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City Sportsman Honored By Shah Of Iran, page 3

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working with the Federation had taken leave of absence from their jobs for two weeks and donated their time to help make their country's effort a success. It gives one some idea of their overwhelming enthusiasm. We left Teheran at 1.30 a.m. the morning of November 4th, the weather was a balmy 85 deg. and as we circled the city I looked down at the many colored lights below. It looked like something out of fairy land. And I anxiously looked forward to coming back to Canada the land of plenty. We have so many things to be thankful for here. THE SHAH'S GIFT--The weightlifting medallion presented to international coaches by the Shah of Iran is a treasured memento of Ken Carr-Braint, manager-coach of the city's Apollo Barbell Club. The medallion is polished bronze and depicts a weightlifter. >

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