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High school miler Jim Ryun to receive Medal of Freedom

| July 21, 2020 8:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressman who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes.

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