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-David Phipps &Itoi& only inches behind, bu t " c . --.Editor then the Ferrsri dropped ou t with aC L E RMONT-FERRAND, Fr., broken v h c .5 - Jochen Rindt and the Beltoisa took th e lead, to th e7 2 - F o r d s c o r e d t h e i r great delight of th e French crowd,

circuit in 1 .5557 t o way iastayed until th e finish.98.418mph. Jack Brabham's BrabICKX WAS FASTEST w a s t h i r d , threequar ters of aminute behind, an d Denis Hulme,B o t h Rindt an d Amon were whose hands were stii troublingin the first part of th e him, did a magnificent job to finish bu tby Jacky Ickx' F e ~ ~ u ind a close fourth in his McLaren-Ford.Beltoiae's Maha. F or Earlier, both Brabham and Hulmee fi* 14 laps Ickx led, with (Continued on 18)

Jo e Dowdall Offy of leader Gordon JohncockBROOKLYN, Mich., July 4 - w i t h n i n e l a p s t o g o whene 4 th of July came to Michigan Johncock's Gilmore BroadcastinSpMdway here today, S p e c i a l lost a wheel hu b an!d th e fireworks fo r th e U.S. Auto cmshed into th e first-turn wall.2 W m i l e cham ionship car BOBBY SECONDw e r e fu rn i s hef by ~ u i oAl U .n d Cordon F in i s h ing second was BobbywithGary Bettenhausen U n s e r ' s W a g n e r L o c k h e e dth e biggest bang ou t of th e Eagle-turbo Offy, while Johnny RRutherford picked up third placeBettenhausen couldn't match th e money in Patrick Petroleumdisplays pu t on by his E@e-turbo Offy an d Mike Mosley'scar peen on th e high-speed, C.C. Murphy Watson-turbo Offy2-mila oval, b u t hewh 1 . C clumpionshipMike Eyerly. current FI Bcar's debut is set fo r th e

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