Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

IINSIDE ~ t 21 remember havin g seen him, Joe was down ab out three hundred y ards before the emergency gas check. The accident re su lte d in J oe having nine broken ribs, a. partially deflated lung and a broken wri st. He came home from the hospital on Mar ch 27, and is doing we 11 now. I would also like to thank the In tern a t ion al Racin g Radio Crew, without whose super work and co-operatio n J oe would have be en in pain fo r. a much longer time and possibly, suffered m ore extensive injury . . To Sue Richardson, who found m y bill fold an d returned i t to me wi thou t accepting a reward, my heart felt thanks. Also enclosed is m y chec k fo $25 to M.O .R.E ., to be con tr ibu te d in the name of the In ternati onal Racing Radio Crew. WALKER G. A RMST RONG, D.D .S. U Coalinga, Calif. 22 To the rescue Voices 4 Upsho t 5 Hangtown MX ... .. .•. .•6 125 / 250 Nationals to Hannah, Ellis 8 Hangtown Amateur 400 MX ground break ers - Great Bear GP 10 Fishback is back Rayborn Memorial 12 Hocking triples benefit W8s1ern Hotline 14 Action from here to th ere Desert Hotline ORA desert dice Dick Mann Bugs rolls on Northern Dateline 26 Political Lifeline 30. 32 XS 750 photo play Results 33 laPorte, Hannah profile ..36 Central Pipeline 38 ON THE COYER : Dick Mann, the elder, watches as David Taylor, the youngest, go to work. Photo by Joel Jamieson. Sh;uon C a yton, Publ ish er Robert L. Nor Veli e. General M .:S. I've heard of checkpoints before, bu t this is ridiculous ! II BILL BAGNALL Lake Arrowh ead, Calif. Thanks fr om Joe and me J ust a short note from me to congra t ulate and thank th e Dirt Diggers M.C. on the way they performed during and after the acciden t of my riding co m pan ion Joseph Comer, during the Red Garter. For y o u that may :i A big thank you to all that helped ~ with th e inj uries out at Red Mountain, r . Saturday, March 27 . The following d individuals and organizations are to bet, high ly commended for thei r actions: .' 1 International Racing Radio Crew , III Tri-Yalley Ambulance, . Californi a q Highway Patr ol , San Bernardino Coun ty Sheriffs, Edwards Air Force Base Airvac Service and Search and Rescue, Ron ut Major, Herb Polikowsky, William '" rri Edwards, Lo rie Hoffman. Also. to Terry Hoffman of Big Pine , the first E.M .T. on the scene of the ~ accident. And to all . the riders who ~ helped with signal fires and clearing an 2 area for the chopper. Thanks to all the who kept the chann els clear 8 C.B.'ers _ while the emergency was in progress. Briefly: Two riders ou t trail" riding collided and both sustained serious ~ injuries. Med ical personnel on the scene .", made the wise decision not to use :I ground transport, and the . wheels wereo H set in motion to airvac. JOE STRlSS Van Nuys, Calif. The views expressed in this colu m n and o th e r columns app earing on the following pages are sokly those of the T authors and do not necessarily reflect :I the official position of Cycle News West or Cyck News, In c. Q!.lalified readers wishing free and equal rebuttal space should contact the Editor:

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