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Photograph caption dated August 25, 1964 reads, "C. K. Yang, left, and Rafer Johnson talk over the coming Olympic Games in Tokyo with the Syncom III communications satellite (a full-scale model shown) in front of them. The Syncom III will transmit the television coverage for the Republic of China and Johnson, former great UCLA athlete, competed for the United States in the 1960 Olympics."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Johnson, Rafer,--1935- Yang, C.K University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles--Students Olympic Games--(18th :--1964 :--Tokyo, Japan) Decathletes--China Track and field athletes--China Track and field athletes--United States Men--California--Los Angeles Television broadcasting Universities and colleges--California--Westwood (Los Angeles) Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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