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c-? rt i rV z' i1 )) La (t I A I yW iA ivu -) x- dJi tZ.Jj INDIANAPOLIS Star roim Likely High, 72; Low, 50 Yesterday High, 66; Low, 4'l 'Whore the Spirit of tiie Lord is, there is Liberty" Cor, ,117 VOL. 71, NO. 355 fi fy SUNDAY, MAY 2(1, 1974 Copy AiJVj GATES OPEN AT 5 A.M. TODAY Four or Jt Race Scorccard POSITION OF CARS POSITION OF CARS I 50 I 100 I 150 I 200 I 250 I 300 I 350 I 400 I 450 I 500 II I 50 I 100 I 150 I 200 I 250 I 300 I 350 I 400 I 450 I 500 (U'H(; MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES MILES NO. DRIVER CAR SPEED 10 to too no i i im NO.

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The parade had special meaning to them, its theme was "Through the Eyes of Children." AMID THK high-stepping bands, celebrities, and beautiful girls were several floats depicting events as seen through children's eyes. The top float award the Sweepstakes Trophy for beauty, originality and theme went to the Indiana Bell Telephone Company float, titled, "The Great Push Car Race." The float featured three race cars maneuvering for first, place. The Fort Benjamin Harrison and Army Recruiting Command float, titled, "The March of the Toy Soldiers" placed second in the float judging. It. received the President's Award for originality, beauty and theme.

AS PART OF the float, three toy soldiers two musicians and a drum major led a wooden horse with bobbing head and mail bags overflow-Turn To Page 2 Column 1 i ITy RAY MARQUETTE The eyes of the world will be on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today when A.J. Foyt leads the field away from the starting line for the 58th renewal of the world's only million-dollar automobile race. Hopefully, the skies will not unload with the wet stuff that has plagued the Speedway during the last three weeks. The weatherman has predicted no more than a 30 per cent chance of rain today. GATES TO THE mammoth facility will open at 5 a.m., with the 33 starting cars lined up in their pits by 8 o'clock and the 200-lap race scheduled for an ll a.m.

(EST) start. No one is quite certain how many people will be coming into the grounds today, although advance ticket sales reportedly were well ahead of last year and a crowd of 250,000 to 300,000 has been predicted. All parking facilities inside the Speedway will be open, although some areas, especially at the north end of Ihe grounds, st ill are soggy from the rains that have washed down the track several times in the last 10 days. FOYT, SEEKING TO become the first -t i Indianapolis winner, rules as the favorite after topping all qualifiers with a 10-mile average of miles an hour in his Gilmore Coyote. The Houston flyer, along with front-row members Wally Dallenbach Turn To Page 2 Column 1 Wh.il Tli Flags Moan GREEN Go, all clear.

ELLOW Caution, hold position. BLl'E WITH ORANGE STRIPE -Move over, you're being passed. BLACK Come in for consultation. RED Stop, WIUTE-Lust Lap. CHECKERED Finish.

wtfi Wili Crowd catches the parade from the southeast corner of Pennsylvania end Ohio streets. Framed in the door of the parking garage there, they watch the celebrities, drivers and floats with enthusiasm as the "500" Festival Parade marches on, (Star Photo by Jerry Clark) INTERESTED? Drivers appeared somewhat uninterested at ihe annual "500" drivers' meeting at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday morning. The drivers (front row, left to right) are J. Foyt and Gordon Johncock, winner of last year's "500." Second row (left to right) includes Wally Dallenbach and Mario Andretti, Back row (left to right) includes Mike Hiss and Mike Mosley. (Star Photo by Frank H.

Fisse) Haw Timet able 1 hiw it 4 1 1 1971 ORDER OF THE DAY INDIANAPOLIS TIME 5:00 a.m.-Salute Bombs All Gales Open. a.m. Concert music by Frei-je All Stars Band. 00 a.m. Gasoline Alley Track Gate Open.

00 a.m. Race cars must be in the -H The WValhei north end of the pits. 111:34 a.m. Final inspection of race course by Tony Hulman and Thomas Binford, Chief Steward, in the 1974 Hurst Oldsmobile. 10:44 a.m.-Combined United States Armed Forces Color Guard takes position.

111:11 a.m.-P.A, Announcer "Ladies and. Gentlemen, The National Anthem," Purdue All American Band. 111:47 a.m.I a 1 1 Rev. Ray Montgomery, Speedway Christian Church. 10:48 a.m.-Taps: U.S.

Armed Forces Color Guard. 10:50 a.m. "Back Home Again In Indiana" by Jim Nabors. 10:53 a.in.-"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines," Tony Hulman. 10:54 a.m.-Start of the Parade Lap.

10:57 a.m.-Start of the Pace Lap, Bomb Crescendo and Galaxy of Flags. 11:00 a.m.-The Start of the 58th 500-Mile Race. Will the cry be "Gen-tlemen, try to catch A.J."? 1 apron in front of their pits prior to this time. (No electric carts to be used after race cars in pits). 8:00 a.m.-The Big Band-O-Rama-All Rands enter the race track from band gate near Gate 10.

All units march to their assigned positions. 9:15 a.m. Crews push cars to starting position, 9:45 a.m.-"On the Banks of the Wabash" by Purdue All American Band, Al G. Wright directing, on grass near starting line. 10:00 a.m.

Celebrity Caravan moves through Gatft 5, through the Indianapolis Cloudy today with a 3(1 per cent chance of showers or thunderstorms; variable winds 8 to 12 niph today; high tomorrow In the upper 60s. -r Tori mi's Vvmjvv gracious Lord, You light up our way so softly each day ns It dawns, giving us eomlnrl snd peace as we discover a now day. We thank You. Amen. Indiana Slight chance of showers today with highs in the fills north to 70s south; lows 40s north, 50s south; lair north, showers south tomorrow; highs tilis-70s, lows 40s to 50s.

(STAR PHOTO FRANK ISI'KH) Intvrvsivtl Spvvlalors 4.