Borg Vilas Triumph In Rain Soaked Open Of 1976
At Forest Hills Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas won their opening matches as rain and wind halted play at the U S Open. Navratilova upset by Janet Newberry 16 64 63 in a four set marathon, Wade Richey and Reid advance in rain softened conditions. Gerulaitis eased past Krulevitz 6 2 6 2.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Bjorn Borg
Argentina
Guillermo Vilas
Janet Newberry
West Side Tennis Club
Miss Newberry
la Jolla
Calif
Martina Navratilova
Navratilova
Martina
Miss Navratilova
Virginia Wade
Nancy Richey
Kerry Reid
Miss Wade
Wendy Turnbull
London
Miss Richey
Kathy Harter
Mrs. Reid
Linda Thomas
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong
Borg
U.S
Cliff Letcher
Vilas
Ross Case
Australia
Case
Vitas Gerulaitis
Steve Krulevitz
Open lead as Hill and Murakami fire 67s in Akron
Dave Hill and Takashi Murakami shot three under par 67s to share the opening round lead in the World Series of Golf at Firestone South. Nicklaus carded 68, Floyd 69, while Miller faded after a four-shot penalty and Crenshaw stood last at 78.
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Akron, Ohio
Dave Hill
Takashi Murakami
Jack Tuthill
Frank Chirkinian
Hill
Jack
Frank
Murakami
Firestone South
Eagle
Jack Nicklaus
Raymond Floyd
Tom Watson
Pion
David Graham
J. C. Snead
Buddy Allin
Jerry Pate
Hale Irwin
Hubert Green
Lee Trevino
Johnny Miller
Miller
Ben Crenshaw
Rookie Impresses Lions in Narrow Preseason Win
Garth Ten Naple, a 210 pound seventh round pick from Texas A&M, led the Detroit Lions to a 24-9 preseason victory over the Baltimore Colts. He played nearly the entire game on defense, blocked a punt returned for a touchdown, intercepted a Bert Jones pass for a 36 yard return, and touted his best all around effort. The Lions face a roster cutdown by Monday to 43 players, with exhibition action continuing across multiple games this weekend including Dallas at Houston and San Francisco at Los Angeles.
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Pontiac, Mich
Garth
Detroit Lions
Lions
Garth Ten Napel
Pounder
Texas A & M
Baltimore Colts
Colts
Naple
David Lee
Bert Jones
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Miami
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Minnesota
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Philadelphia
New England
Drivers to Use Modified Sulkies in Hambletonian Stakes
Du Quoin Illinois AP drivers prepare for the 51st Hambletonian at the state fairgrounds with 18 horses racing in modified sulkies. Trackside bets won't reveal which horses wear the lighter bikes. Bill Herman riding Pershing doubts the changes and warns of toll on young trotters.
Labor Day golf pairings announced for Athens Club
Pairings for the annual Labor Day golf championship at the Athens Country Club are announced for Monday. Defending champions are Art Smith Tish Kendall and Mark Lawson. Play for the Presidents Trophy has started. members should check at the pro shop for details.
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Athens Country Club
Art Smith
Tish Kendall
Mark Lawson
Labor Day Pairings and Degrees Noted
A listing of morning and afternoon golf pairings across multiple tee times is provided, followed by a notice that Leighann Ayers of 11 Sunnyside Drive earned a Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Michigan in recent commencement exercises. The piece ends with a report that Lodge 426 F&AM will meet at 7 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Leighann Ayers
Sunnyside Drive
University of Michigan
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
West Virginia High School Football Opens 1976 Season
Two area teams start the gridiron season this weekend. Point Pleasant hosts Barboursville and Wahama travels to Wayne for the 1976 debut game night.
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West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Barboursville
Wahama
Wayne
Chauncey Pee Wee Football League Meeting Saturday
An informational meeting for fourth to sixth graders and their parents will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Chauncey field to organize the Chauncey Pee Wee Football League. Former players who are not returning may sell their equipment at the event.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Pee Wee Football League
Chauncey Field
Reagan to Help In Ford Campaign
Reagan plans active campaigning for Ford as Carter and Mondale conduct cross country travel to drum up support. Mondale tours Kansas City after nine day swing, while Dole defends Haynsworth amid Supreme Court nomination fallout. House panel approves Secret Service protection for major party wives, and Maddox vows to remove Kissinger.
