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NEW CARLISLE -- At the age of 15 in 1956, he escaped from Communist-ruled Hungary following the revolution, crawling under fences in the darkness to freedom with the bullets of border guards screaming over his head.
The big escape into Austria -- straight out of a Steve McQueen movie -- is a nightmarish memory for 66-yearold Joe Raskay, a smallish man with a huge heart who has been running ever since, first in a 28-year road-running career and later on the bicycle racing circuit with Team Dayton.See the full content of this document
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'Bird Legs' Qualifies for Senior Olympic Nationals
"I first stepped on U.S. soil on my 16th birthday and came here (to Dayton) sponsored by relatives," said Rask...
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