Guam Games Are On
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The Governor of Guam, Carlos Comacho, has finally given his ap proval for the 1975 South Pacific Games to be held there.
Governor Comacho previously an nounced the games would not be held in Guam, following President Nixon’s budget cut-back decisions earlier this year. However, the Guam sports or ganisers were determined to go on with plans for the games. The gover nor finally reversed his decision on June 29.
Games fever has already struck in New Caledonia. The Territorial Sports Committee has launched “Operation Guam” to raise funds to send a strong team. More than $A5,000 was raised by a veterans’ bicycle race on July 21 and another large contribution was expected to come from a mammoth cross-country race organised for August 25.
Meanwhile, amid the long series of overseas encounters arranged in preparation for the Games, Cale donian yachtsmen were hosting their counterparts from Tahiti during late- August to compete in “Fireball” and “420” craft.