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Box MS419.02

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Contains 164 Results:

Newspaper clipping: The Arizona Republic; "Foster eyes world shoot", 41st World Shooting Championships., July 14, 1974

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.195
Identifier: MS419.02.195
Scope and Contents The Arizona Republic -Outdoors. Phoenix,sun. July 14,1974. Maj.John Foster of Phoenix and Columbus, GA, by way of the University of MT and Vietnam and several world-championship ranges, isn't dazed by being on another U.S. Shooting Team. Etc...He won his way onto the new U.S. team at Black Canyon Shooting Range by placing fourth in the 300-meter Free-Rifle Match-which earned him the spot because the first three finishers had already won team berths in the complex NRA Int'l team selecting...
Dates: July 14, 1974

Brochure: Int'l Shooting Sport; 41st World Shooting Championships, Time Table for Thun and Bern., Aug. 1974 publication

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.196
Identifier: MS419.02.196
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International Shooting Sport -The Official Journal of the ISU - Wiesbaden-Klarenthal, Germany. Pgs.12-13 The 10 best Shooters of the World before the 41st World Championships.

Dates: Aug. 1974 publication

Periodical: NRA Tournament News, Camp Perry; NRA Natl. (Smallbore Rifle) Championships., Sept. 1974 publication

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.197
Identifier: MS419.02.197
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NRA Tournament News: Smallbore Rifle event dates unknown (Matches 28-57)

Dates: Sept. 1974 publication

Periodical articles (2): NRA Tournament News., Nov. 1-30, 1974

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.198
Identifier: MS419.02.198
Scope and Contents Article 1."Standard and Air Rifle Records Toppled at the First Annual "TCU Triple Crown". Eight national rifle records were broken and one equalled at the 3-day Texas Christian University Smallbore Rifle Invitational and Preliminary Tryout Nov.1-3 in Fort Worth, TX. Article 2. "Army Clinic/Tourney Draws 200 Marksmen From Five Nations"...from five North, South and Central American nations participated in the 2-day Int'l Invitaional held at Ft. Benning, GA, Nov. 16-17. The touney included many...
Dates: Nov. 1-30, 1974

Bulletins: Score sheets- CISM at Fontainbleau, France, July 18-27, 1974

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.199
Identifier: MS419.02.199
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Score sheets from Conseil Int'l du Sport Militaire (CISM) AKA Int'l Military Sports Council (IMSC)

Dates: July 18-27, 1974

Letter: From: John Foster, Accuracy International, Bozeman, MT. To: Roy E. Miller, Youngstown, PA, Date unknown

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.200
Identifier: MS419.02.200
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John Foster's company; Accuracy International, P.O.Box 2019, Bozeman, MT 59715

Dates: Date unknown

Newspaper clippings (2): 14th US Int'l Shooting Championship and Natl 4-position Rifle Championship., June 9-21, 1974

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.201
Identifier: MS419.02.201
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Army Times; "Army, Reserves Sweep Shoot".. 14th U.S. Int'l Shooting Championships held here June 9-21 and with it a majority of the 34 berths on the U.S.Team to the World Shooting Championships at Thun and Bern Switzerland on Sept.19-28. Photo of Lanny Bassham. 2nd clipping:"Local shooter leads national rifle championships". Foster will be on the U.S. shooting team that will compete in the World Shooting Championship in Switzerland this Sept.

Dates: June 9-21, 1974

Newspaper clippings (2): Triple Crown Indoor Rifle Championship, Texas Christian University, Ft.Worth,TX, Nov. 1974

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.202
Identifier: MS419.02.202
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Newspaper clipping No.1; "Two national records set at Triple Crown match"...by U.S. Army marksmen Nov.3. Led by the dual performance of Maj. John Foster and Capt. Lanny Bassham, each winning an individual rifle event, the Army quartet posted a new national record score of 2318 in Standard Rifle and claimed the remaining two-team championship events. Etc Clipping No.2; "Two new national records set by Army marksmen"

Dates: Nov. 1974

Newspaper clipping: Camp Perry; National Rifle and Pistol Championships. , 1974 (specifics unknown)

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.203
Identifier: MS419.02.203
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Camp Perry, "Army Shooters Win U.S. Titles" (no mention of John Foster in this event)...In warming up for the Camp Perry test, members of the Army Marksmanship Unit paced the U.S. to victory in the Conseil Internationale du Sports Militaire (CISM) matches at Fountainbleau, France. (July 18-27).

Dates: 1974 (specifics unknown)

Newspaper clipping: Annual Sawgrass Smallbore Rifle Championship in Miami, FL., March, 1974

 File — Box: MS419.02, Folder: MS419.02.204
Identifier: MS419.02.204
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"Wigger Wins Smallbore Title"...(para.3) In an introductory Three Position Smallbore Tifle match, Maj. John Foster, Columbus, GA, and AMU, won top place with 1129 out of a possible 1200. The U.S. Army "Blue" team of Foster, Wigger, Bassham and Boyd Goldsby won the team action with a 4478 total.

Dates: March, 1974