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Show Page 44-- HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, November 1. 1978 THE Athlete at 78 Ail-Arou- nd 4 u Fred Keiser is athlete and compulsive physical education teacher, a field he has followed for M years. p world record He's aa bolder ia the dash, the AT AGE 78, ? age-grM- lOC-vt- rd I ,;pi ; ;' nv I it a tod high jump. He also holds world marks la the hammer throw, pentathlon and decathlon. Next simmer he travels to Hanover, West Germany, to represent the VS. ia the World 228, Age Group Decathlon championships where he will defend his title. He's show a here w orking out at Medford, Ore. Photos on this page by United Press International) Q 1 v.:;. 5 V '7 x V ,1 r f ' 1 TAKING A BREAK in the backyard of his son's home in Medford, Ore., Keiser reflects on his active life. "What I do isn't important," he says, after announcing he plans to learn to pole vault at age 78. "I just want to show there's an opportunity for others to do what I'm doing." 0 Introducing fronMceroy The first lowtartigarette good enough 1 I' j p& v( -- (x f - . "m--" i Jl I J I to be called QiwrQ. works out at Medford for World Age Group FRED KEISER Decathlon championships. , A Reading, Pa. resident, he Is in Medford to visit his son. He admits there aren't too many people at his age competing. "Pro-pi- e aren't supposed to be com- - peting in athletics at 78. In fact, folks my age are supposed to be dead, at least according to the actuary tables. He hopes to break p the world mark of 15.1 when he journeys to West Germany next summer. age-grou- 100-met- er 2 I Kings and 100s. I t 1 Warning: The Surgeon AN AGELESS ATHLETE, Keiser encourages people in lots of greens proper diet aad daily exercise of walking half-hoa day, if nothing more strenuous. General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. 9 mg. "tar", 0 .8 mg. nicotine av. per cigarette by FTC method. i o 197SBWTCo |