Americas and Europe clash in first dual meet at Expo Autostade
Athletes from the western hemisphere face Europe in 31 events at Montreal’s Expo Autostade. Top Pan American placers will represent the Americas while stars like Jerome and Bell skip to prepare for a European tour. Expected highlights include Evans Mathews Boston Davenport and McCulloch.
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Americas
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Expo
Autostade
Montreal
Winnipeg
Harry Jerome
Wade Bell
van Nelson
Ed Caruthers
Lee Evans
Vince Mathews
Earl McCulloch
Willie Davenport
Ralph Boston
Outdoors news notes top archery scores and upcoming shoot at Maple Rock
Top singles scores list Gord Crow 24 Keith Mainprize 23 John Shadbolt 23 Wayne Leadston 22 21 21 18 Ed Hawes 22 20 John Corder 22 19 Dave Johnson 20. Doubles leader Wayne Leadstone 20 of 24. Maple Rock Shooting Range hosts the doubles shoot this Saturday August 12. Brian Hammond trophy marks third event in the annual series open to all. Large year trophy and smaller winner’s trophy. Department of Lands and Forests asks anglers to report lake trout catches to local conservation officers for scale sampling.
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Gord Crow
Keith Mainprize
John Shadbolt
Wayne Leadston
Ed Hawes
John Corder
Dave Johnson
Wayne Leadstone
John Cordes
Art Hawes
Brian Hammond
Maple Rock
Department of Lands and Forests
Haweis clipped fins study aids lake stocking program
Fisheries department reports on clipped fins to learn trout habits life span and travel. Lac des Mille creel census shows anglers average 1.8 hours, catching about two walleye and 0.6 pike per trip, with 1.5 fish per hour. Largest walleye weighs 13 pounds 4 ounces. largest pike 22 pounds. Over 4 000 walleye tagged to gauge survival movement and fishing pressure.
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Lac Des Mille
Herb's Delivery Tops Station Hotel For Lead In Town League
Herb's Delivery beat Station Hotel 9 to 5 in town league softball to claim a share of first place. Ed Smith worked the mound late as Doug Vickery delivered a six week pitching gain helping Herb's take sole possession before playoffs. Herb's meets UGA Thursday to decide the top spot ahead of the postseason.
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Herb
Station Hotel
Doug
IGA
Dominion Hotel
Ug.a
Halton incomes show varied prosperity in 1965 study
A government study reports 423 Halton residents earn over $20,000 in 1965 while 2,464 have incomes between $10,000 and $20,000 and over 3,000 wage earners earn less than $1,000. The findings indicate a broad range of earnings within the county.
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Halton
Girl Georgeton Oakville Omagh Milton yd 43
A fragmented item notes a girl named Georgeton alongside places Oakville Omagh and Milton with a distance or yardage figure 43. The readable text is sparse and lacks full context or clear event details.
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Georgeton Oakville
Omagh Milton
Queen and Maids top Acton girls in five inning bout
The Queen Rosie Beaird and her Maids defeated Acton senior LG.A. softballers 4 0 at Prospect Park. Beaird threw a two hitter with 12 strikeouts as Lotta Chatter and Eileen Beaird contributed key hits. Acton’s Landsborough held at bay until the third inning when the visitors offense broke through with three runs. The game ended after five innings amid autograph hounds and a postgame center lunch, with both teams praised for a lively performance.
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Prospect Park
Acton
Lg.a
Guelph
Actongals
Rosie Beaird
Green Grocers
Rosie
Royal Beaird
Lotta Chatter
Eileen
Jill Brunette
Karen Beaird
Father Royal
California
States
Canada
T.V
Astrodome
Houston
Texas
Lotta
Queen Rosie
Joanne Landsborough
Sister Eileen
Beaver Baxter Beats Queen Rosie For $10 Hit
Beaver Baxter, known for hockey, may sign with local softball, as he wins $10 by hitting two pitches from Queen Rosie during a Queen and Her Maids visit in Acton. Rosie's pitches fooled Landry and Norris, but Baxter connected on a rising high pitch, earning a $10 prize and sparking contract talk.
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Beaver Baxter
Beaver
Queen
Rosie
Acton
Fred Landry
Cindy Norris
Beaver” Baxter
Oaks Shave 4 2 Win From Lady Grocers
Acton I G A girls lost a close 42 decision to Oakville in Halton Ladies League Softball on Monday. Bonnie MacDougall pitched a six hitter for Oakville as Acton struggled with runners left on base. Brenda Lawson led Acton with two hits while Landsborough Fletcher Stevenson Slingerland Dunn Kirby and Lawson also contributed. Oakville tops Acton 4 2 with three Oaks runs in the top of the sixth.
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Er Lynne Dunn
Pat Wheeler
Brenda Lawson
Liz Kirby
Bev Brunetle
Chris Brunelle
Gail Fryer
Acton Girls
Acton
Frank Spielvogel
Bonnie MacDougall
Oaks
Alice Bostock
Nancy Brink
Ror
Grocers
Joanne Landsborough
Joanne Fletcher
Keira Stevenson
Sandi Slingerland
Oakville
Acton Jo
Landsborough
Sandi Slingerlands
Lynne Dunn
Rev. Brunelle
Minure” Walters
Campbellville Wins Late Thriller Over Burlington 2-1
Campbellville edged Burlington 2-1 in an hour and fifty minutes as Larry McPhail singled home the winning run with bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth. Starter Jack Roberts hustled through five and one third innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out five. Doug Cholenka tied the game with a seventh inning home run after Burlington held the lead earlier.
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Campbellville
Burlington
Campbellvie
Larry McPhail
Sophmore
Doug Cholenka
Jack Roberts
Roberts
Chelenka
Hornby Senior Men's Tourney At Hornby Ball Park
Sixteen teams from central Ontario enter the Hornby Senior Men’s tournament to be staged at Hornby Ball Park on Saturday August 12. First game starts at 10 a.m. and the final will be played under lights.
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Hornby
Hornby Ball Park
Central Ontario
Rash of break ins and crashes reported to Acton OPP
Police notes cover July 0 to August 5 1967 detailing a rash of house break ins and two car crashes with fingerprints found at two crime scenes. Thirteen minor complaints and a prisoner transfer are also listed. Traffic patrols logged 575 miles over 210 hours with three injuries and $1500 damage from two crashes. One local man paid a 100 fine for speeding 50 MPH over limit with two months licence suspension. Magistrate Langdon fines total 173 plus 16 costs.
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Acton
Cornwall
Halton
Langdon
Michigan
U.S
Heavy traffic on 401 through Halton county
At its peak on Monday evening traffic on highway 401 through Halton county reached 1,600 vehicles per hour. Earlier in the evening about 900 cars passed by Roy Downs, the Milton news editor, who stood making the lightning check counts at various times. Despite the high volume, there were no serious accidents or tie-ups.
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Halton County
Roy Downs
Milton
Nassagaweya issues July building permits totaling 48500
Nassagaweya township zoning administrator S W Savage reports July permits worth 48500 issued, including three new residences one addition and one garage. Yearly total climbs to 806800.
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Nassagaweya
S. W. Savage
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