A Roundup Of The Week Aug. 13-19

DIED: Auto engine manufacturer FRED OFFENHAUSER, 85, in Los Angeles. Taking control of a failing race-car engine company in the early 5'30s, he developed the legendary power plant that won more Indy 500s than any engine in history.

DIED: Former Olympic swimmer CHARLLS M. DANIELS, 88, in Carmel Valley, Calif. He won gold medals in the 220-yard and 400-meter freestyles in 1904 and picked up two more in the 100-meter freestyle in the unofficial 1906 Olympics and the 1908 Games.