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Peggy Fleming skated Monday for President and Mrs. Carter...

WASHINGTON -- Peggy Fleming skated Monday for President and Mrs. Carter and the Secret Service agents who guard them at a Christmas party for the agents, military aides and families.

Miss Fleming skated on a small rink on the still-green White House South Lawn close to several feet of snow manufactured especially for the White House parties.

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The snow, produced over a 19-hour period at a cost of about $3,000, was donated to the White House.

'You have performed like true Olympians,' Carter told the agencts, saying that they often had risked their lives in the line of duty. 'God bless you and Merry Christmas.'

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