Part 101, page 128

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8/15/97

SKY-JUMPER: Sheridan Peterson [illegible] recently jumped from an airplane at the Beijing Aero Sports School, China, to celebrate [illegible] his 71st birthday. As this former [illegible] Washington High School English [illegible] teacher floated down under a [illegible] snow- [illegible] white canopy, he became the oldest [illegible] person to ever make a parachute jump [illegible] in China, according to He Zhi-yi, [illegible] coach at the school. I have pictures of [illegible] him grinning like a Cheshire cat, a look of triumph [illegible] bright red jumpsuit, a [illegible] on his face. [illegible] appears [illegible]

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Skydiver Places [illegible] in [illegible] Tourney

Paul M. Clifford, Boeing Employee Skydivers' president, placed third in the style event at the second annual Central Washington Skydiving tournament at Sunnyside last Saturday and Sunday. Clifford, a professional exhibitionist with more than 270 delay-falls, made a figure eight and a back roll in less than 15 seconds from 4,000 feet. Rainy weather imposed the low-altitude regulation on the stunt jumpers who ordinarily fall from 7,200 feet. Six other Boeing employees participated in the contest. David Lithgow, Ralph Mulvihill and Clifford competed in the senior spot jumping, team jumping, and style jumps. Those competing in the junior event were Jack Simmons, Jim O'Brien, Sheridan Peterson and Peter Thomas.

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