Americas Europe dual meet opens at Expo Autostade Montreal
World class athletes from the Americas and Europe clash tonight and Thursday in 31 events at Expo's Autostade Montreal. Many top Pan American figures are absent to save strength for a European tour beginning Saturday. Expected notable performances come from Evans Mathews McCulloch Davenport Boston and others.
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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 entry records top shooters and maples range event
Top singles scores this week feature 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. In doubles Wayne Leadstone 20 of 24 John Cordes 19 John Shadbolt 17 Art Hawes 15 Gord Crow 13 Brian Hammond 12 Dave Johnson II maybe. Maple Rock Shooting Range hosts the August 12 doubles shoot. third Brian Hammond trophy event open to all comers with large yearly trophy and smaller winner’s trophy. Also a conservation note urges anglers to report lake trout catches 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
Dave Johnson II
Maple Rock
HaweS clipped fins study aids stocking assessment Lac des Mille
A creel census on Lac des Mille shows anglers average 1.8 hours per visit and catch about two walleye and 0.6 pike. Anglers collect 1.5 fish per hour. Largest walleye weighs 13 pounds 4 ounces and 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 to Lead Town League
Herb's Delivery defeated Station Hotel 9 to 5 in town league softball sealing a late surge as Ed Smith pitched punching the win. The victory moves Herb's Delivery ahead of Station Hotel and IGA for first place with a playoff showdown versus UGA slated for Thursday to decide the top position before next week's playoffs.
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Toronto
Hamilton
Leaside
Herb
Station Hotel
Doug
IGA
Dominion Hotel
UGA
High incomes mark Halton as prosperous in 1965 study
A government study shows 423 Halton residents earned more than $20,000 in 1965. Another 2,464 had incomes between $10,000 and $20,000, while over 3,000 wage earners earned less than $1,000 that year.
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Halton
Queen and Maids rout Acton seniors in five inning softball duel
In Prospect Park 1000 fans watched the Queen Rosie Beaird and her Maids defeat Acton's LG.A. girls 4 0 in five innings. Beaird threw a two hitter with 12 strikeouts, Lotta Chatter played catcher and pitcher, and Jill Brunette added a first base run. The visiting junior world champions from Southern California toured Canada barnstorming, ending their game with autographs and a community center lunch.
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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 tops Queen Rosie in double hit payday
In Acton, Beaver Baxter belted two pitches for $10 from Queen Rosie after earlier winning $5 for a slam. The event rewards three ticket holders to face the Queen. Baxter previously beat a Rosie pitch for the $5 prize and declined a double or nothing before finally taking the second hit for $10.
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Beaver Baxter
Beaver
Queen
Rosie
Acton
Oaks beat Lady Grocers 4 to 2 in Halton softball
Acton I.G.A. girlslost 4 2 to Oakville in Halton Ladies League. Bonnie MacDougall pitched six strong innings for Acton while Oakville strung together three sixth inning runs on a walk a fielding error and two hits. Brenda Lawson led Acton with two hits as Oakville scored all their runs in the top of the sixth, guarding second place.
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Acton
Frank Spielvogel
Bonnie MacDougall
Oaks
Alice Bostock
Nancy Brink
Ror
Brenda Lawson
Grocers
Joanne Landsborough
Joanne Fletcher
Keira Stevenson
Sandi Slingerland
Oakville
Acton Ow
Acton Jo
Landsborough
Gail Fryer
Sandi Slingerlands
Lynne Dunn
Liz Kirby
Rev. Brunelle
Minure” Wafters
Campbellville Tops Burlington In Ninth Inning Finish
Campbellville defeats Burlington 2 1 in a tight Sunday game decided at the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded and two outs. Larry McPhail lined a run scoring single as the veteran Jack Roberts outpitched Cholenka, who tied the game with a homer but Roberts held the edge through five and one third innings.
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Sandi Slingerland
Joanne Fletcher
Lynn Dunn
Liz Kirby
Coach Royal
Chester Anderson
Lorne
Walters
Campbellville
Burlington
Campbellvile
Larry McPhail
Sophmore
Doug Cholenka
Jack Roberts
Roberts
Chelenka
Hornby Senior Men's Tournament Draws Sixteen Teams
Sixteen teams have entered the Hornby Senior Men's tournament to be staged at Hornby Ball Park on Saturday August 12. The first game starts at 10 a.m. and the final game will be under lights as teams from across central Ontario compete for the title.
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Hornby
Hornby Ball Park
Central Ontario
Rash of Break-Ins and Accidents Reported by Acton OPP
Police logs show three house break-ins and an attempted business premises entry from July to August 5 1967 with fingerprints found at two scenes. Also noted are thirteen minor complaints a prisoner transfer for fraud and seven charges from non traffic incidents. Traffic patrol logged 575 miles in 210 hours, three injuries, and 1500 dollars in damage from two car crashes. Five traffic convictions were recorded July 31 with one speeding case fining 100 dollars and two month licence suspension. Magistrate Langdon levied 173 dollars in fines plus 16 dollars court costs.
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Acton
Cornwall
Halton
Langdon
Michigan
U.S
Traffic on 401 through Halton hits 1600 vehicles an hour
At peak Monday evening traffic on highway 401 through Halton county reached 1,600 vehicles an hour while earlier counts showed about 900 cars and trucks per hour. Milton news editor Roy Downs monitored the count during the lightning check. 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 total 48500
Zoning administrator S. W. Savage reports three new homes started in the Nassagaweya township during July, with permits valued at 48500. The structures include three residences one addition and one garage, bringing the year total to 806800 in permit value.
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Nassagaweya
S. W. Savage
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Credit River Boat CO
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Beaird
Harold Townsley
Er Lynne Dunn
Pat Wheeler
Bev Brunetle
Chris Brunelle
Acton Girls
Fred Landry
Cindy Norris
Beaver” Baxter
Lady Grocers Mon
Rhe
Ontario Hospital Life Insurance
Milton Brick CO. Ltd
Base Line Road
Mitton, Ontario
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Kentucky
Bolls
Acton Boulevard
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London, Ontario
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