1967

Winter - Spring - Summer  -  Fall

Winter

Cover Photo of Nancy Lou Johnson & Michael Jacques

Letters

Armand Champa; Bob Martin; Irwin Rosee; Rafael Castro Merrezes; Karlheinz Losch; Warren Schimunek; George Yuhas; Reid McKinley; J.W. Norcross; Glen Dirksen; A. Weldon Kent; George Hull

Inquiry: Why Ballet For Skaters? Page(s) 4 5 36

Violette Armand discuses the importance of ballet for skaters training

Report On: 1966 World Roller Skating Championships in Essen, Germany Page(s) 6 7 8 28 29

Coverage of the 1966 World Championships  P

Hockey News
SRSTA Launches Advancement Conferences

Conference on the development and maintenance of successful teaching programs  P

Free Dance Page(s)  14 15  34

Don Thomas talks about Free Dance  P

Your Association Officers
Official Board Actions
As It Happened Page(s)  18  28
  • Marriage: Betty Ann Morgan & Ronald Jellse P
  • Marriage: William Pierce and Cheri Thompson
  • Marriage: Phyllis Lees and Robert Romick
  • Marriage: Jane Ann Leslie and Chief Petty Officer Bartholomew Longo
  • Brith: Suzanne and Ivan Findlay have a new daughter (Danna Marie)
  • Passing: Jack Coopersmith
  • Skater Now Sailing (Robert P. Bauer)
World Meet Fashion Report Page(s)  19
Appointments Raise Five to Higher Office

Joseph Nemanich, Frank Cahill, Arvin Grabill, Malcolm Boyer, Roger Adams  P

The Perfect Partners:  Nancy Lou Johnon and Michael Jacques Page(s) 23

About the champion Senior Pairs team of Nancy Lou John and Michael Jacques  P

What's In Figures For Me? Page(s)  24

Warren W. Schimunek talks about learning the fundamentals of figures

Candid Camera   P
1966 North American Championships Speed Skating Officials  P
Proficiency Test Awards
Ads
Third Gold Skate Classic Set to Roll Page(s) 37

Preview of the World Invitational Gold Skate Classic  P

Dynamic Duo (Jimmy Roycroft and Joe Hudd)  P

Spring

Cover Photo of "Prayer To The Sun God" (Group Show Production)  from Holiday Rink, Montclair, California

Letters

Vincent Yeager; Shirley Bryant; June R. Forred; Mrs. A Freid; Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Andre; Peggy Smith; Gene Pierce; Robert Durbin; Edna Cunningham; Ray Schmidt

Gold Skate Classic: The Creative Approach to Roller Skating Page(s)  4 5 36 37

Coverage of the 2 day skating show in Bakersfield, California  P

Championship Sites and Dates
Debate: Should Cheated Content Receive Free Skating Credit? Page(s) 8 9 40 41

Richard Fleishman and Arliss Snyder debate on this topic  P

World Champions Asked: Is European Roller Skating Married to Ice Styles? Page(s) 10 11 42

SKATE talks with Karl Heiz Losch, Uta Keller, and Dieter Fingerle discuss the differences between US and German styles  P

Modern Opinions on Skating Free Dance Page(s) 12 13

Ronald Jellse shares his opinions on the direction of this discipline  P

Jack D. Dalton (Obituary) Page(s)  13
Hockey News
As It Happened Page(s)  16
  • Marriage: June Hutchinson & John Mayo; Carole White & Jim Bell; Adolph Wacker & Nancy Hannah
  • Births: Mr & Mrs Tom Gregory have a new daughter (Lori Lynn); Mr and Mrs Alan Peterson have a new daughter (Michelle Louise); Gary and Mary Castro have a new son (Christopher Lee)
  • Dave Johnson is in the US Army
  • John Renz is in the Marines
  • Ray Wolford is in the Air Force
  • Edgar Watrous has plans to take the Senior Mens Singles title back
  • Diane Hackett recently returned from a trip abroad
  • Mary Merrell has been appointed as the Southwest Pacific Region's speed committee rep
  • John Olsen is now teaching in New Jersey
Speed Skating
Let's Bring Back: Split Axel Page(s) 20 21

Harry Miller talks about (and demonstrates) the Split Axel   P

"Skate" Goes to College Page(s)  24

Michigan's Macomb Community College's popular skating classes  P

Missouri Rink Substitutes For Church    P
Ads
Your Association Officers
Precision Pretties Page(s) 27

The "Dromettes" of Ohio's Rollerdrome  P

Proficiency Test Awards
The Communal Partner (Jane Puracchio)  P
Consistency Important for Figures Page(s) 34  35

