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Caption: Los Angeles, May 22 -- O'Brien Betters World Shot Record -- Parry O'Brian, former University of Southern California athlete, fires the shot to a new unofficial world record in the Los Angeles Coliseum Relays last night. his put of 60 feet 5 3/4 inches bettered his own unofficial world record by half an inch.