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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption date stamped April 18, 1964 reads, "Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty begins one of the longest relay passes in history as he presents a scroll and medal to some prospective members of the 1964 U.S.A. Olympic team, who will in turn give them to the Mayor of Tokyo when the Olympians get to the Island capital for the Olympics. Shown in the picture, standing from left are, Councilman John Cassidy, Charlie Dumas (high jump winner in the 1956 Olympics); Ron Morris of Burbank (bronze medal winner in the pole vault); Otis Davis (gold medal winner in the 400 meter dash) and Keiko Endo, representing the L.A.-Japanese community. Bill Schroeder of the Helms Foundation shows the medal to the trackmen as Yorty, seated looks on."
Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998 Cassidy, John P Dumas, Charlie Shroeder, Bill Helms Foundation Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Track and field athletes Olympic athletes Foundations Mayors Medals Women Men Los Angeles (Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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