Tom Gregory feels consistency is one of the most important aspect to figures  P

Skater Named Community Athlete of the Year (Gene Lally)  P

Summer

Cover Photo of Adolph Wacker & Linda Mottice

In Memoriam: Robert D. Martin
RSROA Celebrates 30th Anniversary (1937-1967) Page(s)  5

Victor J. Brown recaps the history of the organization  P

Letters

J. Shear; Carl E. Funk;  Shirley Rankin; Robert M. Thorner  P

Oaklawn, Illinois Rink Destroyed by Tornado    P Page(s)  7
Glory Awaits 1967 Champs at Lincoln's Pershing Auditorium     P
Lincoln Hotel/Motel Listing, Rates
Around the Rinks
  • Sister Mary Damian skates  P
  • Leslie Kidd (age 2) likes to snake and skate  P
  • General John Bennett improved his skating ability by an unusual device   P
  • Edgar Watrous was the guest of honor at the "New England Annual Awards Dinner" with Charles Santoro  P
  • Robert McGowan and Eugene Lafferty  P
North American Championships Schedule of Events
Hockey News

All-Star US Team for 1968 World Roller Hockey Championships  P

Inquiry: Roller Skating Revisited Page(s) 14 15 36 37  38

Interview with Ronald E. Ludington, a former USFARS competitor and now an Ice Skating coach  P

Your Association Officers
Convention Reelects Parker   P
Official Board Actions
As It Happened Page(s) 18 33
  • Marriages: Bert Widd & Shirley Hart  P; Pat Fogerty & Michael Graney; Marie Peaslee & Eugene Covin; Nina Howe & Michael Kern; Irene Porter & William D. Kimble
  • Births: Fred Falk has a new grandson; Bill & Cecelia Shell have a new daughter (Kristen Marie)
  • 1965 Roller Skating Queen Lynn Owens was recently chosen Miss Clearwater, Florida.
  • David Schafer is new a rink owner
  • Linda Hawthorne will not be competing in Lincoln this year
  • The Rolladium (Oregon) and the Coliseum Roller Rink (Ohio) were both destroyed by fire
  • Memorium: Kenny Burt; Cap Sefferino
  • England to host 1967 FIRS World Championships
Dance Skating: American vs European Page(s) 22 23 39

Robert LaBriola raises a strong voice in defense of our current dance practices   P

Candid Camera: At the 1967 RSROA Annual Rink Operator Convention
Judge's Scoreboard
1967 American Judges Panel Selections
Proficiency Tests
Cover Story: Five Times Senior Dance Champions Page(s)  40

About the dance team of Linda Mottice and Adolph Wacker  P

Fall

Cover Photo of Cathy Bullard, Karen Marshall, and Karen Reavis

Letters

Sullivan F. Forghieri; Gordon MacLean; Clarice Gerych; John Symes

Critique of the 1967 North American Roller Skating Championship Page(s) 4  5  6  24

Arlis Snyder wraps up this event in his own words  P

Ass it Happened Page(s) 8
  • Bill Boyce has started reconstruction on a new rink to replace Oaklawn
  • Victor J. Brown is ailing
  • Dominion Skate Company has purchased all of Cleveland Skate Company's stock
  • Don Bromley is now in the motel business
  • Births: Adolph & Nancy Wacker have a new son
  • Marriage: Carole White & Jim Bell; Diane Kern & George Davis;
  • Linda Hawthorne is teaching with former coach Bob LaBriola
  • Jay Norcross is being sought to give a dance seminar at one of the future American Championships
  • Luther Bernstein is moving to Australia to teach
  • Arlis Snyder is working on his Master's in English
  • Anniversaries: Ralph & Flora Fox; Ted & Ann Bielicki; Herb & Marge Eng
Fashions '67 Page(s) 9
1967 USFARS World Team Selected for Meet in England Page(s) 11
Texas Speeds Away

Ken Sherman's coverage of the Speed events at the National Championship  P

Cover Story: Show Biz Page(s) 19

Coverage of the 1967 Roller Skating Spectacular  P

Hockey Championships Rerun of 1966  P
Judge's Scoreboard
Your Association Officers - Team Awards - Gold Test Results Page(s) 26
Official Board Actions
Ads
Simmons and Rogers: A Winning Team
Proficiency Test Awards
Candid Camera: Lincoln, Nebraska 1967   P
1967 American Championship Results Page(s) 38 39 40  41 42 43
Roller Skater Royalty: Ranae King
Competition Requirements fo 1967-68

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