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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1987
Page
7
Court upholds release of Rubin Carter in 1966 murders case
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused New Jersey prosecutors’ arguments and upheld the release of former boxer Rubin Carter, 49, whose murder conviction was overturned. Carter and John Artis, 40, both Black, were convicted in Paterson, New Jersey, for killing a white bartender and two patrons in 1966 in a revenge claim tied to an earlier slaying.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Jersey
Rubin
Carter
John Artis
Paterson
N.J
Cockerill Defends U.S. Women’s Amateur Title
Kay Cockerill won the 36 hole title match at Rhode Island Country Club defeating Tracy Kerdyk 3 2 to become the second player in 47 years to defend the U S Women s Amateur Championship. She joins Juli Inkster as the only postwar players to defend the title and defend it in back to back years.
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Barrington
R.I
Kay Cockerill
U.S
Tracy Kerdyk
Rhode Island Country Club
Cockerill
Juli Inkster
Shriver Captures Player's Challenge Crown in Toronto
Pam Shriver defeated Zina Garrison 6 4 6 1 to win the Player's Challenge in Toronto, completing an unbeaten week. She had beaten Chris Evert the day before for her 19th career win over the opponent and earned 70000 dollars for her third title of the year.
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Toronto
Pam Shriver
Zina Garrison
Shriver
Chris Evert
Edberg Wins ATP Championship in Mason
Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker 6 4 6 1 to capture the $375000 ATP Championship in Mason Ohio. The win earns Edberg $48000 and likely moves him to No 2 seed for the upcoming U S Open.
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Edberg Downs Becker
ATP
Mason
Ohio
Sweden
Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker
Association of Tennis Professionals
Edberg
Earnhardt Wins Busch 500 at Bristol in Rough Race
Dale Earnhardt overpowering the field won the Busch 500 NASCAR stock car race at Bristol International Raceway. He averaged 90.373 mph amid eight cautions for 48 laps and earned $47,175.
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Bristol, Tenn
Dale Earnhardt
Bristol International Raceway
Earnhardt
Brazil shocks U.S. to win Pan Am basketball gold
In Indianapolis 12,000 watched Brazil erase a 14 point halftime gap to down the United States 120 115 in the Pan American Games final. Oscar Schmidt exploded for 46 points as the U S men suffered a historic defeat ending a long gold run.
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Indianapolis
United States
U.S
Market Square Arena
Brazil
Oscar Schmidt
Schmidt
Danny Manning
Puerto Rico
Denny Crum
Jose Medalha
Fernando Paz
Pearl Harbor
Paz
Robinson
Keith Smart
Marcel Souza
Cuba
Canada
Katrina McClain
Georgia
Kristie Phillips
Kelly Garrison-Steves
Melissa Marlowe
Sabrina Mar
Weibring Wins Rainy Western Open in Odd Finish
D A Weibring captured the Western Open at Butler National Oak Brook after flooding and delays forced a two-course, 36 hole finish. He beat Greg Norman and PGA champion Larry Nelson to post 207, securing his first major victory and a World Series of Golf berth.
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Oak Brook
Ill
D.A. Weibring
Quad Cities
Weibring
Greg Norman
Larry Nelson
Butler National
Oak Brook Golf Club
Nelson
Miller achieves Travers thrill at Saratoga with Java Gold win
Miller and his wife cancelled golf plans after Java Gold, owned by Paul Mellon’s Rokeby Stable and trained by Miller, captured the 118th Travers Stakes in sloppy conditions. The 65-year-old trainer, entering the Hall of Fame, called it his greatest thrill, with future plans including the Marlboro at Belmont and possible Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
MacKenzie Miller
Martha
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stable
Aiken
Miller
Saratoga Race Course
Cryptoclearance
Java Gold
Hall of Fame
Belmont Park
Mellon
Hollywood Park
Warren A
Jimmy” Croll
Marlboro
Scotty Schulhofer
Jockey Club
Croll
Sil
Alysheba
Patrick Day
Saratoga
Pat
Gorky
Gulch
Belmont
Brooklyn
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By Don Clippinger
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