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Article: LOUGANIS LEADS; KIMBALL SIXTH

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August 19, 1988
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INDIANAPOLIS - Bruce Kimball performed effectively at the US Olympic diving trials despite a recent auto tragedy that claimed two lives and caused six other injuries, his father said yesterday.

Kimball placed sixth in the preliminaries in the 3-meter springboard competition, scoring 601.14 points. Greg Louganis led with 722.88, and Kent Ferguson was second with 678.90.

Kimball, the 1984 Olympic silver medalist in platform diving, is competing at the trials despite protesters who claim he should not be given the chance to represent his nation because he has been charged with five felony counts of driving under the influence on Aug. 1.

Two teen-agers were killed and six others ...

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