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At 1924 Olympics, Lewiston's Bob Legendre leaped into history


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Robert Legendre, shown in 1919, was a star athlete at Georgetown University whose track and field career began in his native Lewiston, Maine.
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On the first day of competition at the Olympics in 1924, Lewiston native Bob Legendre took his spot behind a chalked line on the field of the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Paris.
He wore boxy white shorts and a T-shirt with number 246 written across it.
Two years after graduating from Georgetown University, Legendre looked down the cinder track to the spot 40 meters away where he would leap as far as possible into the sand beyond. ....

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Gun discoveries in hotels, including in downtown Chicago, a security concern as Lollapalooza nears, crowds return


Gun discoveries in hotels, including in downtown Chicago, a security concern as Lollapalooza nears, crowds return
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune
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Buildings surround Grant Park on July 13, 2021, in Chicago.
It’s still unknown why an Iowa man allegedly had a rifle with a laser scope in his hotel room overlooking a downtown Chicago beach over the Fourth of July weekend.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police Superintendent David Brown have said they believe a disaster may have been averted, though no evidence has emerged that Keegan Casteel was planning any kind of attack.
But regardless of the motive, the discovery of Casteel’s .308-caliber rifle by cleaning staff at the W Chicago Hotel as well as a similar incident before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Denver offers a stark reminder of what many security experts say remains a top concern for cities like Chicago, which is about to ho ....

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