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    s De Paolo 2-2-2 De Paolo was National Champion in 1925 and 1927* and was named to auto racing?╟╓s Hall of Fame in 1963. An exemplar of the true meaning of sportsmanship, Peter De Paolo ended his career when he purposely crashed his racing car to avoid hitting three small children during a race in Barcelona, Spain, in 1935. De Paolo and other honorees will be flown to Las Vegas by Trans World Airlines, official carrier for the Sportsmen?╟╓s World Awards. The gala proceedings will be syndicated for national television by Metromedia Producers Corp., and will feature celebrity guests to present the symbolic ?╟╓Victor?╟╓ statuettes to the recipients. (569sj)