for all photos in this series.
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