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Ford
Carter
Plains
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Kansas City
National Conference of State Legislatures
Minnesota
Kansas
Bob Dole
Spartanburg
S.C
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Haynsworth
Supreme Court
High Court
Richard Nixon
Senate
Rosalynn
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury Department
Georgia
Lester Maddox
American Independent Party
Flemington, N.J
Fair
Henry A. Kissinger
Charles H. Wilson
Dcalif
William P. Clements
Wilson
House Armed Services Committee
Clements
Robert C. Moot
Defense Department
Pentagon
Moot
State Board criticizes Cleveland desegregation ruling
Ohio Board of Education president William H. Cossier says U S District Judge Frank Battisti blurred the line between de facto and de jure segregation in Cleveland schools and that an appeal to the Sixth Circuit is being prepared. The board also questions state knowledge of segregative intent and notes a city court ruling on school locations from the 1960s. Battisti ordered a 90 day integration plan with a special master and citizen panel to assist.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Board of Education
Cleveland
William H. Cossier
U.S. District Court
Frank Battisti
Cossler
Battisti
Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Cleveland School Board
Sion
State
Grace P. and Clinton P. Biddle Scholarship Awarded
Douglas William Parker of McArthur has won the Grace P. and Clinton P. Biddle Memorial Scholarship at Ohio University for 1976 77. Parker, Vinton County High School valedictorian and National Honor Society member, earned the John Philip Sousa Award and plans to major in applied music.
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Douglas William Parker
Carl Parker, McArthur
Grace P
Clinton P. Biddle
Ohio University
Parker
Vinton County High School
John Philip Sousa
Parkers
Probate Court Public Notice of Estate Accounts in Athens County
The Athens County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division suspends hearings on listed estate accounts until October 11, 1976. Names include Ruby L. Boling, Carolyn Wickham, Opal Cline, Paul Gerig, Richard Horvath, Barbara Shingler, Anna Hedges, Frederick McKelvey, Patricia Olbers, Mary Olson, Sharon Williams, Dorothy Slaughter, Roma Tom and Adrian Cappel, Royal Wolfe, Donald Woodyard, Foster Cornwell, Vera Faulkner, Leonard Linscott, Gaige Paulson, Dianne Mitchell and others. objections may be filed five days before the hearing. Judge Harold J. Rose and Deputy Clerk Sandra L. Vaughan sign, notice dated September 3, 1976.
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Court OF Common Pleas OF
Athens County
Ruby L. Boling
Junius James Boling
Carolyn Wickham
Dana F. Carr
Opal Eileen Cline
Glen Roy Cline
Roy Cline
Paul J. Gerig
Everett Grant
Richard Lee Horvath
Charles Frank Horvath
Helen M. Horvath
Barbara K. Shingler
Donald D. Kennard
Anna Hedges
Mary E. Maxwell
Frederick H. McKelvey
Helen R. McKelvey
Patricia Olbers
Don Allen Olbers
Mary R. Olson
Elma D. Bardin
Sharon Rose Williams
Sherman Sharpe
Dorothy May Slaughter
Russell B. Slaughter
Roma Doris Tom
Adrian Beulah Cappel
Carrie L. Smith
Royal H. Wolfe
Irvin A. Wolfe
Donald W. Woodyard
Leonard P. Woodyard
Foster B. Cornwell
Hettie M. Campbell
Donald Green
Vera H. Faulkner
James Heady
Leonard Linscott
Grace D. Liggett
Gaige B. Paulson
Robert L. Morton
Dianne Mitchell
Guardinn
Lori Ann Russell
Scott Ray Russell
Harold Jr. Rose
Sandra L. Vaughan
Court of Common Pleas
Ohio
Towit
Elizabeth M. Bradley
John A. Hess
Nellie A. Robinson
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